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Winter Carnival: Vulcans' Snow Park becoming festival of its own

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20140122__140124wlbb-snow.jpg, David White scrapes the chin of a enormous ogre head, part of a gigantic snow carving at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, on Tuesday, January , 20140121__140122SnowSculpt2.jpg, Pat Mogren works on a gigantic ogre's head at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The sculpture, at the site of the
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJust a couple weeks before the start of the 2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival, organizers gave the

It took a decade for this King Boreas to rise

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20140124__140125Queencandidates-XL.jpg, Candidates for the 2014 Queen of the Snows wait to be introduced, including Laura Werk of Anoka, right, at the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Co, 20140124__140125SouthWinds-XL.jpg, 2013's Prince of the Southwinds Chris Stout of Minneapolis shouts "Ole!" on final time before a new Prince was selected at the 128th St. Paul Winter C, 20140124__140125kingqueen.jpg, Roger C. Kruse of Anoka, this year's King Boreas LXXVIII, salutes the crowd with the new 2014 Queen of the Snows Abby Hoglin of Lakeville at the 128th, 20140124__140125Vulcans-XL.jpg, The Vulcan crew departs after trying to ruin the celebrations at the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation on Friday, January 24, 2014. (Pio
By JOSEPH LINDBERG | Pioneer Press“What’s a West Wind?”Watching a 2004 St. Paul Winter Carnival parade slide by, Anoka small-business owner Roger Krus

2014 Winter Carnival royalty named

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20140124__140125Queencandidates-XL.jpg, Candidates for the 2014 Queen of the Snows wait to be introduced, including Laura Werk of Anoka, right, at the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Co, 20140124__140125Vulcans-XL.jpg, The Vulcan crew departs after trying to ruin the celebrations at the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation on Friday, January 24, 2014. (Pio, 18-XL.jpg, Guns are fired as the Prince of the West Wind enters. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin), 20140124__140125SouthWinds-XL.jpg, 2013's Prince of the Southwinds Chris Stout of Minneapolis shouts, 20-XL.jpg, Abby Massee of Savage reacts after being named the 2014 West Wind Princess. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressHail, St. Paul Winter Carnival royalty. The 2014 King Boreas and Aurora, Queen of the Snows, w

St. Paul Winter Carnival Senior Royalty

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2014SeniorRoyalty01.jpg, Gerry Schulz, left, reacts as she soaks up the applause and adulation after being crowned the 2014 Queen of the Northlands at the Senior Royalty Coron, 2014SeniorRoyalty02.jpg, Making it official with a tap of the scepter, Greg Pluff, right, was crowned King Winter the 56th by last year's King Winter David Forsell during the , 2014SeniorRoyalty03.jpg, Four-year-olds Madeline Flynn, left, and Makenna Flaherty wait to be introduced as the honorary gift bearers at the start of the Senior Royalty Corona, 2014SeniorRoyalty04.jpg, Candidates for the Senior Royalty Coronation enter the auditorium at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center at the start of the ceremony. (Pioneer Press, 2014SeniorRoyalty05.jpg, The 2014 Klondike Kate, Kathy Rustin-Westphal of St. Paul Park, right, serenades the audience with outgoing Klondike Kate, Anita Mack of St. Paul, dur, 2014SeniorRoyalty06.jpg, Libbi Ulm, 18, of White Bear Lake, right, and Jenna Ober, 15, of Minneapolis, both with Circus Juventas, undulate together during the the Senior Royal, 2014SeniorRoyalty07.jpg, Gerry Schulz, center, reacts after she was revealed as this year's Queen of the Northlands during the Senior Royalty Coronation ceremony. (Pioneer Pre, 2014SeniorRoyalty08.jpg, Greg Pluff gets a bit of assistance with his royal paraphernalia after being chosen as King Winter the 56th during the Senior Royalty Coronation cerem, 2014SeniorRoyalty09.jpg, Cindy Thrasher sheds a tear after being crowned the 2014 Princess of the Four Winds during the Senior Royalty Coronation ceremony. (Pioneer Press: Ben, 2014SeniorRoyalty10.jpg, Jackye Whitner, left, the outgoing 2013 Queen of the Northlands, pays deference to the new queen, Gerry Schulz, during the Senior Royalty Coronation c, 2014SeniorRoyalty11.jpg, he outgoing 2013 Queen of the Northlands, Jackye Whitner, is helped off the stage at the conclusion of the Senior Royalty Coronation ceremony. (Pionee
Here they are: the new Senior Royalty of the 2014 St. Paul Winter Carnival. Greg Pluff was crowned King Winter the 56th, and Gerry Schulz was crowned

Winter Carnival board member is living the legend

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20140122__140123tamburo.webp, Winter Carnival Board member Jennifer Tamburo, 31, from Afton at the ice throne in Rice Park with the logo for this years Winter Carnival and Landmark
By JOSEPH LINDBERG | Pioneer PressFor Jennifer Tamburo, the St. Paul Winter Carnival doesn’t just run in her blood. She’s basically married to it.Enga

Winter Carnival: This year’s Queen of the Snows candidates

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2014-QOS-1.jpg, Twelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. While only one will be crowned queen Jan. 24, four others will be named , 2014-QOS-2.jpg, Samantha Axt, 30, Fridley, 2014-QOS-3.jpg, Elizabeth “Lyz” Carlson, 25, Maplewood, 2014-QOS-4.jpg, Ashley Galloway, 24, Vadnais Heights, 2014-QOS-5.jpg, Dawn Gleason, 49, Eden Prairie, 2014-QOS-6.jpg, Abby Hoglin, 27, Lakeville, 2014-QOS-7.jpg, Janessa Hollie, 22, River Falls, Wis., 2014-QOS-8.jpg, Shakira Jones, 24, St. Paul, 2014-QOS-9.jpg, Abby Massee, 23, Savage, 2014-QOS-10.jpg, Dana Schachtner, 27, St. Louis Park, 2014-QOS-11.jpg, Christine Schrader, 33, Lakeville, 2014-QOS-12.jpg, Laura Werk, 35, Anoka, 2014-QOS-13.jpg, Jennifer Westerhaus, 35, Chanhassen
By MOLLY MILLET | mmillet@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTwelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. They include a

Winter Carnival: Meet the Queen of the Snows candidates

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20140120__QueenoftheSnows.webp, Twelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. While only one will be crowned queen Jan. 24, four others will be named
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTwelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. They include

Winter Carnival: where to eat

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20130729__130801eat-Buttered-Tin-7.webp, Alicia Hinze, right, pastry chef and co-owner of The Buttered Tin, a new bakery and cafe in Lowertown talks to customers Thursday July 25, 2013. (Pion, 20131216__130119eat_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, 20140116__140119WC-eat_meritage.webp, Bartender Matthew Barthelemy pours a freshly mixed Pimm's Provencal at the Meritage in St. Paul on Wednesday September 5, 2012. The drink is made with, 20140116__140119WC-eat_amsterdam.webp, A group of Ecolab employees gets together for drinks after work at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in downtown St. Paul, December 15, 2011. L-r: Andrew Strob, 20140116__140119WC-eat_faces.webp, Renae Miley, a bartender at Faces Restaurant, pauses while making drinks in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, December 3, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
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 p

Winter Carnival: 12 things to do with the kids

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20130117__130120sl-WC-moonglow.webp, With the Landmark Center as a backdrop, the Vulcans formed a torch-lit entrance to Rice Park, during the official kick-off to the 126th Saint Paul Win, 20140116__140119wc-torchlight-Parade.webp, Aliya Strong, 1, with her mother Alexa Strong, dances to music in the street as Minnesota State Fair mascot "Fairchild" comes by near Rice Park during, 20140116__140119wc-snow-sculpture.webp, he snow sculpture competition event of the St. Paul Winter Carnival took place from Friday-Sunday, with the finished sculptures on display at the Stat
By PIONEER PRESS | ppress@pioneerpress.comOther than boisterous late-night parties with the Vulcans and King Boreas’ court, the Winter Carnival is des
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