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Aeolus Ice Sculpture – World Ice Art Championships – Fairbanks, Alaska

February 8, 2023 0 Comments

Aeolus Ice Sculpture - World Ice Art Championships - Fairbanks, Alaska

Aeolus Ice Sculpture, 2010 World Ice Art Championships February 20-March 28, 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska. Single-Block Realism Category.

In Greek Mythology, Aeolus was the keeper of the winds and king of the mythical island of Aeolia. He is mentioned in both Homer’s the Odyssey and the Aeneid. In fact he attempts to help Odysseus get back home, by giving him a bag of wind, but the sailors on his ship mistake the bag for treasure, and end up sending their ship back to Aeolia.  Believing Odysseus and his crew have been cursed by the gods, Aeolia refuses to help him a second time.

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Lion Attacking A Wildebeest Ice Sculpture – Fairbanks, Alaska

February 7, 2023 0 Comments

Lion Attacking A Wildebeest Ice Sculpture - Fairbanks, Alaska

“Attacking Claws” Ice Sculpture, 2010 World Ice Art Championships March 9, 2010 in Fairbanks, Alaska

An ice sculpture photographed at night, of a lion attacking a wildebeest at the World Ice Art Championship, an event held each spring in Fairbanks, Alaska. Sculptors from around the world come to the interior of Alaska to compete in both a small block and large block ice carving competition. Different colored lights are used to illuminate the sculptures in unique ways after dark.

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14th Street Railroad Bridge Sunset – Louisville, Kentucky

February 6, 2023 0 Comments

14th Street Railroad Bridge Sunset - Louisville, Kentucky

The 14th Street Railroad Bridge at Sunset, crossing the Ohio River from Clarksville, Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky. The Fourteenth Street Bridge, also known as the Ohio Falls Bridge, was completed in 1870, by the Louisville Bridge Company. It was originally operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, but is currently owned by the  Louisville and Indiana Railroad. The drawbridge portion on the south side of the river, which allows barges to pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam, was built in 1918, and operates as a vertical-lift span. The  McAlpine Locks and Dam, were built to allow ships to navigate past the Falls of the Ohio, a series of rapids in the Ohio River that pose a serious obstacle to boat traffic in this section of the river.

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