Sculpted Ice Works Ice Carving Factory Tour and Natural Ice Harvesting Museum fundraiser day for Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District

Free sno cone with admission at the Sculpted Ice Works Ice Carving Factory Tour and Natural Ice Harvesting Museum fundraiser day for Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District

LAKEVILLE, PA:
Thursday, July 5 the Sculpted Ice Works Factory Tour and Natural Ice Harvesting Museum will offer a free sno cone and will donate $1 from each admission to the Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District.  The tour and museum are open 10 AM – 5 PM.   Mark Crouthamel, owner of Sculpted Ice Works, says “We are proud to support community organizations.  The Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District works hard to keep Lake Wallenpaupack clean for everyone!” The LWWMD is a multi-governmental, nonprofit corporation that manages the Lake Wallenpaupack watershed and addresses water quality problems.

Each year Sculpted Ice Works manufactures over 12,000 crystal clear ice carving blocks in their plant, and transforms them into brilliant ice sculptures of all sizes.  Mark Crouthamel, master carver and founder of Sculpted Ice Works in 1999, has spent several years developing a factory tour of the ice plant and a museum to capture the history of naturally harvested ice, with a focus on the Pocono region.

Years ago, harvesting lake ice in the region was both a large commercial industry as well as done locally for farms and families.  Step back in time to learn how ice was “made” before commercial refrigeration.  The museum will showcase local ice harvesting tools, uses of ice before refrigeration, and how ice was delivered. Enter into the modern ice plant, and watch how clear ice is manufactured today.  Take a glimpse through the windows into the freezer and learn how ice sculptures are made in the Sculpted Ice Works Factory Tour.

Open daily, summer hours are Monday- Saturday from 10 AM-5 PM, and Sundays from 11 AM – 4 PM. Admission is $5 per person, children under 3 are free.

Sculpted Ice Works is located in Lakeville, PA on route 590 between Hawley and Hamlin.  It is an easy drive from Philadelphia and New York City.  More info can be found online at sculptediceworks.com/tour or by calling 570-226-6246

Photo:
Mark Crouthamel, owner of Sculpted Ice Works Factory Tour & Ice Harvest Museum, and Nick Spinelli, executive director of Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District, stand in front of the water management system at the Sculpted Ice Works plant in Lakeville, PA.