We are WARMING UP! At a -5 ......headed to above zero Today!!!!!
Anybody remember the TV Show "Northern Exposure" (one of my all time favorites)...and the Nenana Ice Classic , "Breakup" ......you guess it, at 12 noon today all that can make it to Lake Benton we are running through town BUCK NAKED!!!!!!
Bluelder will be on his scooter if it will start
Must be cabin Fever!!!!!
W.
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Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
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Cicely is a fictitious town in Alaska. Season 2 episode 5 was based on a real town celebration " Nenana Ice Classic" (the Running of the Bulls does NOT happen in Nenana).
However the long cold winter coupled up with everyone getting cabin fever Nenana does celebrate the Ice Break Up
W.J.Langholz wrote:
I would imagine we have some on this site that have actually been there for this "Classic" celebration.
W.
Several times! But it is hard to guess when it will happen
It is a huge money-maker for Nenana. The object of the actual classic contest is to bet on the month, day, hour, minute, and second when a tower anchored in position out on the frozen Nenana River will move enough during breakup to pull a cable that unplugs an electric clock. The winner gets a huge check.
Every year people make absurd guess like February 31, August 1, and 24:30, etc.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
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