From that small beginning, ice sculpting has grown steadily. The most recent revival of ice sculpting in Fairbanks began in 1988.

1988 - Winter Carnival-The first year of the revival, the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce brought teams to Fairbanks from China and Chicago. The sculptures were downtown on both sides of the river with a dog team done on the river. Of prime importance in that first year was that visiting sculptors taught local artists the basics of ice sculpting.

1989 - Winter Carnival - Four teams participated in the ice sculpting exhibition. The teams were from Japan, China, Florida and Fairbanks.

1990 - Eight teams participated in the first actual competition. That competition was held in the vacant lot behind the Denali Bank. A team from France won first place honors. Their winning sculpture was a 14 foot lady standing in front of a 16 foot pyramid.

Arctic Ice '91 - The event moved to Alaskaland and had its first official nameÑARCTlC ICE. Sixteen teams competed in ARCTIC ICE '91. The winning sculpture was Mark Daukis' Ò Death Grip,Ó a 12-foot warrior with a snake rapped around his body.

ICE ART '92 - ICE ALASKA, INC. became the organization and ICE ART the event which focused on the artistic beauty of ice sculpting. ICE ART '92 featured 27 teams in the competition; 1992 was also the year the Single Block Classic was introduced.

ICE ART '93 - Included a total of 39 teams. It was also a year of change and new dimensions. There were 13 teams in the Single Block Classic, and 10 teams in the Large Sculpture Classic with two categoriesÑAbstract and Realistic in each. Abstract was at the request of the artists. Additionally, the event featured the first ever US Olympic ice sculpting trials. Sixteen teams came from all over the United States to participate in this historic event. All had high hopes of winning the chance to represent the United States in the 1994 Winter Olympic Ice Sculpting competition in Lillehammer, Norway. Steve Dean from Fairbanks, Alaska, and Kevin Roscoe of Kirkland, Washington, won that honor with their fabulous sculpture of the baseball scene-Going, Going, Gone. Kevin and Steve represented the United States with distinction, winning the bronze medal in the ice sculpting competition.

ICE ART '94 - The Fifth Annual International Ice Sculpture Competition. A total of 44 teams participated in the ten-day event. Twenty-eight teams competed in the Single Block Classic which was located downtown in Griffin Park. The Multi-Block Classic was at Alaskaland and 16 teams completed sculptures. A military unit stationed at Fort Wainwright constructed their first ice wall and castle entrance.

1995- Moved to a Ice Park, the current site. From that small beginning, ice sculpting has grown steadily. This new larger site was greatly needed. It provides plenty of space and the trees to shade the sculptures and provide an aesthetic setting. Fifty-one teams competed; 32 teams in the Single Block Classic and 19 teams in the Multi-Block Classic.

ICE ART '96 - Had 51 magnificent sculptures for the World Championship. The ICE PARK continued to make improvements. Another unforgettable Ð ICE ART!

ICE ART '97 - Again had over impressive 60 sculptures as the event continued to grow. The Children's Park was particularly popular. New signage was impressive and we had a 100 ft. tower of ice!

ICE ART '98 - Began with harvesting ice right on site! O'Grady pond produced ice over 54 inches thick! Last year we limited entries to 50 for the single block and 25 for the multi-block. We have 20 spaces for the Alyeska Amateur Open. New last year was the GCI Miniature Golf Tournament and a community lighting contest. The Park also received two new buildings!