Shiver Fest

This afternoon, we headed out to Hudson for their annual Shiver Fest. It was a nice day for it, not too cold, -8.5 c (about 22 F), not windy and the sun was shining brightly. All we had to do was dress warm and we were ready to go. The Shiver Fest takes place on frozen Pine Lake...yes, you read that right, ON THE LAKE! I know what you are thinking, a festival/party on a lake? I was a little hesitant and all the warning bells were going off in me head, especially when I heard that there would be a bonfire and fireworks on the lake, but I had to let the American inhibitions go and be like the locals, even if it sounds a little crazy, right? I am trying to tell myself they know what they are doing since when lac des Deux Montagnes freezes in the winter instead of having the ferry, cars drive back and forth across the frozen lake. There will be more on that in another post, but for now, back to the Shiver Fest. It was a fun afternoon filled with games, music, ice skating, sleigh rides and food. We met up with a group of our friends and had a great time. Arabella loved to go on the sleigh ride around the lake, I think she went at least 4 times, if not more. She had fun being pulled in her sled across the ice and even joined in the tug-of-war! It was so nice to be in the fresh air and having a fun filled afternoon. We ended up leaving early since my feet were frozen and Arabella had started to get cold too, so we missed the bonfire and fireworks, but it was still worth it. It wiped Arabella out and I am ready to hit the hay myself!
Laura and I with Arabella and Allyson on one of the many sleigh rides we took!
Arabella lending her might to the tug-of-war.