Garry Steffen of Lake Villa enjoys cross-country skiing Sunday during Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area. The winter event featured tours of the bog, children's crafts, live music and a snow-sculpting contest.
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Garry and Debbie Steffen of Lake Villa laced up their skis and embraced the frigid cold as they went cross-country skiing across the frozen bog Sunday at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside.
While many in the suburbs bundled up inside as subfreezing temperatures descended, participants at the bog's annual Winterfest welcomed the chilly weather with a variety of winter activities.
"This is a another Winterfest actually with snow on the ground. That's awesome," said Stacy Iwanicki, natural resources coordinator.
The long-standing winter event featured storytelling, photo contest awards, winter-themed crafts, outdoor hikes, bog tours, snow sculpting and more. Folk singers Kendra Swanson and Miles over Mountains provided musical entertainment, and the Friends of Volo Bog sold cookies, hot cocoa and coffee.
For more information on the Volo Bog or to find future events, visit www.friendsofvolobog.org.
Musician Sean Shiel of McHenry plays a mandolin in front of the winter landscape Sunday during Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area. The winter event featured tours of the bog, children's crafts, live music and a snow-sculpting contest.
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Samantha Pollack, 6, of McHenry makes pipe cleaner animals during Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area on Sunday. The winter event featured tours of the bog, children's crafts, live music and a snow-sculpting contest.
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A lone figure walks across the frozen Volo Bog during Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area on Sunday. The winter event featured tours of the bog, children's crafts, live music and a snow-sculpting contest.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com