(La Porte, IN) - The ice fishing derby scheduled tomorrow as a part of Winterfest in La Porte has been canceled. Heavy rain and above-freezing temperatures have been cited for making the ice on the inland waters too unstable. 

However, the post-derby gathering is still planned at the Blue Heron Inn starting at 2 p.m. There will be live music and drawings, food and drink available, and the event itself will be open to the public, officials said. 

Free skating at the city-owned refrigerated rink downtown has also been canceled for today. Officials said the rink will reopen with free admission once additional layers of ice on the skating surface can be built.

Free skating is still on for now at the rink on Saturday and Sunday.