Ice carousel

An ice carousel is a circular piece of ice made to spin like a carousel within a larger body of water, often a frozen lake. It is a man-made phenomenon, made by cutting the floating ice sheet, unlike the natural rotating ice circles.

See also: ice circle

History

In 2017, Janne Kapylehto carved one in Lohja, in Finland.[1]

Two men created one in Burntside Lake, near Ely, Minnesota, in 2018.[2]

An ice carousel created in Little Falls, Minnesota in early 2019 was dubbed the largest in the world.[3]

In December 2019, on a lake in Clerval, Abitibi, Québec, Canada, a team constructed an ice carousel with a diameter of 209.7 m (688 ft 0 in) and an area of 34,307 m2 (369,280 sq ft), surpassing the prior record of 155 ft (47 m) set in the United States. The feat was recognized by the World Ice Carousel Association, which keeps track of records.[4]

References
  1. Romeo, Claudia. "A Finnish man made an ice carousel on a frozen lake using a chainsaw". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. "Ely men craft Christmas ice carousel". KBJR 6. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. "Minnesotan builds world's largest ice carousel". KARE. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. "Fancy a spin? Quebecers in Abitibi break world record for largest ice carousel". CBC News. 11 December 2019.


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