Knickerbocker ice Festival, January 23 & 24, 2010 at Rockland Lake Park, Rockland County, Rte 9W NY. Ice Sculptures featured.
Woolley Mammoth

People's Choice Winner, Earl Covington. Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Lush Photography


Palisades Bears

Robert Patalano: "The Palisades Bears" Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Lush Photography


Geese in Flight

John Hedbavney's "Geese in Flight" Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Lush Photography

Sabre Tooth tiger & Mastodon

Dan Bergin's "Sabre Tooth Tiger and Mastodon in Fight to the Death" Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Lush Photography

Now operating as an independent not-for-profit, the festival awarded its top prize to Earl Covington, whose wooly mammoth sculpture won the $1000 cash prize for audience favorite.
Festival co-founder Robert Patalano's homage to the Palisades Bears was a close second.