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Fire and Ice Festival January 2007 Being a big fan of the winter and cold weather, I jumped at the chance to go to the the Fire and Ice Festival in Mount Holly, NJ. I wasn't there for the Fire portion which was a chili cook-off, but the Ice portion was a ice carving competition. Besides the cool ice sculptures there was also a dog sledding demonstration, Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels, fire engine rides, etc. It was a classic small town winter festival. It could have been colder, but it was a ton of fun nonetheless.

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An artist carving a ninja	The ninja is complete	Carving a lion
The completed lion	This professional sculpture decorated the Robin's Nest restaurant	You don't often see a tire ice sculpture. This one represented a sponsor.
I thought this decorative piece was cool because of how clear it was.	The festival drew crowds that filled the narrow street	I don't have a completed picture of this one because he ran out of time and didn't get much father than this.
This guy from Long Island was by far the best ice carver at the festival. He was carving King Neptune.	Making snow with a chainsaw	This amazing King Neptune was the best at the festival.
Close-up of the intricate details on the King Neptune carving	This sculpture was an advertisement for Commerce Bank, but I thought it was neat because of the color in it.	Rancocas Creek
One of the sled dogs	One of the sled dogs	Sled dogs
Sled dogs	Sled dogs	Owl from the Philadelphia Zoo
It's nice to see Christmas decorations at the end of January