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Plymouth Ice Festival
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$20,000 and insurance for the three-
day event usually costs the committee
from$2,000 to $4,000.
The committee pays about $10,000-
$15,000 for blocks of ice, depending on
howmuch is used in the competitions
and for sculptures, Walton said. He
estimated that labor costs for carvers
and the production staff is about
$25,000 for the weekend, which is
pretty low, considering the amount of
effort the festival requires.
Walton said the event takes in total
about 8,000manhours to produce.
“We have a team of six people that
work starting from about Nov. 1 until
Feb. 1 to make the event happen,” he
said.
“The festival completely consumes
my schedule fromDec. 1 until Feb. 1,”
Walton said with a smile. “There are
lots and lots of 12 hour days to make
sure this is as good as it can be for the
community.”
Anon-profit entity owns the festival
and it is operated by a board of direc-
tors who hired Walton for the third
time this year. President of the 11-
member board is Ron Loiselle, vice-
president is Steve Alexandrowski,
Nancy Ball is the treasurer and Rex
Tubbs, Ed Hingelberg, Rob Parent,
Pat Pulkownik, Tim Patino, Dave
Sanctorum, Frank Agostini and Jim
Grutza serve on the board.
“We would really like to thank our
gold-level sponsors this year,
McDonalds and MGM Grand Detroit.
We also have excellent community
support from Genisys Credit Union,
Green Hills Schools and Sun and
Snowsports.
“We couldn't produce the event
without the great support of all our
sponsors,” Walton said. “We're really
grateful for their support.”