Date: 04/13/2019

Number: 1

As reported by the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner "In the earliest breakup since the contest began in 1917, the Nenana Ice Classic Tripod fell early this morning.

The tripod moved downstream enough to stop the clock at 1:21 a.m. ADT, but since the Ice Classic traditionally uses Alaska Standard Time, the winning ticket time is 12:21 a.m. AST, according to Ice Classic officials."

(note: The Nenana Ice Classic is an annual contest held in Alaska since 1917 to guess the exact time the Tanana River ice breaks up in the area of Nenana. A tripod is placed on the ice with a long tether to a clock on the shore. When the river ice begins its break-up the tripod will begin to move downriver and the tether pulls on the clock thereby stopping the clock.)

Nenana, AK

Latitude: 64.6 Longitude: -149.1

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