 Pond hockey and ice golf were just two of the activities taking place at Bruise Point Resorts 24th annual Ice Fest this past weekend. Our Anthony Scott was also at Ice Fest and has more on the story. If you're Minnesota you have to do this. You have to embrace the weather and you embrace it baby and you have fun. It was that kind of electric energy that filled the ice on Pelican Lake over the weekend for Bruise Point Resorts Ice Fest. Thanks to the weather being about 40 degrees people came from all over to take part in the festivities on Saturday. There's lots of families and lots of groups of friends that just always are here year after year for this event. It's just something fun for for them to do and get out in the winter. One of the main events at Ice Fest is the pond hockey tournament featuring teams of all ages and skill levels. For us boys I think during the winter playing hockey is probably the biggest thing that we do. I mean like you see it here on a Saturday afternoon Saturday evening we're out here playing hockey when we could be going doing something else. Hockey is just a big part of what we do here. But pond hockey was just a small part of the festivities. At Bruise Point's Ice Fest there really is something for everybody. The ice slide has been a huge hit today with all the kids and the bonfire is going down there and there's schmores and roasting sticks and stuff down there for people to to partake in so. There was also a beanbag tournament, ice golf, live music at night and horse rides throughout the day. Some of the food purchased at the event also went to support the Pillager Trap shooting team. Bruise Point supports us very well. They've donated the food and we take all the profits so it's going to work out really well but we'll make some money and that'll help the whole team out. Later in the evening live music and fireworks concluded Saturday's ice festival. This is for everybody. I mean I've seen kids here that are four years old. I've seen people here that are 84 years old. You know we're having a lot of fun out here. If you come here you will find something to do. You're going to meet new people and have a lot of fun. Over its 24-year history Ice Fest has become the thing to do in Bruise Point the weekend after New Year's reporting from In Bruise Point Anthony Scott Lakeland News. Ice Fest always falls on the first weekend after New Year's and Bruise Point Resort says they will be back for their 25th festival next year. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.