Main Hall Cathedral Grove
Design Dawn Detarando & Brian McArthur | ICEHOTEL 36 | Available December 2025 - April 2026
Design Dawn Detarando & Brian McArthur | ICEHOTEL 36 | Available December 2025 - April 2026
At the Cathedral Grove, the icy entrance beckons you into a stand of majestic trees. Enveloped by a breath-taking clearing, take an enchanting pause in the forest where time feels suspended.
Towering rows of trunks rise like ancient columns in this woodland haven, while an illuminated sky pokes through the vaulted canopy, creating a maze of dappled light on the forest floor. Between the pristine rows, the forest unfurls, revealing the layered landscapes and inviting you to explore, wander and weave your own story into the forest's quiet narrative.
In this sacred grove, every breath becomes meditation, and every moment a chance to be both lost and found in the stillness of this sanctuary.
Husband and wife-team Brian McArthur and Dawn Detarando have worked together for over 25 years, as professional artists in their business Voyager Art Inc. They design and produce a line of decorative tiles and public art in a variety of mediums. They each have a Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees in ceramics, which has given them a great foundation for their business and personal art practices in narrative sculpture. Working ephemerally in ice and snow is both engaging and creatively liberating. They are from Red Deer County in Alberta, Canada.