Despite high temperatures above freezing this week, St. Paul Winter Carnival officials say the ice on Lake Phalen should soon be thick enough for ice palace construction. Officials briefly considered hauling ice from the Detroit Lakes area, about 200 miles to the north, because the ice on Lake Phalen wasn't forming fast enough. The first of 27 thousand blocks need to be laid in early January for the palace to be ready by the January 20th deadline. Joining us on the line is Ice Palace co-chairman David Crary.