Acre-Sized Ice Castle to Return to New Hampshire

Lincoln, New Hampshire will soon be home to an acre-sized ice castle.

The frozen art will feature archways, tunnels, an ice slide and waterfalls that are lit up with colored LED lights frozen into the ice.

The hope is the castle will be open before Christmas but the weather hasn't been very cooperative. When things cool down enough, this will be the second time Ice Castles has visited New England to build a frozen fortress.

The process of making these impressive displays involves sprinkler systems that spray water onto metal racks to create thousands of icicles. The icicles are then collected and stuck to the ground around sprinkler heads. Then they’re drenched in water and grow into different shapes and formations depending on the temperature and wind.

Utah based company, Ice Castles, make these massive fortress. Owner Brent Christensen started the company after finding enjoyment in building slides and frozen towers for his children in his backyard.

The ice castle will be once again be built at the Hobo Scenic Railroad Station at 64 Railroad Street in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Google Maps says that's about four hours away from Bangor.