Visiting the Ice Castles

One of the things on my winter bucket list was to take a trip up to see the ice castles.  My husband and I had toyed with the idea of making it a quick weekend getaway for two but ultimately I decided that as long as the boys were interested I'd really like to take them too.

I thought it would be such a new, fun, family experience.



I am so glad we took them too because they really enjoyed it a lot.  I think the younger two boys slid down the ice slid at least three times.  We ended up going on a Wednesday and even though I kind of wanted to see it all lit up at night with the colored lights we decided 3:00 tickets would allow us to drive home and not stay overnight.

I'm so glad we went when we did.  The sun was shining, there weren't that many people around and it often felt like we had the place to ourselves.





I just loved the fountain! 



My boys loved the serpent carved out of ice 
















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  1. JESJanuary 18, 2017 at 7:20 AM

    What an amazing place!! Great pictures! I am visiting from Coffee and Conversation. So glad to have stopped by! :)

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  2. Michele MorinJanuary 18, 2017 at 7:51 AM

    Amazing beauty! And quite unexpected!

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    1. Mother of 3January 18, 2017 at 9:36 AM

      It is so pretty! At night they have colored lights to light up each sculpture too... it's quite surreal!

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  3. Carol @Comfort Spring StationJanuary 18, 2017 at 9:01 AM

    !Wow! That's a lot of ice!

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    1. Mother of 3January 18, 2017 at 9:36 AM

      They make it special and sculpt it as they go. It's really neat!

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  4. Mandy 'n' JustinJanuary 18, 2017 at 11:17 AM

    It looks like the sun was hitting the caves just right for a lot of your shots. It looks so pretty there!

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    1. Mother of 3January 18, 2017 at 2:22 PM

      It really was; I loved the play of light and shadow!

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  5. Andrea NineJanuary 18, 2017 at 1:50 PM

    I want to visit ice caves so bad. I first saw these on a HGTV show a decade ago and have wanted to go ever since. So serene and beautiful!

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    1. Mother of 3January 18, 2017 at 2:23 PM

      I saw then creeping up on Facebook posts last year and I really wanted to go but they are like a good 3 hours away and we just never found the time to go so this year I vowed we'd make the time. We loved them and are so glad we got to see them once.

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  6. Jeremy BarnesJanuary 18, 2017 at 3:58 PM

    looks very cool. This was on my list for this winter also, but its not looking promising. Great pics! #familyfun

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    1. Mother of 3January 18, 2017 at 7:34 PM

      Aw, bummer. It's so tough when they have such a short season!

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  7. Helena TheQueenofCollageJanuary 20, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    What a beautiful place. Love the photos. #FamilyFun

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  8. Tammymum BlogJanuary 20, 2017 at 4:19 PM

    Oh my goodness they really are amazing! I would absolutely love to see them up close. Thank you for sharing this at #familyfun x

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    1. Mother of 3January 20, 2017 at 4:36 PM

      It was so neat to see them up close! There were so many little details.

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  9. Roseann HamptonJanuary 20, 2017 at 8:26 PM

    WOW that's really cool! Looks like fun!

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    1. Mother of 3January 21, 2017 at 7:38 AM

      It was a lot of fun; they have a hot cocoa and snack shack inside too!

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  10. Two Tiny HandsJanuary 21, 2017 at 5:49 PM

    Wow they're impressive! Where are they? Great day out had by all! Thanks for linking up to #familyfun

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  11. Clairejustine oxoxJanuary 24, 2017 at 7:27 AM

    Oh wow, I have never seen anything like this in real life before. They are stunning. I would love to see them!! Thanks for sharing at The Wednesday blog hop. Hope you can join us tomorrow :)

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  12. Calypso In The CountryDecember 1, 2017 at 3:51 PM

    Wow - I didn't even know this existed! What fun and how pretty! Thanks for linking up to Take Me Away again! Enjoy your weekend.
    Shelley

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    1. Mother of 3December 1, 2017 at 5:15 PM

      Yeah we only heard of them last year; from what I could tell this company sets them up in several parts of the northern US and even Canada-- Montana, Colorado, Utah, New Hampshire, Alberta and Manitoba. It really was very pretty and their images all lit up at night are stunning. It was a very long haul up there and something we'll probably never do again but I did love it.

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  13. Annette, Four Acorns / Quatre graines de chêneJanuary 23, 2018 at 8:20 AM

    Wow, I didn't know such a thing existed! Fabulous photos of what looks like a fantastic experience! I would gladly check out those ice castles myself with my crew, were they not so far away (we live in Ireland).
    #ExplorerKids

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    1. Mother of 3January 23, 2018 at 6:04 PM

      Thanks! It was pretty amazing; apparently this company has been doing it for quite some time... I never knew, but what a wonderful concept to bring to life.

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  14. Tracy AlbieroJanuary 23, 2018 at 8:58 AM

    This is on my bucket list too. What a great thing to do in the winter. #ExplorerKids

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    1. Mother of 3January 23, 2018 at 6:04 PM

      It really was a lot of fun; they were just amazing to see.

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  15. MandyJanuary 23, 2018 at 11:47 AM

    This looks totally amazing! what a fab place to visit with the kids love all you’re photos

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  16. MandyJanuary 23, 2018 at 11:48 AM

    Sorry forgot to say Mandy ��xxx #explorerkids

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  17. GaleJanuary 23, 2018 at 11:58 AM

    So beautiful! Definitely on my bucket list to do some day! Pinned it here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/259097784796732465/

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  18. AnnabelJanuary 24, 2018 at 6:26 AM

    Stunning photos! I’d love to take my kids to a place like this! #explorerkids

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    1. Mother of 3January 24, 2018 at 6:34 AM

      Thank you! I was having so much fun snapping away. Between the lighting and the castles themselves there was so much to photograph.

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  19. Sarah StockleyJanuary 26, 2018 at 5:16 AM

    The photos are just stunning - oh my if only we were in the US I'd be there like a shot. Sarah #ExplorerKids

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    1. Mother of 3January 26, 2018 at 6:16 AM

      Thanks! I often feel that way about the places you post as well; if only I were on the other side of the pond...

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  20. Ethan.n.EvelynJanuary 29, 2018 at 9:08 AM

    How lovely! The photos are incredible. But where is it? Thank you very much for linking up with us on #ExplorerKids xx

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    1. Mother of 3January 29, 2018 at 12:43 PM

      Sorry I forgot to say where! The ones we went to were in Lincoln, New Hampshire but this company sets them up through many states in the Northern US and even Canada.

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