Apr. 28—The ice on the Tanana River went out Sunday afternoon, stopping the clock in the Nenana Ice Classic on the same date for the second year in a row. The event, which began in 1917, allows ...

Apr. 27—The ice on the Tanana River went out early Saturday morning, stopping the clock in the Nenana Ice Classic, the century-old Interior Alaska river breakup guessing game.

The National Science Foundation has renewed its contract with the University of Alaska Fairbanks to continue operating the 261-foot Arctic scientific research vessel Sikuliaq through the year 2028.

Ten lucky guessers, from Fairbanks and North Pole to Sand Point, will share the jackpot for correctly guessing when the Nenana Ice Classic tripod would move and stop.

The Nenana Ice Classic's tripod in the Tanana River on May 9, 2023, a day after the guessing game's clock stopped at 4:01 p.m. May 8. (Courtesy Nenana Ice Classic) The Nenana Ice Classic tripod ...

The Nenana Ice Classic tripod is on display alongside the Tanana River and the Alaska Railroad tracks, next to the community "watchtower" building. The tripod will be raised on the ice of the ...

[Nenana Ice Classic breakup guessing game ends after a day of suspense] Eighteen winners will split this year’s jackpot of $242,923, according to the Ice Classic’s website.

May 3—NENANA — The ice on the Tanana River went out Monday evening in the Interior Alaska town of Nenana, ending the annual Nenana Ice Classic guessing game.

The ice has gone out on the Tanana River, ending one of Alaska’s most famous guessing games, the annual Nenana Ice Classic.

The tickets were picked up Tuesday night and then headed to Nenana for processing. As for when the winners are announced — well, if we knew that, there wouldn’t be much of a competition at all.