Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival 2009

Theme: A Frigid Place Gets a Blast from Space

Michigan Tech often registers more than 200 inches of snow in a season. Not content to let this abundant natural resource go to waste, students band together in an annual celebrtion of our beautiful, tough, exhilarating, and character-building climate.

Winter Carnival began in 1922, with a one-day Ice Carnival. It was so popular that students made it an annual event, and Winter Carnival as we know it began to take shape.

It was suspended in 1930, in the aftermath of the stock market crash, but in 1934, Blue Key Honor Fraternity resurrected the event. Then, 1936 brought the biggest change, one that would become Carnival's best known tradition: snow statues.

Since then, the statues have become famous for their size, detail, and design as building methods (and secrets) have been passed from year to year.

During World War II, Winter Carnival was again suspended. It took off again in 1946, when the Stage Revue was added, with fraternities, sororities, and other campus organizations presenting skits for the enjoyment of the crowd and the performers alike.

Source: http://www.mtu.edu/carnival/index.php

Music: Winter Wonderland by Peggy Lee

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[vc280961]

calvin!!!

[calvinsc]

Who are you? :-)

[lonelydoctor702]

很好很强大

[IAmAVeryFatMan]

I really would have liked to have seen the 1st place statue over in Hancock.

[Xxnoone89xX]

i want to go to college at mtu

[fanzeyu21]

很棒额,1:44的我参加了挖坑~~哈哈哈