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The Nenana Ice Classic, started in 1917, is a high-stakes guessing game over the date, hour and minute of the ice breakup on the Tanana River
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The Nenana Ice Classic, started in 1917, is a high-stakes guessing game over the date, hour and minute of the ice breakup on the Tanana River
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The ice has gone out on the Tanana River, bringing to an end this year's Nenana Ice Classic, one of Alaska's most famous
After two slow years, ticket sales for this year’s Nenana Ice Classic have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. Manager Cherrie Forness says the event got a big boost last month from comedian John Oliver, who produced a hilarious spoof of the annual ice-breakup guessing game for his weekly program on HBO.
Comedian and producer John Oliver featured the Nenana Ice Classic Sunday during his weekly show, “Last Week Tonight, with John Oliver.”
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