Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Winter at Main Street square.

This first picture is taken from the intersection of Main St. and Sixth St. that is why this is called Main Street Square or sometimes it is even called Sixth St Square. It is right down town and what an absolute improvement and wonderful addition to our city. There are big Marble or sandstone pillars with lights at the very top that I thought were beautiful. This week i find out that a sculpturer will be hired to create works of art from these pillars and will have 5 years in which to do so. It will be very interesting to watch and see these pillars come to life or change.
Here are more pillars that will be transformed into art. This square is framed with many unique stores and a dinner. The Ice skating rink is always busy and it seems that there is a crowd at this square every weekend when often there are special activities, concerts or entertainment of some sort.
These girls from a Ice Skate class did a wonderful job.

This is the man who was specially brought in to make all these Ice sculptures with a chain saw. This was a special fund raiser for Meals on wheals.


This shows the Ice rink and one of the young figure skaters.
More Ice carvings or should I say sculptures..

This was the biggest sculptur, sleigh and two reign deer. Right on the corner of the intersection of Main and Sixth.
A Fire Truck

A motor cycle.
Another figure skater.

This Eagle is right on the stage. You can see the big spot lights around the edge. This stage will be very nice for summer concerts.
The Coca Cola bear and bottle ice sculpture.
Picture taken to the North.
Picture taken to the South.
I didn't get a picture of all the Ice sculptures but at least you got an idea of what they looked like and what kind of activities were happening. I have driven past when there has been many (Like 75 to 100) people out there Ice skating.

1 comment:

Melissa Sutton said...

How fun! I love the new addition to Rapid City. I hope to visit the next time I am in town! Thanks for sharing!