Frozen Assets cancels all events on Lake Mendota, but the festival will go on
ANNA HANSEN
Updated
Visitors to the 2023 Frozen Assets Festival gather on Lake Mendota. The Clean Lakes Alliance has taken this year's lake surface events off the ice, citing safety concerns.
Participants in a 5k run/walk embark on their trek across the frozen surface of Lake Mendota Saturday during the 2023 Frozen Assets Festival. The run/walk is the only 5K in North America held entirely on a frozen lake. The annual festival is part of a fundraising effort to benefit the Clean Lakes Alliance, dedicated to protecting area waters through lake improvement projects, educational programming, and a volunteer water quality monitoring program.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Kite enthusiast Bob Turicik, of Portage, launches his octopus-themed kite during the Frozen Assets Festival, which will bring kites back to the ice of Lake Mendota on Sunday.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Carly Wilson adds a marker to an ice version of tic-tac-toe while playing the game with friend Spencer Noth at the Frozen Assets Festival.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
A jumper with Seven Hills Skydiving descends toward the surface of Lake Mendota.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Skaters gather on a rink Saturday during the Frozen Assets Festival.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Dancers with Midwest Ballet perform at the Frozen Assets Festival.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Hope Sanders and Heidi Rhea head out onto Lake Mendota for Saturday's 5k run/walk benefiting the Clean Lakes Alliance.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Visitors to the 2023 Frozen Assets Festival gather on Lake Mendota.
Visitors to the 2023 Frozen Assets Festival gather on Lake Mendota. The Clean Lakes Alliance has taken this year's lake surface events off the ice, citing safety concerns.
