Glenwood’s annual winter celebration, Winterama, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11 on the ice and on the shores of Lake Minnewaska. Events take place at Lakeside Ballroom, Captain’s Bar & Grill, on Lake Minnewaska and throughout the city of Glenwood, it was announced last week.

The event, organized each year by Glenwood & Beyond volunteers as a fundraiser for its activities, will resume with many of the popular activities that have become associated with Winterama. Back for the one-day event are the Shop Hop (specials by local retailers), the “Polar Plunge,” the Chili Cookoff and fireworks over Lake Minnewaska.

Many of the activities for Winterama will take place on the lake or at Lakeside Ballroom and Captains Bar & Grill will be the location for the fireworks, which will begin at 7 p.m.  

The complete schedule of events for Winterama can be found at www.glenwoodandbeyond.org.  More information on the annual family event will be published in next week’s Pope County Tribune & Starbuck Times.

Take the ‘Polar Plunge’

What is more Minnesotan than jumping into a frozen lake?

That’s exactly what many area residents do when they take the “plunge” into Lake Minnewaska.  The activity attracts jumpers and many spectators and will again be held on the lake in front of Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood.  This year, the Polar Plunge will start at 3 p.m. in front of Lakeside Ballroom . 

Those who want to jump need to register for the event.   

The event, held during Winterama, is a major fundraiser for Glenwood’s annual Waterama summer celebration.  

To register, contact 2023 Waterama Vice Commodore Sarah Iverson at 320-424-1745 or email her at sarahbiverson@gmail.com. 

Jumpers will be given an information letter, a pledge form and a liability release form; jumpers are asked to raise, at minimum, $150 for the plunge, although a person can raise more or less and still jump. All money raised at the Polar Plunge goes toward Glenwood’s annual Waterama celebration held each July. Performing a skit or dressing up for the plunge is encouraged, but jumpers are asked to keep the content family friendly. Jumpers must be 16 years old and older. Polar Plunge registration is open now through Feb. 8.