by Lee Ellen King | Feb 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
A big thank you to Brittany will begin tonight’s conversation. She has been the volunteer in charge of lighting for five years at Ice Alaska and she is wonderful at it. If you come at night you will be completely enchanted, charmed, and delighted by the mesmerizing...
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. In Fairbanks today the Ice Alaska event of 2025 has begun. The park opened at noon and has been busy all afternoon. The slides are busy, the snack bar is busy. We are b-a-c-k!More importantly, to ice carvers it means the World Ice Art...
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 12, 2025 | Around the Park
Chaos: a state of disorder or confusion, with no order or organization: It’s fun to watch chaos turn into order. It’s two days before Valentine’s Day, the day the Fairgrounds turn into Ice Alaska, home of the World Ice Art Championships. Multi Block ice carving, (4...
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
It is Tuesday, February 2025. It’s fun being back in Fairbanks awaiting the opening of the Ice Alaska park at the local fairgrounds. The ice carving competition begins with the horn announcing the beginning of the Multi Block competition the morning of Valentine’s...