Linda Hubaker, of Perrysburg, left, watches as Danny Bloss, of Niles, Mich., begins carving his ice sculpture.
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A finished Ohio ice sculpture adorns the sidewalk.
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Children craft snow depth measuring sticks from rulers inside Books-A-Million.
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A completed ice sculpture adorns the sidewalk.
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Stella Menna, 5, keeps an eye on Books-A-Million employee Hillary Bruner as Ms. Bruner paints Stella's face.
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Oakland Community College Ice Carving Team member Walter Ross works on sculpting his piece by hand.
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Ice sculpture artist Stephan Koch, of Indiana, lines up his pattern on his block of ice before beginning to carve his piece.
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"It's really cold," Lucy, 6, left, called out as she and her sisters Mary, 9, center, and Hope, 2, and their father Matt Musteric, of Pemberville, watched Danny Bloss carve his ice sculpture.
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Todd Dawson, of North Carolina, cuts his block of ice in half with a chainsaw as he begins to craft his piece for the sculpture contest.
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Ice sculpture competition contestants get ready to begin.
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Danny Bloss, of Niles, Mich., grinds away ice as he begins to craft his sculpture.
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Books-A-Million children's specialist Kathleen Sheeks, left, works with children, including Shrishte Rajasabai, 8, center, and her sister Chaarvi, 4, right, to create snow depth measuring sticks from rulers.
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