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This celebration of snow includes classical and free-style races, ski games for children, orienteering, a fat-bike tour, snowshoeing and skijoring races and a Kubb tournament, plus a beer garden and vendor village. The beloved Luminary Loppet will be held the second Saturday.
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.
In this Brainerd Lakes area town, there are horse-drawn sleigh rides, bonfires, soup sampling, ice car races, Friday fireworks and Italian Outdoor Olympics.
It's the 102nd year for this tournament. At the top of a hill that's the equivalent of a 41-story skyscraper, watch jumpers fly by at 55 mph. It's fun to watch because the jump is built onto the side of a coulee, and spectators can climb it and watch from the top. There are hot drinks and food at the bottom.
This Door County village lets loose with such events as a toilet-seat throw, pie tin toss, bean-bag cannon shoot, smoosh racing and an ugly-sweater contest. There are also free trolley rides, ice carving, a fiddle contest, a snowshoe dance and fireworks.
The festival in this town east of Madison includes such events as a fish toss, snowball-eating contest, dad-sled race, chili cook-off and Iceberg Open golf tournament. There's ice carving and ice wine, too.
This annual festival in West Duluth's Quarry Park features such events as a free ice-climbing clinic for youths 12 and older, beginner and intermediate clinics for adult climbers, a fat-bike intro and presentations on mountain climbing.
This port town on Lake Superior celebrates winter with a festival in Bayfront Festival Park that includes dog sledding, ice skating, bonfires, food and drink.
There's a snow sculpting contest, an arts walk, music, a candlelight ski and snowshoe tours to Sigurd Olson's Listening Point.
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 beer and music.
In far northeast Minnesota, watch mushers travel two legs of 50 miles, starting and ending at the Trail Center Lodge on the Central Gunflint Trail.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This festival shows a large selection of documentaries specializing in adventure, extreme sports and environmental issues.
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 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.
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 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.
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