Canada as well, in Quebec

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From: SCUBA or ELSE! Diver's forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Bjorn Vang Jensen
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Our 5th Choo Choo Anniversary

Maybe the first in the US. Finland and Sweden have had them for many years.

Bjorn

Reef Fish wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:53:29 -0700, Wayne McKenzie 
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> 
>>To reciprocate their Choo Choo visit, we have been invited
>>to visit them during the coldest part of Alaskan winter and
>>see the hotel just outside of Fairbanks that is constructed
>>entirely out of ICE (no wood, no bricks, but a FUNCTIONAL
>>hotel that is made from ICE entirely).  I can't wait to see
>>what that hotel is like.  I suspect there will be no hot-water
>>showers.  :-)
>>
>>Choo Choo Feeesh.
>>
>>My money is on you not liking it any more than you did you ice dive. :-)
>>
>>Wayne
> 
> 
> http://hotels.about.com/od/alaska/p/auroraice.htm
> 
> Aurora ice hotel is the name.  I didn't realize it's the FIRST
> ever ice hotel soon to open (re-open actually).  It was shut down
> by the fire marshall for lack of smoke detecting equipment.  It
> would seem that the hotel itself would be "fire proof" from the
> ice melting from any fire!   But $575 a night seems steep for an
> ice-cold lodging.  :-)
> 
> CCF
>