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Winter Solstice Fireworks – Fairbanks, Alaska

Winter Solstice Fireworks - Fairbanks, Alaska

A view of exploding fireworks, in Fairbanks, Alaska on the Winter Solstice. Fairbanks, is medium sized community in the interior of Alaska, in sub-Arctic region of the northern hemisphere. As result it experiences long, cold winters with a maximum amount of daylight on the winter solstice of 3 hours and 30 minutes. And despite the cold weather, winter is the best time of year for fireworks in Alaska because during the summer there is a tremendous amount of daylight, so much so, that people often put black out curtains on their windows to help them sleep at night.

On this particular night, temperatures were around -30 Fahrenheit.

Snow machine Ice Sculpture – Fairbanks, Alaska

Snow machine Ice Sculpture - Fairbanks, Alaska

“Age of the Mechanical Musher” Ice Sculpture, 2010 World Ice Art Championships March 9, 2010 in Fairbanks

An ice sculpture of a man on a snow machine popping a wheelie at night, illuminated by various colored lights. The World Ice Art Championship, is 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. 

African Spiral Horned Antelope – Ice Sculpture – Alaska

African Spiral Horned Antelope - Ice Sculpture - Alaska

“Chasing the Wind” Ice Sculpture, World Ice Art Championships, February 20-March 28, 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska

An African Spiral Horned Antelope Ice Sculpture at night illuminated by lights of different colors at dusk, just after sunset. The World Ice Art Championship, is 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.