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The St. Paul Winter Carnival’s Drive-Thru Ice & Snow Sculpture Park is now open

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jea-Carnival-001-.webp, Cars line up at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Thursday, , jea-Carnival-002-.jpg, Ellia and Errol Caines of St. Anthony take in the sights at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Minnesota State, jea-Carnival-003-.webp, Ava Schneipp of Minneapolis waves her wand at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds i, jea-Carnival-004-.webp, Boreas Rex LXVIII, John Bennett, left, and Vulcanus Rex LXVII, Steve Lydon, take a selfie at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Scul, jea-Carnival-005-.jpg, Cars make their way past a sculpture of The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Mi, jea-Carnival-006-.webp, "Perspective" by the Royal & Supreme Order of Snow and Sand Sculptures and Shovelers at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture, jea-Carnival-007-.webp, A vintage Winter Carnival King Boreas playing card sign marks the way at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Mi, jea-Carnival-008-.jpg, Kaia, left, and Alton Smith of Mendota Heights take in the sighs from the the sunroof of the family car at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice, jea-Carnival-009-.webp, Vulcans pose for photo while holding a ÒPicture FrameÓ at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Minnesota State F, jea-Carnival-010-.webp, "New Beginnings" by Jim Zupfer at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Hei, jea-Carnival-011-.jpg, A snow carving of a Vulcan at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, jea-Carnival-012-.webp, The Minnesota DNR ice sculpture is reflected on the windshield of a car at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the
By ROSS RAIHALA | rraihala@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFor 135 years, the St. Paul Winter Carnival has been all about fully embracing the chill an

Winter Carnival’s Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park takes shape

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cst-73538-snow-and-ice-sculptures.webp, Taylor Richmond of Des Moines Iowa uses a chain saw to carve a vine-covered arch for her "Fairy Among the Flowers" ice sculpture at the Minnesota Stat, cst-73126-snow-and-ice-sculptures.webp, Jason Arney-O'Neil of St. Paul carves "Mug of a Pug" out of snow at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. This yea, cst-73229-snow-and-ice-sculptures.webp, John Baller, right, and his son Josh of Stillwater carve "Back to the Moon" out of snow at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Sunday, , cst-73357-snow-and-ice-sculptures.webp, John Njoes of Minneapolis carves a phoenix out of ice at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Entitled "Phoenix R, cst-73386-snow-and-ice-sculptures.webp, Kevin Wynn measures the heighto his team's 13-foot tall snow sculpturat the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Enti, cst-73486-snow-and-ice-sculptures.webp, Shauna Ruthenbeck of Shakopee checks to make sure that her block of snow is even, as teams work on their snow and ice sculpture at the Minnesota State
By SCOTT TAKUSHI | Pioneer PressDozens of frozen figures were taking shape Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds, where the St. Paul Winter Carni

50 years of Klondike Kate: ’71 winner Carol Carney is still feisty, friendly and ready to sing.

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cst-72789-Klondike-Kate-1971.webp, Carol Carney holds a 1971 photo of herself from the year she was the first St. Paul Winter Carnival’s Klondike Kate, photographed 50 years later on We
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe St. Paul Winter Carnival’s “mistress of fun, frivolity and good fellowship,” Klondike Ka
cst-72842-Klondike-Kate-1971.webp, Carol Carney was the St. Paul Winter Carnival's first Klondike Kate in 1971. Her many winter carnival medallions and buttons are on display in glass c
1971 — Carol Carney1972 — Shirley Gustafson*1973 — Shirley Jones*1974 — Dorothy Freyberger*1975 — Sherri Kay Stetzer (Unk)1976 — Billie Jean Morseth*1

2021 St. Paul Winter Carnival: What’s new, what’s changed and what’s missing this year

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jea-Carnival-005-.jpg, Cars make their way past a sculpture of The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park on the Mi
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThough the pandemic has brought some changes to the 135th St. Paul Winter Carnival – the can
jea-1663-Klondike-Kate-2020.webp, Shelley Pabst, from South St. Paul, strikes a pose in the second round of the Klondike Kate contest Jan. 8, 2020, at the enVision hotel in South St. P
Fire & Ice: Winter Carnival Art ShowThe fifth annual St. Paul Winter Carnival Art Show at AZ Gallery in Lowertown is running through Feb. 28 with COVI

Great Northern festival: Adding to the Twin Cities fun during Winter Carnival

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greatnorthern.webp, The Great Northern runs in conjunction with the Loppet and Winter Carnival. “Innerworld Prism” by St. Paul-based visual artist Marlena Myles will be p
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Great Northern is a 10-day festival that starts Jan. 28 and is run in coordination with

Canine King and Queen contest at Union Depot goes virtual for Winter Carnival

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180126wlbb_doggie.webp, Emily Schmall of Falcon Heights and Dory, left, and Donna Mankowski of Prior Lake and Revere, right, celebrate after the dogs were crowned Canine-Quee
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressGot a princely pug, a queenly corgi or a kingly King Charles Spaniel? They could win the Can

Tickets on sale Dec. 29 for Winter Carnival’s new Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park

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20080127__080128snow.webp, The mittened squirrel was sweet, but the robot charmed the judges in Sunday’s snow-sculpture competition, part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Jon Ba
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe pandemic means a lot of St. Paul Winter Carnival events will be different in 2021. But t
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