Keepers of the Light: Tau Kappa Epsilon Voyages to MTU Winter Carnival Snow Statue Victory
Renderings of iconic Copper Country sights, from the National Park Service vessel Ranger III to the Keweenaw Waterway’s Lower Entrance Light, earned Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) first place in the 2024 Winter Carnival overall monthlong snow statue competition.
“The Lighthouse Shines the Way as the Ranger Heads to Bay” put TKE in the top spot for the first time since 2018. The Hancock-based Phi Kappa Tau, coming off a five-year winning streak, was awarded second place with its “Gilligan’s Island”-themed “Just Sit Back and See A Tale, A Tale of A Fateful Trip.” Alpha Sigma Tau took third place with “Step Out Your Door and Explore the vAST Outdoors.”
This year’s Winter Carnival came on the heels of multiple cancellations of other regional winter events due to warm, dry conditions. In usual Husky Nation mode, the snow statue teams in monthlong and one-night categories made the most of their available materials, engineering skills and ingenuity, creating statues based on the overall Carnival theme: “From Forests to Shores We Love the Outdoors.”
Get more details on this year’s winning statues at Michigan Tech News.