INDIAN RIVER — Because the snow continues to fall and temperatures drop, Indian River is getting ready to have fun their annual winter pageant.
Scheduled from Feb. 3-4, the annual Winterfest will supply an ice fishing contest, a scavenger hunt, stay music and extra.
“It’s a number of free enjoyable in the neighborhood,” mentioned Shiloh Slomsky, govt director of the Indian River Chamber of Commerce and Indian River Space Conference and Customer’s Bureau. “It’s time to come back out of hibernation and be a part of us within the festivities and group fellowship.”
There will probably be shuttles between native motels and motels to go to the occasions as nicely.
The occasion kicks off Friday in downtown Indian River. There’s an intergenerational fishing competitors with free, required registration. Registration could be carried out in particular person or on-line. Fishing poles donated by the Kiwanis Membership of Indian River will probably be obtainable for checkout on the chamber.
Slomsky mentioned there will probably be prizes obtainable for folks collaborating within the contest, together with ice shelters, heaters and extra.
There can even be a “The place’s Indi Scavenger Hunt,” starting Friday. Clues will probably be posted on Fb beginning at 6 a.m. Friday. The primary particular person to search out Indi will get $250.
On Friday and Saturday, the leisure tent will open at 6 p.m. It prices $10 for entry and people 21 and older will get a free drink coupon redeemable through the pageant weekend on the Brass Rail, Pinehurst or The Station at 310. The $10 permits for entrance each Friday and Saturday nights.
Leisure on the tent will probably be offered by the Lavender Lions on Friday evening.
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On Saturday from 1-4 p.m., the Chilimania Prepare dinner-off exercise tent will probably be kicking off as nicely. DJ Caleb Walters will probably be offering music within the chamber car parking zone for the occasion. Collaborating within the cookoff is free, although registration for these interested by making chili is required. There will probably be video games and actions for teenagers on the cookoff as nicely.
At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, awards will probably be handed out for the fishing contest, scavenger hunt and cookoff.
The leisure tent will open again up at 6 p.m. at Northland Brewery, with leisure from the Chris Michels Band.
— Contact schooling reporter Karly Graham atkgraham@petoskeynews.com. Comply with her on Twitter at@KarlyGrahamJRN.
