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There's nothing better than skiing (or snowshoeing or hiking) through a twinkling forest or across a luminary-lined lake. There's usually a bonfire and hot chocolate to enjoy afterward.
There's a snow sculpting contest, an arts walk, music, a candlelight ski and snowshoe tours to Sigurd Olson's Listening Point.
This town just west of Marquette pays tribute to the Finnish snow god with a rail jam, snowshoe lantern tours, sliding, luging, a fat-tire race and fireworks.
There will be balloon rides, moon glows and such events as geocaching, bird-watching, a fat-tire bike race and a corn-hole tournament.
Watch the pros carve sculptures in this Lake Michigan town. There's also entertainment, a scavenger hunt and magic and crafts for kids.
Visit more than 100 artists at studios in the Building 13 art complex. Many will give demonstrations. There will be also music, food and art projects for children.
See ice lanterns created by artists and students in this arty southwest Wisconsin town and visit the cupcake/cookie/hot chocolate bar as well as the ice bar.
This northwoods festival, named for the Scandinavian concept of winter coziness, features a tour of great fireplaces, romantic sleigh rides, guided waterfall hikes and live music.
This snow fest at Michigan Tech University includes a human dog-sled race, snow volleyball and a tug of war and ends with a torchlight parade and fireworks at Mont Ripley ski hill.
The Wisconsin Union sponsors a week of fun on Lake Mendota: skating, skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding, mini-golf and kiting, plus music and the return of Lady Liberty on Friday.
This festival features such events as ice golf, a Freeze Your Buns run, a snowshoe hike in Tamarac Wildlife Refuge and kite-flying, with professional giant-kite flyers, kite decorating and prizes for amateurs.
This festival north of the Twin Cities includes snowmobile races, fat biking, an ice-fishing tournament, sled-dog rides and a free ice-fishing clinic for kids.
Lake Winnebago is the setting for this celebration of giant fish. There will be ice carving and snow sculpting, a snowman-building contest, bonfires and live music.
In the town on the shores of Lake Superior, there will be music, chainsaw-carving, a sauna tent, outhouse races and lots of contests: frozen T-shirt, axe-throwing, nail-striking, snowman-building and a frozen-fish toss.
Frozen Lake Harriet hosts two dozen artist-designed ice houses and lots of fun art antics for kids and adults alike. Check ahead for scheduled events and ice conditions.
The festival in this town just west of Madison features such events as turkey bowling, a snowman-building contest, kick sledding, a spelling bee and a vintage snowmobile show and ride.
This festival on Buffalo Lake and in Sturges Park, just northwest of Minneapolis, features show-kite flyers, free kites for kids, a beer garden, dog-sled rides and a cornhole tournament.
Two Mississippi River towns host this event, with eagle-viewing at Lock & Dam 13 in Fulton, Ill., and live raptor and other programs in Clinton.
At Peace Plaza downtown, five ice bars each offer a different theme and signature drink, with ice sculptures illuminated by lights and nightly DJ entertainment. On Saturday afternoon, there's a FAM JAM for families with a dance party, games and sled dogs.
This magical walk around Lake of the Isles, with fire dancers, glowing ice pillars and "ruins,'' is a fund-raiser for the Loppet Foundation and its City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival, held the previous week. Reserve early to get the starting time you want and the lowest price. There's a party afterward with Utepils beer and music.
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