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Join Clean Lakes Alliance on Saturday, February 8th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Frozen Assets, with Hosting Sponsor The Edgewater! The family-friendly festival at The Edgewater helps connect the community with the lake through free winter activities.
Festival attendees can see figure skating, dance, and science demonstrations. Festival goers can also enjoy free hot chocolate and more!
The day will start with the Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk on frozen Lake Mendota. Registration includes a soft t-shirt and a post-race beer/seltzer (21+). Kids 10 and under can participate for free with a registered adult.
Each year, this FUNraiser, FRIENDraiser, and FUNDraiser highlights the year-round value of our lakes, while raising money to protect our waters through lake improvement projects, educational programming, and our volunteer water quality monitoring program.
When the lakes freeze in Greater Madison, they become our largest parks. Clean Lakes Alliance hopes community members and visiting guests can interact with our “frozen assets” and appreciate their importance, even in the middle of the winter.
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All Day Events: (Saturday, February 8th, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- 2025 Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships, Lake Mendota
- Kites on Mendota with Wisconsin Kiter’s Club, Lake Mendota
- Snow Snake with members of Ho-Chunk Nation, Lake Mendota
- Free hot chocolate, Grand Plaza
- Free ice skating and free skate rental, The Edgewater Ice Rink and Skate Shop
- Try snowshoeing, Lake Mendota
- Explore how UW-Madison Center for Limnology monitors our lakes in the winter months, Lake Mendota
- Mary B. ice boat on display, courtesy of The Ice Boat Foundation
- Slapshot inflatable game, courtesy of the Madison Capitols Hockey Team, The Langdon Landing
- Play Plinko (Lake-O), Nolen Gallery
- Spin the Price is Right Wheel, Nolen Gallery
- Winter craft stations, Grand Ballroom
- WI Salt Wise booth – hear about how salt use can impact our lakes, Grand Plaza
- More events to be announced!
Scheduled Activities (Saturday, February 8th):
- 8 – 9:45 a.m. Check in for Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk, 5th Floor Registration Tables
- 9 – 9:30 a.m. Winter Workout – warm up for the Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk with barre3, Grand Plaza
- 10 a.m. Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk begins, Lake Mendota off The Edgewater Pier
- 10 a.m. Central Midwest Ballet presents Elements in Motion: Water, Clouds, Ice & Fire, Grand Ballroom
- 10:30 a.m. Movie showing – “March of the Penguins,” Grand Ballroom
- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. UW Physics “What’s Colder Than Ice?” Lake Mendota
- 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. IceCube demonstrates Space Dust & Neutrinos, Lake Mendota
- 11 a.m. Mad Science: Sounds Like Science, Grand Ballroom Stage
- 12 – 1 p.m. Bucky Badger visits the Frozen Assets Festival
- 12:15 p.m. Central Midwest Ballet presents Elements in Motion: Water, Clouds, Ice & Fire, Grand Ballroom
- 1 p.m. Mad Science: Fire & Ice, Grand Ballroom Stage
- 2 p.m. Clean Lakes 101 family-friendly science presentation, “Frozen Frontiers – Secrets of Life Beneath the Ice,” The Edgewater Grand Ballroom C
- 2 p.m. Movie showing – “Disney Nature: Oceans,” Grand Ballroom
- More events to be announced!
