Maine claims biggest ice disk world record at 1,776 feet
April 4, 2023 / 8:52 AM EDT / AP
MADAWASKA, Maine - Volunteers cut a big ol' circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, claiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel.
With a diameter of 1,776 feet - or 541 meters - the giant piece of ice estimated at 146,000 tons moved slowly like a Lazy Susan to hoots, hollers and high fives on Saturday...
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Volunteers created a giant ice carousel on Wednesday, March 29, on Long Lake in Madawaska, Maine.
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Chuck Zwilling, of Little Falls, Minnesota, was there to help. And he said he and his family and volunteers back home will create an even bigger one to keep the competition going.
But first, Zwilling said, he has to identify a lake that is large enough. Green Prairie Fish Lake, used for the previous record, is too small for 2,000-foot diameter ice disk that he envisions.
"It's the land of 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, so we have many options," he joked.