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Nenana

Nenana, 55 road miles southwest of Fairbanks on the Parks Highway, is famous for the yearly 'Nenana Ice Classic', 'Alaska's biggest guessing game', where you pay to guess the date and time when the ice will move downstream, starting the breakup on the Tanana River, and take a chance at winning a lot of money if you guess right.
Images of the Ice Classic

Nenana is in the westernmost portion of Tanana Athabascan indian territory. It was first known as Tortella, an interpretation of the indian word 'Toghotthele'. The Athabascan word Nenana means 'a good place to camp between the rivers'. The town boomed in the early 1920s as a construction base with thousands of workers for the Alaska Railroad. It also became the center of the tug-boats and river barges that traverse the Tanana and Yukon Rivers with freight and supplies for bush towns in the interior. The Nenana Port Authority today operates dry cargo loading and unloading facilities, a dock, bulkhead, and warehouse.

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Tripod waiting for winter
Tripod waiting for winter
Nenana Ice Classic logo
Nenana Ice Classic logo
Raising the tripod
Raising the tripod
Ice Classic tower
Ice Classic tower
Connecting the tripod to the tower
Connecting the tripod to the tower
Ice Classic clock
Ice Classic clock
Ice Classic watchman on duty
Ice Classic watchman on duty