Kirk Booher, owner of Fancy Fair Mall, left, and Dari Nateghi, co-owner of Noure’s Oriental Rug Gallery, stand next to some artwork that will be featured in the rug store’s new location, the former Gallery Matisse.
Dennis Hines
Dari Nateghi, co-owner of Noure’s Oriental Rug Gallery, dusts off a painting at his business’s location in Fancy Fair Mall. Nateghi plans to move his business from its current space in the mall to the former Galerie Matisse and Matisse Too location.
Dennis Hines
Noure’s Oriental Rug Gallery will feature artwork and furniture, along with Oriental rugs, at its new location in Fancy Fair Mall.
Ice castle construction nears completion at Geneva National
It's almost ready ...
An inflatable cushion creates an archway in the Geneva National ice castles which will later serve as the entrance to a slide made of ice. It could open as soon as Jan. 21.
Connor Carynski
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Staff members with Ice Castles LLC finalize complete finishing touches of the popular winter exhibit at the Geneva National Resort in preparation for their expected opening date between Jan. 21 and Jan. 23.
Connor Carynski
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Inflatable cushions are used to create caves and archways in the Geneva National ice castles. Staff members create layers of ice over them before they are deflated, leaving behind a shell of ice.
Connor Carynski
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Ice Castles LLC, the company which is building ice castles at the Geneva National Resort this winter, has developed a method of ice building where a cross-section of icicles are assembled before sprinklers are run through the construction area and the water freezes overnight.
Connor Carynski
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Inflatable cushions are being used to create an ice slide visitors of the Geneva National ice castles will be able ride down once the popular winter attraction opens, potentially between Jan. 21 and Jan. 23 depending on weather conditions.
Connor Carynski
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Ice castles at the Geneva National Resort begin to take shape in the second year they have returned to the resort and the third year they have returned to the Geneva Lake area.
Connor Carynski
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The ice castles have returned to the Geneva National Resort for their second winter season but will be operating in a different area near the resort’s clubhouse. This year’s location will allow for indoor ticketing and have visitors exit through the clubhouse.
Connor Carynski
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Ice Castles LLC crew members have nearly completed constructing the ice castles winter playground at the Geneva National Resort. Favorable weather conditions up to this point have pushed expected opening dates from mid-February to as soon as Jan. 21.
Kirk Booher, owner of Fancy Fair Mall, left, and Dari Nateghi, co-owner of Noure’s Oriental Rug Gallery, stand next to some artwork that will be featured in the rug store’s new location, the former Gallery Matisse.
Dari Nateghi, co-owner of Noure’s Oriental Rug Gallery, dusts off a painting at his business’s location in Fancy Fair Mall. Nateghi plans to move his business from its current space in the mall to the former Galerie Matisse and Matisse Too location.
