Some people show their love on Valentine’s Day with flowers and candy. But others find delight in something a bit frostier. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose has the story of a group of people devoted to the art of snow sculpting.
Plots of manufactured snow stretched around a portion of Rockford’s Sinnissippi Park just days before judges decided the winners of the 40th annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition.
The judging took place on Saturday, Feb 14. The Windy City Snowmen adult team took 1st place with their sculpture “Our Founding Father ” — a huge snow block that resembled George Washington. The “Witch-king” took second place. And in the high school division, Byron High School’s “Guardian of Innocence” grabbed the top spot…