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Originally known as the Polar Cap Ice Rink, it was built to serve the growing demand for ice sports, including hockey and figure skating, in the early 1980s. Over the decades, the rink underwent several changes in ownership and management, eventually being rebranded as the Ice House Skating Rink in the 1990s.
An extreme exception to this occurred during a rapid transit to Pt. Barrow, Alaska between January 29 and February 11, 1981. While traversing 1000 miles of sea ice, Polar Sea was able to break through ice up to 40 ft thick. [7] Polar Sea alongside her sister ship Polar Star (WAGB-10) near McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Fayetteville Ice and Manufacturing Company: Plant and Engineer's House is a historic ice factory and home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina.The ice plant was built in 1908, is constructed of brick and is composed of several sections including an ice storage room, a tank or freezing section, and an engine room.
Polar-class icebreakers USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) are heavy icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). These cutters, specifically designed for icebreaking, have reinforced hulls, special icebreaking bows, and a system that allows rapid shifting of ballast to increase the effectiveness of their icebreaking.
Nov. 13—If you listen close enough — and believe — you may hear the train whistle slowly grow louder and louder. The Polar Express, a Lewis County attraction since 2012, returned to the ...
February 26, 1970 (South of Princeton, off U.S. 701 and SR 1008: Princeton: 4: Boyette Slave House: Boyette Slave House: September 20, 1979 (Northwest of Kenly on SR 2110: Kenly
Terrifying “gatorcicles” were found suspended in a North Carolina swamp when temperatures dropped into the teens, photos show. The frozen alligators were recorded at The Swamp Park, a coastal ...
The curved bow allows Polar Star to ride up on the ice, using the ship's weight to break the ice. [4] The 13,000-ton (13,200-metric ton) Polar Star is able to break through ice up to 21 feet (6.4 m) thick by backing and ramming, and can steam continuously through 6 feet (1.8 m) of ice at 3 knots (5.6 km/h). [4]