The Mt. Eccles Elementary second grade class holds the Iceworm Festival banner during the parade on First Street on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Photo by Kinsey Brown for The Cordova Times 

Cordova celebrates a chilly Iceworm Festival  

Cordovans gathered on Saturday, Feb. 3 to celebrate the culmination of another jubilant Iceworm Festival. The 64th annual Iceworm parade began at 1 p.m....
Photo courtesy of the Cordova Historical Society collection

Iceworm history 

An annual mid-winter tradition since 1961, the Iceworm Festival is a one-of-a-kind celebration for a unique Alaskan town. Here’s how it all started:  A couple...
Photo courtesy of the Cordova Historical Society collection

Rainy Iceworm 

Not all Iceworm Festivals are snowy with clear blue skies! This Iceworm parade took place on a rainy year, but it didn’t deter the...
Heather Johnson drinks a beer during the first lap of the Chu-go-saurus Beer Mile on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. Photo by Kinsey Brown for The Cordova Times

‘Nothing like being four beers deep and full of endorphins’  

Runners compete in a frosty 2024 Beer Mile  Participants in the Beer Mile competed this past Saturday, Jan. 27 for the title of champion in...

Happy Iceworm Cordova! 

By the Iceworm Committee  The 2024 Iceworm Festival “Pre-Ice-Storic” goes through the end of the day on Saturday, Feb. 3. We hope you’re feeling the...

Meet the 2024 Miss Iceworm contestants 

This year’s Miss Iceworm competition features six of Cordova High School’s students. Miss Iceworm is a scholarship program recognizing outstanding young women in Cordova....

Preparing for the 64th annual Iceworm Festival

By The Iceworm Committee   Happy New Year Cordova! The holidays have come and gone, which means it's time to prepare for the 64th Iceworm Festival. This...

The 2023 Iceworm winners

Survival suit Volunteers Deryn Carter and Nathan Wesely. We had seven teams participate and somewhere between 100-150 spectators! Fasted Teams:1st - 2:10:25, Super Zeros (Esa Mayo-Pitts,...

Another Iceworm come and gone

The Cordova Iceworm Festival took place this year from Jan. 28 - Feb. 4, in and around the seaside town. People participated in an...

Iceworm Basketball Tournament is a slam dunk success

Powered by four talented players from the Lower 48, the Monstars defeated the Eyak Tropics 100-78 in the championship game of the 2023 Iceworm...