A record crowd is braving the cold for the appropriately named “ice bar.”
Hosted by the Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen, it is the largest third-party fundraiser for the Finger Lakes Red Cross chapter.
“We're very honored and humbled to be the recipient organization from the Harbor Hotel and Hart Hotels. More than $125,000 has been raised to support our mission right here in the Finger Lakes,” said Finger Lakes Chapter Executive Director Brian McConnell. “And we're really looking forward to this year because Friday and Saturday night are sold out.”
More than 2,500 tickets have been sold.
The ice bar will run through Saturday starting at 5 p.m. each day.
Bartenders and staff will be rotated regularly to beat the cold.
Hand warmers can be found and some vendors will be inside.