The operators of Alaska’s Greatest Guessing Game once again announced the lucky winners of the guesses made on when the ice goes out on the river and have posted those winners on their website. The Nenana Ice Classic had its beginnings in 1917, over 106 years ago. It was that first year that engineers doing […]
Alaska’s favorite annual guessing game came to a close for another year at 12:50 pm on Friday as the Nenana Ice Classic’s clock was stopped. This year’s jackpot, $233,591 is far less than in previous years. Many say this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the nation for over a year, shrinking […]
What remained of the rotting ice on the Tanana River pushed the Nenana Ice Classic tripod downriver, tripping the clock at precisely 3:39 pm Alaska Standard time on Saturday, bringing to an end another year of spring break-up tradition in Alaska. When the ice began to move on Saturday afternoon, it moved quickly displacing the rotting […]
Officials at Alaska’s #1 Springtime guessing game, the Nenana Ice Classic, report that the watchman is now on duty, and keeping an eye on the tripod. They report that the ice is deteriorating at a rapid pace and it is expected that the tripod will trip in the next couple of days. They also report […]