Deep in the heart of the frigid, frosty state of North Dakota, where the winters are long and the snowmen have permanent residences, you can find a wild assortment of ice-skating kiddos! These are no ordinary youngsters, oh no, they're a special breed of ice-gliding, pirouette-turning, hot cocoa-drinking adventurers. They're led by the one and only, Chillie Willie, a comically oversized penguin who traded the frosty Antarctic for the frosty North Dakota. With his shiny orange beak, laughably long belly-slides, and a woolly red and white striped scarf that he insists on wearing despite his natural tuxedo, Chillie Willie is the champion ice skater of North Dakota and the coolest mentor these kids could ask for. Every morning, as the sun peeks over the snow-dusted prairies, he waddles onto the freshly frozen lake, perform a little penguin jig and trumpets out a call that echoes through the icy wilderness, signaling the start of another day of ice-skating awesomeness. One by one, or sometimes three by three, the kids come skidding and sliding over, lacing up their skates with mittened hands, eyes sparkling with excitement. From the wee tots barely bigger than Chillie Willie's belly, to the older kids who zipped around so fast you'd swear they had rocket boosters attached to their skates, each one of them brave the ice with the courage of a lion and the grace of a swan. They twirl and spin, they slip and fall, then laugh it off and do it all over again. Because in North Dakota, ice-skating isn't just an activity, it's a way of life, a dance with winter, a celebration of childhood, led by a funny, scarf-sporting penguin.