Paradise Experiences An Increase in Population!

The sparsely populated community of Paradise added 10 new residents during the last weekend in January, special visitors to the 2016 Winter Carnival.

The Paradise Area Chamber of Commerce experienced such a great success in their Decorate-the-Town December Contest, they decided to challenge the residents to create Snow Sculptures this year with the theme Snow People. Last year the event limited entrants to building their art forms on the community center property on the day of the event. After the grand success of the Decorate the Town Contest, the venue changed to anywhere along M-123 and Whitefish Point Road within Whitefish Township. The sculptures were to be built during the week before judging, visible from the road and manage to survive snow plows before the judging deadline. The added time to build projects yielded vastly larger sculptures and more talk within the community. It was exciting to watch the projects develop as families worked together in this outdoor activity.

The 2016 Judge determine the winner as a tie, The Snow Family built by the Holden family and the always popular Hulk built by the Moore family. Donations given by Silver Creek Grill and Pub, The Inn, and The Berry Patch were evenly divided between the two entries. After such a great time building, this gives the families even more quality time, an opportunity to dine in a few of Paradise area’s finest restaurants.

Saturday, February 27, Paradise is in the midst of their 2nd Annual Ice Festival. Keeping a good thing going, there is an Ice Sculpture Contest. The requirements to participate are essentially the same. The sculpture should be visible from M-123 and North Whitefish Point Road within Whitefish Township and you must complete by 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 27. In order to be including in the judging though, you must call 906-492-3219 and let us know where your sculpture is located. Contestants may begin this Saturday, 2/20. Then keep adding it to! This year's theme is "Reach for the Stars"! We hope you will join us in Paradise!