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Mayor Coleman skates Red Bull Crashed Ice course

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wpid-20131022__crashed_ice.webp, An aerial photo of the Red Bull Crashed Ice event in in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin), wpid-20140219__140220ColemanCrashed.webp, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman gingerly makes his first jump on the 2014 Red Bull Crashed Ice course on Feb. 19, 2014. (Pioneer Press file photo: John D, blg01ColemanCrashedIce-L.jpg, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman checks out the course before skating a section of the Crashed Ice course in St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. "This i, blg02 colemanCrashedIce-L.jpg, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman works to keep his balance on a tricky section of course. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin), blg03ColemanCrashedIce-L.jpg, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman starts to lose his balance. Uh oh. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin), blg04ColemanCrashedIce-L.jpg, Mayor Coleman crashes into the boards. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin), blg05ColemanCrashedIce-L.jpg, After crashing into the boards, Hizzoner slides backwards over a difficult section of the course. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSt. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman skated a leg of the Red Bull Crashed Ice course on Wednesday mo

Winter Carnival: Ice harvest kicks off Royal Courtyard construction

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wpid-20150118__150118_ice_harvesting_listing.webp, Gideon Doty of Spicer was one of 25 union workers harvesting ice from Lake Phalen on Jan. 17, 2015, for the Winter Carnival’s Royal Courtyard. He’s be
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressGideon Doty’s family has been harvesting ice for generations, but they didn’t start harvesting ice for the St. Paul Win

A Winter Carnival mystery, and a place to find an answer

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wpid-20150116__St.-Paul-Room-1.webp, Nancy Tschida searches through 1956 Winter Carnival newspaper clippings in the St. Paul Room, a climate-controlled room on the second floor of Central, wpid-20150116__St.-Paul-Room-2.webp, Nancy Tschida was excited to find confirmation of Johnny Carson's presence at the St. Paul Winter Carnival in 1956 during a search of the St. Paul Col, wpid-20150116__St.-Paul-Room-3.webp, Nancy Tschida, top, searches through 1956 Winter Carnival newspaper clippings in the St. Paul Collection, a climate-controlled room on the second floo
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressDrummers in red uniforms, Canadian mounties and the Queen of the Snows march across the screen in a 12-minute silent fi

Winter Carnival-goers can't live on ice alone! Where to eat while downtown

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wpid-20150115__150118wc-EAT_cossetta_Louis_bar.webp, Happy Hour fills the bar area of Louis Ristorante & Bar, located on the third floor of the newly renovated Cossetta Alimentari, St. Paul, Minnesota, F
By JESS FLEMING | jfleming@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIf it has been awhile since you were out and about in downtown St. Paul, here’s a look at s

Winter Carnival fun brings out the kid in everyone: 9 things to do

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wpid-20150115__150118wc-FAMILY_moonglow.webp, Rice Park and Landmark Center lit of the night sky as Moon Glow Parade goers were sent skyward by the St. Paul Bouncing Team during the 128th Saint Pa, wpid-20150115__150118WC-fmily_torchlightparade.webp, Mary and Jim Cleary are celebrating 50 years together by attending the 2013 Torchlight Parade, Saturday, February 2, 2013, downtown Saint Paul, Minnes, wpid-20150115__150118wc_fam_winterskate.webp, Wells Fargo Winterskate, across from Landmark Center, continues through Feb. 1. (Pioneer Press File), wpid-20150130__150131TorchlightParadeCx.webp
By PIONEER PRESS | ppress@pioneerpress.comNearly everything at the Winter Carnival is designed to be family friendly. Bundle up the kids and check out

Winter Carnival memorabilia swap planned for Sunday

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20141129__141129_WinterCarnivalButtons1-2.jpg, 2015 Winter Carnival buttons created by Chad Peterson, a local freelance artist and longtime Winter Carnival Ice Carving Contest competitor. (Courtesy, 20141129__141129_WinterCarnivalButtons3-4.jpg, 2015 Winter Carnival buttons created by Chad Peterson, a local freelance artist and longtime Winter Carnival Ice Carving Contest competitor. (Courtesy
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThe countdown to the St. Paul Winter Carnival has begun, and it’s time to dig out your old buttons and programs for the
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