Warm up with Perrysburg Winterfest

Published: Thursday, 2/19/2015 - Updated: 17 hours ago PEACH WEEKENDER | SPECIAL EVENTS

BY JANET ROMAKER BLADE STAFF WRITER

As February winds down, the city of Perrysburg winds up for its annual Winterfest, featuring three days of ice carving plus a flurry of family-friendly activities.

Set for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday along Louisiana Avenue in downtown Perrysburg and in The Town Center at Levis Commons, the Perrysburg Winterfest presented by Ed Schmidt Auto Group is hosted by Downtown Perrysburg Inc. and The Town Center at Levis Commons.

This most certainly is not ice carving amateur hour. Rather, this is a National Ice Carving Association-sanctioned, three-day event with the U.S. National Ice Carving Championship as the weekend highlight. Twenty first-class master and professional ice carvers will compete for $15,000 in prize money and the 2015 national title.

Area residents are invited to watch the technical and creative expertise of the professional ice carvers as they carve out their art live on Friday at Levis Commons and Saturday in downtown Perrysburg.

In addition, more than 100 ice carvings, including numerous carvings commissioned by area businesses and organizations, will be on exhibit during the three-day event.

A variety of childrens activities crafts, guest appearances by princesses, story times, and scavenger hunts are planned in downtown Perrysburg and at Levis Commons.

Music, food, and other attractions are part of the Winterfest lineup. For additional details, visit perrysburgwinterfest.org.

Looking for ways to spruce up or remodel your home? The answers may lie at the 2015 House & Home Show this weekend at the SeaGate Convention Centre sponsored by the Toledo Home Builders Association.

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Warm up with Perrysburg Winterfest