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Frankenmuth, Michigan hosts a massive snow and ice sculpture festival in late January with teams traveling to carve from all over the globe. Frankenmuth's Snowfest consists of many ice carving competitions and snow sculpting competitions at elementary, high school, state, national, and international levels.
Heikki Lunta is the personification of the snow god in the folklore of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, influenced by Finnish mythology. [1] The character of Heikki Lunta is a product of the heavy Finnish-American presence in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan , paired with a tremendous annual snowfall. [ 2 ]
Frankenmuth's Oktoberfest is considered one of the most important and popular autumn festivals in the United States. Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival: This is Michigan's largest Bavarian heritage festival. Beginning in 1959, it is an annual summer celebration of Bavarian culture and values through food, drink, traditional activities and music.
A study ranking the top 150 underrated winter travel destinations in America placed Michigan's Frankenmuth in the top 5. Click to learn.
Corktown Aglow / Southwest Holiday Fest / Let it Snow Festival. Three exciting festivals will take place in southwest Detroit with many events paying homage to the community's Hispanic heritage ...
The Gaylord Area Convention and Tourism Bureau is gearing up for the annual Michigan Snowmobile Festival on Feb. 2-3. The annual event includes “Michigan’s Richest Snowmobile Fun Run" in which ...
Ice Festival, Ice and Snow Festival, or Snow and Ice Festival may refer to one of the following events. Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China; Blue Pearl Ice Festival, Mongolia; Sapporo Snow Festival, Japan; World Ice Art Championships, Alaska, United States; Perm International Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival, Russia
Frankenmuth, Michigan This tiny town (population about 5,000) is steeped in Bavarian tradition, and it has the architecture to prove it. It also boasts the world’s largest Christmas store .