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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Nenana, Alaska, preparations for the 1958 Ice Classic include erecting a tripod on the Tanana River ice, which measures 42 inches thick amid a mild winter. Old timers predict an early breakup, the first since 1911, with tourists able to view closely.
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NENANA (Special to Nugget) - A gaily painted tripod was erected at Nenana Saturday.
Under the black and white structure there is 42 inches of ice and four feet seven inches of water.
Don Clark, manager of the 1958 Nenana Ice Classic, says the tripod is 300 feet from the Tanana bank and since there is very little snow this year tourists can drive their cars out on the ice to get a close view. Nearby a fish wheel is frozen in, affording shutter bugs an unusual opportunity for pictures.
Old timers are predicting an early breakup due to the remarkably warm winter. One sourdough said that he hadn't seen such a mild winter since 1911.
While Arlee Charlie and Quentin Qulle were digging two-foot trenches into the ice they were quite puzzled as to where the cakes of ice floating beneath were coming from. However, Carl "Mad Trapper" Haggstrom quickly explained that the ice worms living upstream are nesting early this year.
Manager Clark said: "To sum it all up, the ice is 11 inches thicker today than it was on Feb. 8, so form your own conclusions and good luck."
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A tripod was erected at Nenana on Saturday for the 1958 Nenana Ice Classic, with 42 inches of ice and four feet seven inches of water beneath. The tripod is 300 feet from the Tanana bank, allowing tourists to drive cars on the ice due to little snow. A fish wheel is frozen nearby. Old timers predict early ice breakup due to a remarkably warm winter, the mildest since 1911. Arlee Charlie and Quentin Qulle dug trenches and puzzled over floating ice cakes, explained by Carl "Mad Trapper" Haggstrom as early nesting of upstream ice worms. Manager Don Clark noted the ice is 11 inches thicker than on Feb. 8.