the Ice Age
noun
: the most recent time in the past when a large part of the world was covered with ice
a valley formed during the Ice Age
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The foyer is decorated by the Ice Age Trail Alliance, one of several organizations that help design each room.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
During the Ice Age, it’s estimated that Lake Manly reached depths down to 700 feet, filling a basin that stretched nearly 100 miles long and up to 11 miles wide.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
Kids may recognize his voice as Manny the woolly mammoth in the Ice Age franchise, while adults have seen Romano transition from sitcom hijinks to more dramatic fare.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
During the day, visitors can check out the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North, which displays Indigenous artwork, a mummified bison from the Ice Age, and, soon, the famous Into the Wild bus.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
During the Ice Age, it’s estimated that Lake Manly reached depths down to 700 feet, filling a basin that stretched nearly 100 miles long and up to 11 miles wide.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
Kids may recognize his voice as Manny the woolly mammoth in the Ice Age franchise, while adults have seen Romano transition from sitcom hijinks to more dramatic fare.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
During the day, visitors can check out the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North, which displays Indigenous artwork, a mummified bison from the Ice Age, and, soon, the famous Into the Wild bus.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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