| Best of Lake Geneva

Skip to main content

Home
about us
events calendar
Add An Event
LIVING IN LAKE GENEVA
Categories

Search form

Living In Lake Geneva
Where To Stay
Where to Eat
Where to Shop
What to Do
Where to Stay
Wine, Beer and Martinis
Fun on the Lakes
Golf
Spa/Salon
Homes For Sale
Weddings
Local Kids: Sports & Activities
Local Adults: Leagues, Classes & More

Blog

In the News: 2023 Ice Castles Return to Lake Geneva

Ice Castles Returns to Lake Geneva Discount Tickets Available A magical, frozen attraction is bringing its fairy-tale experience back to Lake Geneva this winter. Ice Castles will return to Destination Geneva National for its fourth season at the lakeside resort on Lake Como. Opening date will be in early 2023 and is weather dependent. Monday, November 28, 2022 is the time to purchase your Priority Booking Vouchers that will be applied to the purchase of tickets when they go on sale. Receive 15% off any day time tickets during the 2023 season with the Best of Lake Geneva Discount Code: bestof2023. Visit https://icecastles.com/wisconsin to get started. The frozen experience features tunnels, caverns, towers, fountains, slides, and crawl spaces built entirely from icicles that are grown on site, harvested, and hand-placed by professional ice artisans. This winter, Ice Castles will have a larger, more immersive design and will also offer winter sleigh rides visitors can add on to their experience. “We are excited to bring the magic of Ice Castles back to Wisconsin this winter with an expanded experience,” said Ice Castles' CEO Kyle Standifird. “Our mission is to give people a place where they can escape from the hustle of daily life for a moment and step into a frozen fairy-tale world while creating a fun and safe outdoor experience.” Ice artisans will begin growing icicles to construct the winter attraction as early as November. A team of at least 20 ice artisans will spend about 8-12 weeks building the experience. Ice Castles typically opens in mid-to-late January, depending on the weather and only remains open until late February. While you might think of an ice castle being made out of blocks of ice, these castles are much more intricate. Each ice castle is built by hand and takes thousands of man-hours to create. The daily process consists of growing 5,000 to 12,000 icicles that are harvested by hand and individually sculpted into existing ice formations. The newly placed icicles are then drenched with water creating an astonishing and ever-changing variety of ice formations. LED lights are frozen inside the ice and twinkle to music adding a magical ambiance to the breathtaking interactive sculptures. Tickets to visit the frozen fortresses will be available on November 28, 2022 on the company’s website, icecastles.com. You can purchase Priority Booking Vouchers at https://icecastles.com/wisconsin that will be applied to tickets. Receive 15% off any day time tickets during the 2023 season with the Best of Lake Geneva Discount Code: bestof2023. The Wisconsin location is one of five Ice Castles locations in the United States. The seasonal entertainment company also has locations in Utah, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and a new location in New York. For more information and to sign up for notifications from the Ice Castle CLICK HERE. For a list of fun things happening in Lake Geneva, CLICK HERE.

Read More
In the News: The Belfry Music Theater

In the News: The Belfry Music Theater Hollywood Ties to Acting Royalty What do Paul Newman, Harrison Ford and Gary Burghoff (Radar from M*A*S*H) all have in common? They all began their acting careers at a small summer stock theater in Delavan, Wisconsin, called the Belfry Theater. You wouldn't expect such a humble beginning for Hollywood royalty, but the Belfry Theater helped pave the way for their success. The building still exists today, on the west side of 67, across from Mercy Hospital. It has been restored into a beautiful music venue. Back in 1949, when Paul Newman was a Resident Actor at the theater, the Belfry was known for the grueling pace of their repertory system. Actors worked in the scene shop all day and performed nearly every night and while it was said to be exhausting, it was an effective form of training. According to Jim McClure, village historian and Harrison Ford fanatic, "Ford, who was born in Chicago, attended Ripon College in Central Wisconsin and just a few months before graduating in 1964, dropped out of school because he was offered his first paid acting job with the Belfry Players." McClure continues, "After six plays, and as the last Resident Actor at The Belfry, he headed to Los Angeles in hopes of making a career in motion pictures." It has been said that the Belfry's system was valuable for teaching young actors what was necessary to make their characters' traits clear and to sell plots in many different styles to an audience. Based on the legacy that it has left behind, they must have been doing something right. The building went up for auction in 2015 and was purchased by Transformative Arts, who revitalized the theater, breathing new life into the community. It was thought, given it's proximity to the medical center, that the property would be been torn down and turned into a pharmacy chain or another big box store, but thankfully, Transformative Arts came to it's rescue. The Theater re-opened in 2016. The stunning venue has 250 seats and features a line up of artists, mostly tribute bands throughout the year. During intermissions, fresh baeked chocolate chip cookies are provided as well as Dove ice cream bars after the show. Both are free of charge and offered with the intent of patrons gathering to share a snack and to discuss the show. With the Belfry's rich history of cultivating world class actors, we are excited to have this wonderful theater in our community. For further information, call the Belfry at 262-394-6460 or visit www.BelfryMusicTheatre.com.

Read More

View All

Home
About Us
Events Calendar
Living in Lake Geneva
Advertise With Us

Follow US on:

POWERED BY TOPBROS

Powered By Jingged AND Top Bros SEO