Set-up has begun for the 8th annual Fire & Ice Festival in Rochester, which runs Friday, January 23 – Sunday, January 25. Crews are making snow, building the ice rink, and prepping for other activities such as dogsledding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and fireworks. New this year, the Fire & Ice Committee has added artificial turf to the first 50 feet of the popular tubing runs in order to improve the start for tubers. It is the kind of artificial turf skiers and snowboarders … [Read more...]