The Tournament

This weekend was the Alice in Winterland Ice Fishing Tournament in Tomahawk, WI. We took a road trip to the waters of Lake Alice. Hundreds of fisher-people on the lake. I have never heard a lake grumble as much as this lake did. With every passing car she let us here the shifting of the ice. The local people oblivious to her constant complaint, but to those of us who have never driven a car on the frozen lake were extremely attentive. This festival was complete with a fishing tournament, raffle prizes, and a beer tent and food. What is not to love? As contributors and active participants of the spirit of Tomahawk our friends bought a raffle ticket. With the shred of a “5 of clubs” raffle ticket deep in their pocket, we toured the city. Finding our way back for the raffle drawing. Much to their surprise the other half of the “5 of clubs” raffle ticket made its way into the hands of the woman drawing for a fishing shanty. After the pictures, we made our way back, fishing shanty precariously balancing in the trunk of the car, to the lake where we spent the rest of the afternoon practicing for the next year’s Alice in Winterland Ice Fishing Tournament.