Published December 21, 2012, 12:00 AM


Photo courtesy / Jim Stickler

Ice luminaries are shown at Medicine Wheel Park in Valley City, N.D., in 2004. Ice luminaries will be on display Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the park for the observation of the winter solstice, or the end of days, whichever people prefer to observe.

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