Frosty Fest returns to Gurnee
Gurnee's Frosty Fest returned Saturday after a one-year hiatus.
The event was held at the Bittersweet Golf Club with free family activities. Snow shoeing, sledding, ice sculpting demonstrations, snow golf on the Bittersweet links and sleigh rides, hot chocolate and s'mores for all visitors were part of the event.
The Gurnee Park District canceled Frost Fest in 2015 due to what park district organizers said was dangerously cold weather. An estimated 1,500 people attended the 2014 Frosty Fest.
Dina Beitzel watches her daughter Avery, 9, of Gurnee carve her name in the ice at Frosty Fest at Bittersweet Golf Course in Gurnee on Saturday.
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Mark Balliet, in shorts, and his son Nicholas, 1, of Lake Villa get ready to roast s'mores at Frosty Fest at Bittersweet Golf Course in Gurnee on Saturday.
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Simone Mitkov, 7, and her sister Evie, 11, pet the sled dogs that are owned by the Green Valley Dog Drivers of Lemont at Frosty Fest at Bittersweet Golf Course in Gurnee on Saturday.
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Avery Beitzel, 9, of Gurnee carves her name in the ice at Frosty Fest at Bittersweet Golf Course in Gurnee on Saturday.
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Evelyn Fox, 3, gets pulled on her sled by her dad Michael as she chows down on a hunk of snow at Frosty Fest at Bittersweet Golf Course in Gurnee on Saturday.
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Tommy Dunne, 6, chows down on a hunk of snow as his twin brother Aidan perfers roasted s'mores at Frosty Fest at Bittersweet Golf Course in Gurnee on Saturday.
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