Michigan Technological University students put on the region’s biggest winter celebration February 9-12, 2022 guided by Blue Key Honor Society, institutional memory and sheer tenacity.
“What other school can you go to and have a Winter Carnival like ours? Absolutely nowhere does it like Tech,” said 2019 Blue Key President Dan Schudlich. Schudlich and other past presidents are reflecting on the challenges and rewards of the event as MTU Winter Carnival turns 100 this year.
The centennial celebration features a “Come One Come All,” theme that pays homage to the circus vibe of the first Carnival. While some winter games and competitions are already completed or underway, the legendary All-Nighter on Wednesday, Feb. 9, heralds the official start of the festivities, with completion of month-long snow statues and one-night statues lighting up campus with builders, food vendors and merry makers stretching from the east side broomball courts across campus. Statue construction continues along College Avenue, up MacInnes Drive and throughout the community.
“The Blue Key Honor Society student organizers do an amazing job each year of putting this event together,” said Brad Barnett, executive director of the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Winter Carnival is one of the Keweenaw’s cornerstone winter events, drawing travelers from across the Midwest who love to partake in the festivities and marvel at the incredible snow statues built by Tech students.”
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