![Small group of people on the ice just outside a parked Basler plane.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1110,h_740,c_scale/q_auto/v1733343232/tourist_basler_ibodo/tourist_basler_ibodo.jpg?_i=AA)
Last week at the Pole there was a mix of activities. First up was a short visit from a small group of NSF personnel and Congressional staffers. They arrived on a small plane and spent several hours at the Pole—with a tour of the B2 science lab, several presentations, and some outdoor photo ops—before heading back on the same plane. The station also enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner (a round of applause was given to the kitchen staff), and work continued outside at the IceCube Upgrade drill camp.
![Group of people indoors gathered together listening to someone offscreen.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1110,h_740,c_scale/q_auto/v1733343278/dv_icecube_talk_ibodo/dv_icecube_talk_ibodo.jpg?_i=AA)
![Diners applauding kitchen staff, who are standing off to the right.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1110,h_740,c_scale/q_auto/v1733343256/pole_2024_thanksgiving_dinner_ibodo/pole_2024_thanksgiving_dinner_ibodo.jpg?_i=AA)
![Person working outside at the Pole among containers, crates, palettes, and machinery.](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_1110,h_740,c_scale/q_auto/v1733343207/icu_moving_glycol_barrel_ibodo/icu_moving_glycol_barrel_ibodo.jpg?_i=AA)