The Chapel was a labor of love created in memory of Ivalie Cox and Harry Gerjets who passed away in 1998. They were important volunteers who worked tirelessly for Ice Alaska.

THE DESIGN:
Stan Zielinski is the designer of the memorial ice chapel.

The chapel construction utilized a new technique of cutting blocks into standard sized 8"x8"x16" blocks.

The "mill" for making the blocks consisted of a rigid vertical support on which a chain saw was mounted with a work platform below. It was not unlike a table saw for wood. Therewas a modified rip-fence arrangement as well as a cross cut feature. The objective of the new technique was to create a smaller block that eliminated the need for the heavy equipment normally need to place the blocks.

The chapel took about a month to construct and the effort wass a work of art.

It was a suitable memorial to two tireless workers for Ice Alaska. - Ivalie Cox and Harry Gerjets.