Plymouth Ice Festival
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Again this year, James Gietzen is
excited about the Plymouth Ice
Festival.
This is the fifth year Gietzen, owner
of JAG Entertainment, has been pro-
ducing the event and he admits to a
sense of pride in the growth and
improvement he has seen at the event.
“Whenwe started out, thingswere a
little chaotic,” Gietzen said. “I sort of
felt like we were a jet plane without a
pilot. We were basically just trying to
keep the festival together and going.
Now, it is streamlined and running
muchmore smoothly.
“We have lists, we have charts,
everyone knows their job and things
are running prettywell.”
Gietzen has a dedicated group of
volunteers who work to ensure that
the event operates without problems,
too, and he admits that he is a “very
hands-on”manager.
Even with his attention to detail,
however, the one thing he cannot influ-
ence is theweather.
“That is the one thing we cannot
control,” Gietzen said. “Ideally, we
would like it to be about 35 degrees
and even a little overcast, but we just
never know. Right now, the predictions
look good.”
This year, Gietzen said one way to
defeat any less-than-perfect weather
will be the newTubing Run sponsored
by DTE Energy. The 100-foot run will
be located on Ann Arbor Trail
between Main Street and Union. This
event, Gietzen said, will thwart the
weather no matter what Mother
Nature sends.
“The run is a synthetic material
they put down, so no matter what,
there will be fun for everybody,” he
said, of the inner tube sledding run.
Better and better
Organizer pleased to see continued growth of Plymouth Ice Festival
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James Gietzen
