EAGLE RIVER - Crews completed the first ice castle built in this Northwoods tourist town in three years on Jan. 12, and it's generated buzz and crowds ever since. Eagle River's ice castle ...

purple and green. “Once you enter into an ice castle, you’re transitioning into something that’s totally immersive and unlike something that most guests have ever seen,” Henningsen said.

purple and green. “Once you enter into an ice castle, you’re transitioning into something that’s totally immersive and unlike something that most guests have ever seen,” Henningsen said.

Arches of bulbous icicles sparkling with blue and green lights greet visitors ... and ambient music welcome visitors into the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek. It's closed for the season now, but ...

purple and green. “Once you enter into an ice castle, you’re transitioning into something that’s totally immersive and unlike something that most guests have ever seen,” Henningsen said.

at Ice Castles, on Jan. 10, 2025. AP By day the walls and other structures shine with a pale blue hue. After darkness falls, lights embedded within the ice glow pink, purple and green.

purple and green. “Once you enter into an ice castle, you're transitioning into something that's totally immersive and unlike something that most guests have ever seen,” Henningsen said.

purple and green. “Once you enter into an ice castle, you’re transitioning into something that’s totally immersive and unlike something that most guests have ever seen,” Henningsen said.

purple and green. “Once you enter into an ice castle, you're transitioning into something that's totally immersive and unlike something that most guests have ever seen,” Henningsen said.