Saturday was Curtis's Winter Carnival. This town is tiny, but it pulls off great events. The Winter Carnival is one of the smaller events of the year, but it's always one of my favorites. When I moved to the Upper Peninsula, these are the types of things I always pictured. A 'Grumpy Old Man' type of existence complete with ice shacks and icy filled minnow buckets and staring for hours down an ice fishing hole.
While I don't do much ice fishing anymore, I still do enjoy the Winter Carnival.
The carnival takes place right on the ice covered lake.
Snowmobiling is a big attraction for Curtis and the surrounding areas and helps brings tourists to town all winter long.
The Carnival has a few vendors selling UP gifts as well as items such as these fur mitts and hats.
There are games at the carnival, such as ice bowling (the ball is a frozen hen) and the ice racer (big wheels on an icy track)
Winter Carnival wouldn't be complete without the fish coop.
The fence under the ice is stocked with rainbow trout.
Everyone can buy a ticket to fish an ice fishing hole to try to catch a trout.
There are prizes for the biggest trouts that are caught.
Many local volunteers run fishing holes both on the open ice and inside a shack to help if needed.
Here's our friend Gabby with her catch of the day!
Our local Lions always offer Hot Chocolate and Coffee for donations.
The Chili Cook-Off is a big hit. This was David's second year. He took second place this year.
His cousin Lucas and his lovely fiance Margaret helped him serve while I volunteered for the Chamber giving out ballots and spoons.
A bon-fire right on the ice gives the crowd a little warm up if they need it.
A chainsaw carver comes to the Carnival each year.
The day ends with a fantastic firework display right over the ice.
It was a great day, and we had a fun group to share it with.
And if you didn't already know, I do love this tiny town.
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