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Perhaps the most well known (and one of the longest standing) Michigan Tech traditions is Winter Carnival. The earliest recorded carnival dates back to about 1920, but in its early stages it wasn’t a consistent event. We’re told that around the great stock market crash, and again around World War II that Winter Carnival was suspended. But because of its popularity with students, it has always made it back to be one of the staples of a Michigan Tech experience.

Now Winter Carnival is so popular that some people say the sun is the mother earth as Michigan Tech is to Winter Carnival. I don’t know that I’d go QUITE that far, but Winter Carnival is undoubtedly a huge deal around here, and we love it!

One of the challenges with this event is attempting to capture its excitement and accurately convey that to the world. In the end what it comes down to is; YOU NEED TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT! It so chaotic, so crazy, so fun. Certainly the sight of Winter Carnival is completely impressive; the amazing snow statues with immaculate detail, the people in every corner of campus….it all looks so impressive. For me, however, the smell and the sound is equally gratifying. The smell of “SWE-cabobs” and deep fried Twinkies and almost peircing sound of the Audio Engineering Society’s wall of speakers makes for an experience you definitely need to experience in person. If you don’t dance, you’ll want to. If you don’t hoot and hollar, you’ll want to.

It’s impossible not to smile at this event.

As usual some photos were taken. Please enjoy, but my photos will never prove to be worthy of depicting the magnitude of this event.

I really do hope that you have the opportunity to experience this one day. It’s just one of the many things that makes Michigan Tech one of the most complete educational experiences available today.