DES MOINES, Iowa — Downtown Des Moines is embracing the holiday season with a Winter Window Wonderland, a community-wide celebration of art ... the community. The displays, each designed ...

Now in its seventh year, the event features 17 installations that transform the city’s historic streets, plazas and parks into a wonderland of light and creativity.

But after spreading holiday spirit for about six weeks, it’s about time for the display to be torn down. Sunday was Winter Wonderland’s final night. “I am kind of sad to see it go.

The display features red and blue roses frozen in natural ice bricks, which were collected from the Jingyuetan Reservoir. In winter, the ice layer becomes transparent and crystalline as the ...