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Talk about sliding into the infield: CHS Field debuting St. Paul Super Slide for inner-tube thrills

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The St. Paul Saints, who have held concerts, tailgating and winter baseball games in January, have really gone downhill this winter. CHS Field has a S
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTalk about sliding into the infield.The St. Paul Saints, who have held concerts, tailgating
Those who want more sedate Minnesota-style entertainment can try the Ice Fishing Trout Experience in the left field concourse, where a man-made pond c

Ready for Crashed Ice, St. Paul? Here’s what you need to know

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Minnesotan Dan Witty leaps the first big drop on the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on, Maxwell Dunne of Burnsville keeps low as he flies over a jump on the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Pau, Rachel Kelly smiles after slipping out on the first turn of the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in , Richie 'Jo Jo' Velasquez makes a face as he hits a landing on the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul i, Nathan Radke leaps off the first turn of the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on Friday,, Canadian Simon Foley reacts after hitting the wall hard on first big drop of the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedra, T.J. Aubrecht skates through the first turn of the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on F, Alex Mercier from Canada hits the first jump of the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on , Rachael Kelly clears the first jump of the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on Friday, J, A group of junior racers cheer on fellow racers on the course during a Red Bull Crashed Ice practice session at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul , St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter skates down the Red Bull Crashed Ice track in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Carter, wearing a Minnesota Wild jerse, Carter skates down the track. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), Carter hits the ice after losing his balance. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), Carter wore a custom Minnesota Wild jersey while skating down the track. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), Carter skates down the track. The Cathedral of St. Paul is behind him. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), Carter slides down a steep section of the track. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), Carter is able to keep his balance on a tricky section. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), Carter skates down track. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press), St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gives a fist bump to 4-year-old Zane Gilpin of North St. Paul after skating a section of the Red Bull Crashed Ice track i, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter smiles after skating down the Red Bull Crashed Ice track in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Carter, wearing a Minnes
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCrashed Ice returns to St. Paul this weekend with its mad icy run that starts at the Cathedr
Lakeville native Cameron Naasz leads in the final heat ahead of Dean Moriarity of Canada (right), Jim DePaoli of Switzerland (middle back) and Scott C
Where is a good spot to see some Crashed Ice action? There’s a new jump over John Ireland Boulevard. “It will be great for action and seeing the athle

Natalia Hemingway, the 2018 Klondike Kate, snares the title on her first try

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Natalia Hemingway, of St. Louis Park, Minn. reacts as she named the 2018 Klondike Kate for the St. Paul Winter Carnival at the Envision Event Center i, Natalia Hemingway perform in the first round of the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (P, Miranda Jordan performs in the first round of the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pio, Deborah Hess performs in the first round in the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pione, Rachel Orzoff performs in the first round of the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pion, Sheryl Williams performs in the first round of the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pi, Brenda Jordan performs in the first round of the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pion, Shelley Pabst performs in the first round of the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pion, Rachel Orzoff performs in the semifinal round 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pioneer, Natalia Hemingway performs in the semifinal round 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pio, Sheryl Williams performs in the semifinal round 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pione, Deborah Hess performs in the semifinal round 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pioneer , Shelley Pabst performs in the semifinal round 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pioneer, Natalia Hemingway performs in the final round 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Pioneer, Natalia Hemingway waves to supporters as she celebrates being selected as the 2018 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on We
By GINGER PINSON | Pioneer PressMeet the 2018 Klondike Kate: Natalia Hemingway of St. Louis Park beat out six other contestants on Wednesday to earn t

Trees being cut down in Rice Park — but it’s not to make room for an ice palace

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Rice Park, the crown jewel of downtown St. Paul, is slated for a $2.35 million overhaul beginning this spring.
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressPark Construction Company workers unload 650-pound blocks of ice two at a time off a flatbed

St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace construction is underway

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Chad O’Flanagan, left, and Taylor Dolan wth Park Construction Company muscle 650 pound blocks of ice off pallets at the site of the St. Paul Winter Ca, Media and St. Paul Winter Carnival dignitaries gather Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Rice Park for a ceremonial groundbreaking where the Winter Carnival Ic, Park Construction Company workers unload 650-pound blocks of ice two at a time off a flatbed truck at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace in Rice
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIt’s official. A ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday morning marked the start of the 2018 S

Winter Carnival’s Klondike Kate 2018 will be chosen Wednesday

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Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pi
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSeven women — including a mother and daughter — will compete for Klondike Kate 2018 on Wedne

St. Paul ice palace is born one block at a time on west-central Minnesota lake

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A Park Construction Co. employee monitors a recently cut block of ice harvested on Green Lake in Spicer, Minn., on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The ice bl
By CAROLYN LANGE | Forum News ServiceSPICER, Minn. — Wearing ice-covered boots and wiping away icicles from beards and noses, a crew of about 40 peopl
Gideon Doty cuts ice to be removed from Green Lake Wednesday in Spicer. (Erica Dischino / Forum News Service)
“It’s going great. The people around town have been awesome,” said Mike Gutknecht, from Park Construction, the general contractor for the project in w
Ice floats in Green Lake waiting to be removed by harvesters Wednesday in Spicer. (Erica Dischino / Forum News Service)
Being part of a once-in-a lifetime Super Bowl event that would put their home community on the map convinced them to do it.On Monday, they cleared sno
A recently cut block of ice harvested from Green Lake moves along an ice harvesting machine made in the early twenty-first century in Spicer Wednesday
“The clarity is above all,” he said. “The blocks are blue. They are very pretty.”Working from sunup to sundown, the crew has three days to get the blo

Ice Palace construction starts with a good cleaning

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An area of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is cleared of snow Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in preparation for ice harvest. About 4,000 blocks of ice will be c, A team of people from Park Construction, Park Avenue Trucking, Xcel Energy and Wee Kut will take part in the ice block project. (Courtesy of Darrin Jo, An area of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is cleared of snow Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in preparation for ice harvest. About 4,000 blocks of ice will be c, St. Paul Winter Carnival royalty Lindsay Jo Sandoval, Aurora Queen of Snows, left, and Jason Bradshaw, King Boreas, reveal an image of the 2018 St. Pa, The design for the ice palace that will be built in Rice Park. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Winter Carnival), he ice palace will be built on the south side of Rice Park. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Winter Carnival)
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressA construction crew for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace will begin cutting blocks of
The St. Paul Winter Carnival unveiled the design for an ice palace that will be built in Rice Park as part of the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival. The p
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