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A community tradition

41st Ice Festival provides family-friendly fun

Organizers of the 41st Plymouth Ice family-friendly, community oriented
Festival are looking at both the history ” event that brings people out into the
and the future of the event this year. fresh air and provides something fun to
James Gietzen, owner of JAG The people enjoy during the winter months. That
Entertainment who produces the who live here isn't anything we want to change,” he
event, said that while there are some added.
new features at the festival this year, appreciate what Geitzen said Plymouth, with Kellogg
the event has retained the small-town a treasure it is. Park in the near center of town, is the
atmosphere that has attracted crowds perfect setting for the Ice Festival and
during the decades. the other community events in the city
Geitzen said, however, that plans to during the year. “It's just an ideal exam-
increase the size of the festival and add ple of hometown America,” he said,
several new and unique attractions sculptures which formerly filled “and the people who live here appreci-
next year are already in the early Kellogg Park are somewhat smaller in ate what a treasure it is.”
stages. He said organizers plan to pre- size, Gietzen said that community sup- This year, like last year, will see
serve the small-town feeling of the port and enjoyment of the event has not smaller sculptures, but more of them
event, “but we are re-imagining some been impacted. throughout downtown and in front of
things,” he said. “The festival is designed to bring nearly every business. Gietzen said dis-
While the effects of the pandemic people out of their homes during the
are still being felt and the huge ice winter months,” Gietzen said. “It's a See Tradition, page 4