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Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:34 pm
by W.J.Langholz
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.
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:05 am
by hilltop170
W-
Say what? What the hell are you drinking?
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:19 am
by mit
What ever he is drinking they have never heard of in Nenana!
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:07 pm
by W.J.Langholz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CngpLaDDc
Still funny today....... Running of the Bulls!!!!!!!!
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:25 pm
by edbooth
I really loved that show !
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:46 pm
by 170C
One of my favorite tv shows! They don't make em like that today. Probably wouldn't be politically correct or some other BS
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:10 pm
by W.J.Langholz
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
http://fairbanks-alaska.com/nenana.htm#classic
For those that are interested the above link will take you there.
I would imagine we have some on this site that have actually been there for this "Classic" celebration.
W.
Re: Nenana Ice Classic in Minnesota
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:44 pm
by hilltop170
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.