Breaking ice in South Haven
South Haven wants everyone to know that it's a place with more than pretty beaches. So each year it invites them to see its winter side. Visitors and locals turned out to see more than 50 blocks of ice weighing 300 each pounds that were sculpted as part of a weekend full of festivities.
Second Wave photographer Erik Holladay traveled the streets of South Haven as thousands strolled through the downtown enjoying the fire and ice of the city’s annual Ice Breaker Festival — make that the chili eating and the ice sculpting of the weekend celebrating winter.
He found people admiring the ice sculptures. There were others shopping, enjoying the ice skating shows and riding the horse pulled wagon. And we offer congratulations to these first place winners: Professional chili contestant Elk’s Lodge; amateur chili contestant Chili Willies; student ice sculptor Bangor Public Schools; amateur ice sculptor Dave Kurth and Nathan Cole and professional ice sculptor Phil DeBoer.
In weeks to come our photographer will be out looking for the shots that say Southwest Michigan.
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