Coralville Winter Fest 2011 is history!. Lots of fun, lots of people and a LOT of kids. This is good, as the kids got to ride in the horse drawn trolley, taste roasted chestnuts, ('poi' with a crunch, at best), see and go IN a real teepee, watch an outdoorsman show them how to cook outside in the cold weather,, and they had an indoor snowball fight with rolled up socks, they got to see the BIG train setup and tour the Johnson County Historical Society Museum, taste cookies, etc...WHAT a big, fun, FREE afternoon...It is rather low key, but the real secret is that people are willing to volunteer their expertise so others can observe. I personally prefer a Summer FEST, but, this was fun. KCJJ had their radion booth OPEN and ON THE AIR so people could see firsthand, some announcers/disc jockeys at work...This is Coralville, so we sure appreciate the people, businesses, and organizations that took part.. Other towns can sit on their butts all winter, but at least Coralville is trying!!!..Oh man,,, RAGBRAI 39 comes to Coralville.. Let's see, RAGBRAI, 4th Fest, FryFest...........Should be plenty to do if you would like to volunteer this summer.

See you in Coralville!!