ULTIMATE Guide to the 2024 Alpena Ice Fest

[{"selector":"#anim-c48b322d-2654-454a-89cc-76ba1f8fcbf8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(20.788043435559675%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b8b9e4b-4ac2-48e6-8cbe-48825f026b3d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5cc988fa-48c2-48d4-a4c6-c1c16172f22c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110.66667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c7aa918-7fd9-4bc2-9815-4b8a24e1de99","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3eb2da5b-2a4d-48ba-a907-41eb8ab51b39","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.9215%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bae741ed-3747-4a93-be8a-d41a04572778","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9dca3e51-7509-4ecd-8807-c33bf6a138d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 189.67040%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

About Alpena Ice Fest

[{"selector":"#anim-6b1d3318-90d0-49b6-b95a-ccc948cd7153 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.5704856796472635%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5f628b0-cee2-4f3e-932e-1d7fad8b4efb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-586e4316-0261-4fc5-854a-7fe6d10c5ffd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-91%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5973b59d-be3b-406d-9ce8-4a766a330811","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6a785ce-b6b2-4d24-95a9-22fa3a95592e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.90625%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4252a7ef-276e-425b-ae6f-1b28518986a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a1c8bc2-48ae-4ae2-a31b-859a75b3b55b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.28415%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Held in mid-February, Alpena Ice Fest is a bit of a throwback event to the Winter Carnival that the city held between the early 1930s and 1960s. Read more

Alpena Ice Fest Activities at Mich-e-ke-wis Park

[{"selector":"#anim-d1328a53-154b-4d3d-9ff5-61d5c9b674e2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-39.884127020854606%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62de1846-8975-41dc-9eaa-05dbc636487d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-edb98a6b-9d70-4f26-b6fc-febd72fe4dce","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-91%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c3c4545-5421-41f9-83cf-c1807a122846","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a16eace-1a27-40ed-92bb-693bf1b448f0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.90625%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6c837940-e16a-4195-9c0e-85dab3e1b3ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75c84080-9c24-4e97-a038-c7876e341c40","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.28415%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Alpena Ice Fest art, culture, and outdoor activities start in the morning at Mich-e-ke-wis Park on Thunder Bay. The Alpena Farmers’ Market will remain open later than usual, providing bathrooms and warm shelter from the cold weather. Read more

Fire & Ice Downtown Alpena Activities

[{"selector":"#anim-8a6d1743-b308-4a2f-b68a-46550e504a4c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.56971139861423%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-923cb1e0-188e-42b3-930c-ed18569253dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8cf02b2f-feed-4263-a58e-c9408a29a89f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-91%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43b6d702-d07a-49df-b1b2-9eb20d24f012","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aba47fa7-58d2-4445-a5a1-3181675272dd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.90625%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a13c0f9e-f9d1-4bb6-bf74-fa9ae3fa3ec2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8ce0744-0c9a-4342-910e-a530c38a13ea","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.28415%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] After the festivities at Mich-e-ke-wis Park, you can head into Downtown Alpena to enjoy the evening Fire & Ice event. Along with seeing the ice sculptures, you can sit on the Ice Throne in Culligan Plaza to experience the feeling of being ice royalty. Read more

Where to Eat While Attending Alpena Ice Fest

[{"selector":"#anim-819de688-7468-434b-bdb1-e5037ac3fa40 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.080058307239476%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-755582b3-052a-4cbc-bdb4-4c7457f288b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-389dea4b-dddf-4629-ba82-3787f4bcd74c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-91%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d011d5a1-c6cf-447f-b210-2d55455cb783","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35af958e-4b39-41d2-8f3b-1c6815dec4bd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.90625%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03ca16c5-1fd1-49ec-8640-2f04b2bc8f4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76d2b28c-e3b2-4086-a813-82faa08737be","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.8306%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] You’re sure to work up an appetite while exploring everything that Alpena Ice Fest has to offer. Along with burgers from Fat Freddie’s food truck, Downtown Alpena is home to numerous restaurants. Below are some of our favorites. Read more

Alpena Ice Fest Lodging Options

[{"selector":"#anim-806c671d-4a12-4d4c-85e4-29645284e8d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.36010894729655%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce41e8eb-3677-44fe-a50f-6223417ed99f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-862837bc-d46c-4180-b074-599fcf80fafc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-91%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f5d4f6f-fb45-442f-872d-086063cfe2f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61aee7ed-521d-42b4-8a7a-d50eb350bc7a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.90625%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2d267de8-ed29-4e4c-b076-bb3742cbe0e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccec4dbe-d899-4b66-abdf-f878a0b4f909","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.55737%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] So that you don’t miss a minute of Alpena Ice Fest, we recommend that you stay in town for at least a couple of nights, turning your visit into a wonderful winter getaway in Alpena Michigan. Here are a few hotels and inns that we love for winter weekend accommodations near downtown. Read more

Swipe Up for MORE about the 2023 Alpena Ice Fest

[{"selector":"#anim-cb9453d4-d7c4-41c1-ba72-9b087e18fc71 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(38.13476555300222%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e95c841f-3d4c-43b3-956c-f99baf66b9cd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4abc0095-68a3-41a1-add4-bb42cc981adf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 120.68603%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84db5409-0d35-4843-99d3-da8423c55b34","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(119.12751%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6f0a4fb-78fa-44aa-8bff-d74b186b02a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b51f597-75da-4d15-a086-6c4f200922b7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more

More Articles...

[{"selector":"#anim-5ec9d366-3f24-4405-b9b4-83281b6fc663","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-00cf5d88-70bb-4eb6-a2bb-5c4057caade8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-15d3cf3e-d258-4ea9-b4ea-98894c07fdf3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.16787%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-259f20ba-e62c-4a9e-9946-fd7e565f8e91","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-137.83782%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b90367f-1161-4dd1-924e-2fd03ac974e6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b4c7831-5cc2-4cbf-981c-46b9d6c2c011","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-056ba049-b19e-4881-ace6-a5f9b3b09a76","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(127.56757%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7661511-3717-4186-a489-319499f9f55a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60fd2834-d4e2-447a-97ad-a3151c2fdea2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9134d151-1b73-475a-b4a7-d3ce59ab4362","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b620b329-1a26-4b84-923f-8bd2c7dc1884","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.16787%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de116fe6-f360-47ea-abac-b817eb511e5f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-137.83782%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b8ab7e4-bf5e-4f87-a399-4abef6cb83df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b9b020e-d52a-44ff-b067-ca8b7fa02dbe","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bcef160-9fd3-4a8d-8992-1cd5b5819226","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(125.66844%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc47828b-047e-4e64-aecf-d22fade0409b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b096fde4-5269-43fd-89fc-1dda73dcb351","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]