Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostGretchen Edwards, 6, poses for a picture for her mother Tina, not pictured, inside a wooden coffin during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. "I was inspired to try to look like I was dead," Gretchen told her mother. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival in Nederland that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBobby Moakley wears a Frozen Dead Guy Days emblem on his head during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.- Nicole Chlebek, of Denver, struggles to put on a frozen T-shirt during the frozen T-shirt contest where contestants had to be the first to put on a completely frozen t-shirt during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostIce sculptor Matt Ounsworth, of Fort Collins, carves a Crane as one of his sculptures during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNicole Chlebek, of Denver, struggles to put on a frozen T-shirt during the frozen T-shirt contest where contestants had to be the first to put on a completely frozen t-shirt during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostIce sculptor Matt Ounsworth, of Fort Collins, carves a Crane as one of his sculptures during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostMelly Francis performs with her band New Family Dog during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBobby Moakley wears a Frozen Dead Guy Days emblem on his head during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostKaitlin Cordova came dressed for the festivities for Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Gretchen Edwards, 6, poses for her mother Tina, inside a wooden coffin during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022, in Nederland. The festival will be in Estes Park this year, and John Cullen, the owner of the Stanley Hotel who bought the festival, is also in negotiations to buy the frozen corpse of Bredo Morstoel to bring it to Estes Park as well. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeople in the crowd cheer for participants taking part the frozen T-shirt contest where contestants had to be the first to put on a completely frozen t-shirt during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
- Barb Summers gets ready to throw a turkey at bowling pins as she takes part in frozen turkey bowling during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022, in Nederland. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Gretchen Edwards, 6, poses for a picture for her mother Tina, not pictured, inside a wooden coffin during Frozen Dead Guy Days on March 20, 2022 in Nederland. "I was inspired to try to look like I was dead," Gretchen told her mother. The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival in Nederland that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year's festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
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The 20th Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD) is a unique weekend-long festival in Nederland that honors Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, who is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed above the town. This year’s festivities took place March 18-20, 2022. The festival started in 2002 in honor of Morstol. The festival returned after being cancelled the past two years due to the COVD-19 pandemic. Thousands attended during the weekend to take part in iconic coffin races, polar plunge, frozen turkey bowling and brain freeze competitions.
