Photos: Inside the 2019 Lake Geneva ice castle
Take a look inside Lake Geneva's new ice castle and see some of visitors who have toured the popular new lakefront attraction since its Jan. 23 grand opening on Riviera Beach in downtown Lake Geneva.Â
Ice castle gallery - 1
Among the first visitors to Lake Geneva’s new ice castle, Adalyn Corwin, 9, above left, and her father, Keith Corwin, both of Morris, Illinois, crawl through one of the frozen tunnels, while Maggie Finley, at right, of Beloit emerges from a slide that is another of the interactive features in the beachfront winter attraction drawing big crowds. (Photos by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 2
Visitors are greeted by a series of tunnels and trails inside the 20,000-square-foot handmade ice castle. (Photo by Scott Williams/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 3
Many of the people who work in Lake Geneva’s tourism industry are low-income people who would benefit from more affordable housing in the area. (File photo/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 4
Chloe Rasmussen takes her turn on one of the slides built inside the Lake Geneva ice castle, which was delayed by mild weather, but then enjoyed big crowds when cold weather finally settled in. (File photo/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 5
Jeff Berman, left, and Lenore Berman, both of Lindenhurst, Illinois, wait their turn to try out the Lake Geneva ice castle attraction. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 6
Open until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Lake Geneva's ice castle includes colored lights and music for a full sensory experience. (Photo by Scott Williams/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 7
Chelsea Nebersell of Crystal Lake, Illinois, emerges from a slide inside the Lake Geneva ice castle. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 8
Patrons file inside the 20,000-square-foot ice castle attraction, which was assembled on Lake Geneva's Riviera Beach over a period of several weeks. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 9
The Gribble family from Burlington enjoys a family visit to the Lake Geneva ice castle, including, from left, Calder, Piper, Cian and Jade. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 10
Despite bitter cold temperatures — or maybe because of — the ice castle drew big crowds during its grand-opening weekend. (Photo by Scott Williams/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 11
A group of people pause at Lake Geneva’s ice castle to relax and warm themselves by a fire pit overlooking the lakefront.
Ice castle gallery - 12
Amy Kosmicki of Pewaukee climbs out of a tunnel inside the Lake Geneva ice castle interactive frozen funhouse on the lakefront. (Photo by Scott Williams/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 13
Tony Pizzuto, left, and Cynthia Pizzuto, both of McHenry, Illinois, take a breather during their visit to the Lake Geneva ice castle. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Ice castle gallery - 14
Maggie Finley, left, of Beloit enjoys sliding out of one of the slides inside the Lake Geneva ice castle’s last winter.
Ice castle gallery - 15
Shown in an aerial image facing north after dark, the Lake Geneva ice castle remains open to visitors six days a week all winter, with ticket information available at www.icecastles.com. (Contributed photo/Regional News)
The company behind Lake Geneva's ice castle could get $150,000 in city funds to develop year-round attractions at city-owned Dunn Field park.
A plan for relocating Lake Geneva's ice castle attraction to Dunn Field might be dead.
The future of Lake Geneva’s ice castle winter attraction is up in the air, as organizers apparently have withdrawn their application to move t…
The ice castle winter attraction that drew thousands of visitors to Lake Geneva last winter is moving west to a new site at the Geneva Nationa…
TOWN OF GENEVA — Government and business leaders in the town of Geneva are cheering the arrival of the ice castle as a new winter attraction b…
Winter weather may arrive a little early in the Lake Geneva region, with a system delivering up to five inches of snow by Thursday.
Although the ice castle is outside Lake Geneva this winter, city officials are looking for ways to attract ice castle fans to the downtown, po…
TOWN OF GENEVA — Planners of the Lake Geneva ice castle today announced that construction work is underway on an outdoor winter attraction tha…
TOWN OF GENEVA — Planners of the Lake Geneva ice castle announced Dec. 2 that construction work is underway on an outdoor winter attraction th…
TOWN OF GENEVA — Having a new and bigger location is allowing ice castle planners to set their sights on an attraction with more to offer, inc…
TOWN OF GENEVA – Recent warm weather has caused a meltdown and has delayed plans for opening a new ice castle winter attraction.
TOWN OF GENEVA — The company behind Lake Geneva's newest ice castle has announced a Jan. 31 grand opening date for this winter's frozen outdoo…
TOWN OF GENEVA — Tickets are sold out already for opening weekend of the Lake Geneva region's new ice castle attraction.
A domestic violence suspect shot by a Walworth County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with two felonies in connection with the incident.
Williams Bay and Fontana both say the coronavirus pandemic has slowed traffic at public beaches, but brought more boaters to use public boat launches onto Geneva Lake.
Lake Geneva aldermen will consider a proposal — supported by the mayor and recommended by a committee — to increase the city's hotel room tax by about $400,000 a year.
With the ice castle making plans to return this winter, tourism leaders in the Lake Geneva region say it is the ideal option for outdoor fun during the coronavirus pandemic.Â
