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2021 St. Paul Winter Carnival button designs revealed

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By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe designs for the 2021 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons were unveiled virtually Saturday m

No parades, but a new drive-through event for 2021 St. Paul Winter Carnival

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jea-0609-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXIV, and Kirstin Knutson, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 135th St. Paul Winter Carnival will be different from the 134 “Coolest Celebrations on E

Identities revealed! Meet the 2020 Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe

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By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
Animated-GIF-source.gif, Vulcanus Rex and his Vulcan Krewe, from the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival, are photographed on Jan. 29, 2020. The Imperial Order of Fire and Brimstone
The identities of the 2020 Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe have been revealed.This year’s Krewe is:Tim Koran, Count of AshesBrian M. Jones: General Flame
cst-09093-Vulcan-Krewe-2020.webp, Vulcanus Rex and his Vulcan Krewe, part of the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival, are photographed with their fire engine "Luverne" on Wednesday, Jan. 29,, jea-2233-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Rheanna Tackaberry, 16, from Orono, gets a “V” complements of a Vulcan during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downto, cst-08982-Vulcan-Krewe-2020.webp, Vulcan Krewe member Gordon Carney, the Grand Duke Fertilious, puts on his makeup in a South St. Paul hotel at the start of the day during the 2020 St., cst-09032-Vulcan-Krewe-2020.webp, Vulcan Krewe member Michael Kickbush, the Duke of Klinker, puts on his makeup in a South St. Paul hotel at the start of the day during the 2020 St. Pa
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Winter Carnival’s Queen of Snows has another title — fiancée — as boyfriend proposes in Rice Park

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jmp-001-040-queen-of-snows-engaged-e1580519882757.webp, Kirstin Knutson, Queen of the Snows of the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival, and Daniel Maslowski, a Royal Guard, stand at the spot of his Thursday night
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressKirstin Knutson — currently reigning as Aurora, Queen of the Snows of the 2020 St. Paul Wi
jmp-003-0085-queen-of-snows-engaged.webp, Kirstin Knutson, Queen of Snows of the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival and Daniel Maslowski, a Royal Guard, cross the street from the Landmark Center to
Love finds a way, though — especially when it has the blessing of King Boreas LXXXIV, Darrin Johnson, and the assistance of Joe Johnston, the Prime Mi
Winter Carnival Queen of Snows gets engaged in Rice Park
It was a warm moment out in the cold as the royal family cheered and the couple embraced. There was even a bit of time to celebrate before the queen h

Winter Carnival wraps up this weekend

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150201torchlede-2.webp, A St. Paul Bouncing Girl waves to the parade-goers in a skyway over 5th Street during the 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival 2015 Vulcan Victory Torchlight
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAs legend dictates, the Vulcans will do their best to send King Boreas and his frosty family

Photos: St. Paul’s Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade

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jea-0384-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade-e1640361337878.webp, Mason Parah, 5, from Woodbury, gets a high five from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day P, jea-2238-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, A St. Paul Bouncing Girl does a mid-air backflip during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturda, jea-2240-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Katlyne Slate, waving, holds 2 year-old Raiya with her daughter Madeline, 4, on her right as he sister Lindsay Edwards, holding 10 month old Wally Nel, jea-0995-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Kids line up along the rails at Rice Park during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Jan., jea-2241-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Drivers with the Osman Shiners Go Cart team perform during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Satu, jea-2237-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Army re-enactors march during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (John Au, jea-0609-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXIV, and Kirstin Knutson, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival , jea-1069-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Ms Minnesota Kathryn Kueppers from Mendota Heights, waves to the crowds during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downt, jea-2232-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, 2011 Euro, Prince of the East Wind, Tony Madden, blows a whistle as he marches in the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in do, jea-0964-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, A St. Paul Bouncing Girl flies into the air during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Ja, jea-2233-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Rheanna Tackaberry, 16, from Orono, gets a “V” complements of a Vulcan during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downto, jea-0487-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Aviana Swanson, Miss Waterville 2019, joins dozens of other Visiting Royal Ambassadors as they march in the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas , jea-2236-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, The Hi-lex Gnomes, worn by Boy Scout Troop 13, march during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grande Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Sa, jea-0218-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, jea-0724-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Members of the Tux Team Pooper Scoopers ply their trade during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on , jea-2230-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, jea-0135-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Oliver Pohlen, 6, from Hopkins watches as an ice sculpture artist puts the finishing touches on his creation in Rice Park before the 2020 St. Paul Win, jea-0081-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Sarah Butala, from Bloomington checks the fit on a one a leg segment of the ice sculpture “Charlotte Makes A Wish” at Rice Park before the 2020 St. Pa
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCrowds gathered in downtown St. Paul on Saturday for the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Bo

Wisconsin woman crowned St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2020 Queen of Snows

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jea-2872-WC-Royal-Coronation-2020.webp, Kirstin Knutson reacts after being named the 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCen
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressKirstin Knutson describes herself as a “small-town girl with big-city dreams,” and one of
jea-3050-WC-Royal-Coronation-2020.webp, Kirstin Knutson, the 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, is crowned by the 2019 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, Alison Gunter, during the 2020 St. Paul Winte
This is how Knutson first came to be a candidate for Queen of Snows in 2018 (candidates often run more than once before being named a queen or one of
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