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Avalanche delays holiday tradition in Alaska’s largest city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A holiday tradition in Alaska’s largest city for more than 60 years got off to a dim start this year.
A 300-foot (91-meter) wide, brightly illuminated star situated high above Anchorage in the Chugach Mountains is traditionally lit the day after Thanksgiving. However, when military crews arrived on Friday to light the star, only about half of the 350 or so bulbs worked.
Airmen worked for three days in extreme conditions and cold temperatures before finding the cause of the problem Tuesday.
The star is located near a former U.S. Army missile installation in the Chugach range, on the city’s eastern edge. To reach the star, crews have to drive a truck up a road, offload tracked vehicles at a side road and travel several more miles before they reach the star, Eaton said.
https://apnews.com/article/oddities-sports-lifestyle-avalanches-alaska-3754de5628d66cfe7d9db9a9eabd58ce
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