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This queen is newly minted

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20110127__110129queen.webp, Madalyn Dosch, 23, was crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows, and was welcomed by the 2011 King Boreas Rex Keith LeBlanc, during the Winter Carnival coro
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMadalyn Dosch, 23, was crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows, joining 2011 King Boreas Rex Keith

These Winter Carnival ice-carving champs have been around the block - for 28 years

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20110127__110128ice.webp, Terry Reis uses a template to etch a snowflake onto an ice block Thursday at the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice-carving competition in Rice Park. Reis a
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressBuddy chefs Terry Reis and Rob Graham have been chiseling, sanding and chainsaw-hacking ice

Family Fun Planner: St. Paul Winter Carnival events — and more

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20110119__110123sl-wcwhatnew.webp, Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team’s entry, “Fountain of the Unicorns,” at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWINTER CARNIVAL EVENTSICE CARVINGJan 27-30: Which is more fun? Watching artists carve or viewi

Klondike Kate: It's a good thing she let her employer boss her around

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20110119__110123wc-kates2.webp, Minneapolis resident Anita McColley is the 2011 Klondike Kate. She was the winner of the St. Paul Winter Carnival competition at the Prom Center in Oa, 20110119__110123wc-kates1.webp, 2011 Klondike Kate contestants join hands for a cheer before the start of competition at the Prom Center in Oakdale Wednesday night January 5, 2011. T
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAnita McColley’s boss thought she would make not a good but a GREAT Klondike Kate.‘Every year,

A milestone year calls for going the extra mile

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20110119__110123sl-wcwhatnew.webp, Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team’s entry, “Fountain of the Unicorns,” at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressHow do you celebrate 125 years of frigid fun at the St. Paul Winter Carnival?By planning 125 events for carnival-goers.T
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