| Page Views: 5,174 Last Visit to Mayville: February, 2004 I Live Here | Mayville New York's 2004 Ice Castle by Randall_Burt - last update: Feb 21, 2004 |
Mayville Ice Castle and More The Mayville Ice Castle is the most Southern Ice Castle in North America. I was lucky and got to help build this Great Castle this Year. The 1st week the channel was cut and the frame was laid out. Monday Feb .2, 2004 I started on a 12 Day in a row helping build the Castle. This was the largest Castle in the 17 Year History of Mayville Ice Castles. Chautauqua Lake was late in forming any ice this Year. Finally the ice started and cold weather can thicken ice from one inch to 3 inches a day. We needed at least 8 inches to build. We ended up with about 18 inch Blocks weighing about 400 Pounds each. The weekend of Feb.13-15 brought about just over 10,000 visitors to see the castle. We also had a Wedding. I will be working on how to build a Ice Castle in a Travel log ASAP. It is very interesting to do. Lake Chautauqua Use to be a large provider of Ice in the early Years before Freezers. Welcome to Chautauqua County New York. |
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littlesam1 Wed May 13, 2009 14:41 UTC
Not only was I in Jamestown last week, but I was in Mayville also. I took a long ride around Lake Chautaugua, saw the light house, and ate at Webb's. Great fun. | kenHuocj Fri Apr 11, 2008 22:06 UTC
we're in the snow belt, luckily it is melting fast, despite a near record year ;-))) | alywang Wed Sep 12, 2007 08:35 UTC
the Parade looks very funny:) | Jim_Eliason Sun Feb 18, 2007 13:33 UTC
great pics and tips for your hometown! bet you had no problem this year finding raw materials for the ice castle! |
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