Every winter brings ice bars to Maine, although the lineup tends to ebb and flow. One year, an ice bar pops up here. The next, maybe it doesn’t, but some other restaurant or hotel hosts one instead.

Samoset Resort’s Glacier Ice Bar, held from Jan. 17-19 and Jan ... Their lead carver spends much of the year getting the designs ready. “He spends probably 40-50 hours getting drawings ...

Downtown Rochester’s Peace Plaza becomes a frozen oasis during Social-ICE, which features ice bars with signature drinks, ice sculptures and DJs. (Feb.7-8, Peace Plaza, 1st Av. nd 1st St. SW ...