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Winter Carnival is a Michigan Tech annual celebration that takes place every winter in Houghton, Michigan. It is a time to celebrate the large amounts of snowfall Michigan’s Upper Peninsula receives each winter. Winter Carnival is characterized by snow statues, outdoor games, and many student activities.
Organized by Blue Key National Honor Society since 1934, Winter Carnival started in 1922 and has grown to become one of the largest annual winter festivals in the nation. Featuring dozens of huge, intricate snow statues all around campus and the community, this event also brings together students to participate in broomball, comedy skits, sleigh rides, a queen coronation, and lots of winter fun.
Winter Carnival News
“Legends and Myths in Snow Drifts”, Winter Carnival 1984
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.
“Icy Trips Through Comic Strips”, Winter Carnival 1983
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.
“Melodies in the Key of Ice”, Winter Carnival 1982
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.
“Nursery Rhymes in Chilly Times”, Winter Carnival 1981
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.
“Snowy Blunders of Worldy Wonders”, Winter Carnival 1980
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.
“Snowy scenes from the Silver Screen”, Winter Carnival 1979
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives. Curator:
“Chiller Thrillers”, Winter Carnival 1978
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.
“The White World of Sports”, Winter Carnival 1977
Winter Carnival Archives. Photos/Images provided by Michigan Technological University Archives.