Starting from a clay model and a grid sketch, Cathy Thompson, right, watches as her children, Amanda Bolduc, left, and Chris Thompson carve a fish from a block of packed snow.
Amanda Bolduc, left, and her mother, Cathy Thompson, right, discuss tools of their trade, while Chris Thompson, center, tends to their snow sculpture. This is Chris Thompson's first year n snow sculpting, following in his mother and sister's footsteps. He said he hadn't played in the snow with his family since he was a boy.
The finished version of the sculpture made Saturday by Amanda Bolduc, Cathy Thompson and Chris Thompson.
Photo by Nikolas Hample Samantha Wyatt, 7, of Sidney, takes part in the Waterville Creates! afternoon snow sculpture and snow painting event in Castonguay Square on Saturday. Samantha used multiple colors to paint a flower booming in summer with a blue sky.
Abigail Downie and her brother Jayden Downie, of Oakland, add color to a snow castle they carved out of a block of snow. The pair filled a large cardboard box with snow, packed it down, removed the box and then sculpted the castle Saturday afternoon in Castonguay Square in Waterville.
Local & State 
