Ice in the Village returns to Mystic
OLD MYSTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — Olde Mistick Village was covered in ice before Saturday's snow fall with the return of Ice in the Village.
The year's theme combined President's Day and Valentine's Day with 24 ice sculptures on display.
There was a live ice-carving earlier in the day. In 90 minutes a block of ice was transformed into an American Bald Eagle.
Jime Holley, a board member with the Olde Mistick Village Merchants Association, told News 8, 'Families need something close by to go to. Not everyone needs to go out of town or far away to get something fun to do and get out of the house. We really try to make things really inviting.'
Anyone who couldn't make it to make it out Saturday will have until Monday to see the sculptures on display.
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