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Voyageur Festival 2022
Unlike last week’s event in Edmonton, Winnipeg’s Voyageur Festival was cold, windy, and blizzardy. We started carving on Wednesday, carved for 4 full days and into one evening, and were very happy to put the tools down at 5pm on Saturday. The block was an unusual size for Winnipeg (12ft x 10ft x 10ft instead […]
Day 4 – We Finished
We finished in the nick of time. We were carving right up to 4:30pm today. After 68 hours of combined carving (Theressa and Terry full-time and Kara part-time) over 4 days of cold, wind, lots of sun during the first couple days and later on the last day, we put our shovels, chisels, sanders and […]
Day 3 (Valentine’s Day)- It did warm up … eventually
The day started like the previous two, except it was windier. By supper time it had warmed up, but we had already spent about 7 hours in the wind. Today, for something new this week, we went back to the site and worked after supper for a couple of hours. We were able to pound […]
It’s All Over in Winnipeg
After a grueling 5 days of carving snow, the blocks are done. Cold hands and feet, aching muscles and joints, and tired bodies will be forgotten in the days to come. Some of our carving friends, including Carole, will be heading onto events in Yellowknife and Whitehorse, so they don’t get much rest. Good luck […]
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