In honor of the ice

We'll go back to talking about the federal money, the state cuts, and other serious things in a moment here, but I did want to share this entirely frivolous piece from Minnesota, in honor of the weather here today:

Each January, when ponds and lakes freeze thick, Tim Graf passes on what he knows about the days before everyone had a refrigerator, when ice was harvested like a winter crop to keep food cold all summer long.

Using stories and tools passed on to him by his grandparents, who ran an ice business in Worthington, Minn., Graf teams up with naturalists at Three Rivers Park District to teach students and park visitors some living history by showing them how to harvest blocks of ice.

Thanks to Charlie for passing this, as so much else, on to me!