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Pioneer Press Winter Carnival

In the market for an old button? Maybe a cape? On Wednesday, Winter Carnival can oblige

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20080523__080525Carnival1.jpg, Buttons — thousands of them — will be on sale Wednesday as the organizers of the St. Paul Winter Carnival sell surplus memorabilia stored at their hea
By ALEX FRIEDRICH | Pioneer PressMissing the Winter Carnival already?Grab a little piece of it this spring.Fans of the Coolest Celebration on Earth ca

The Winter Carnival's Vulcans aim to be naughty and nice after years of declining reputation

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20080201__080202Klinker.webp, Four-year-old Erin Young gets a close-up view of herself in the goggles of Tim Cole, the Vulcan Duke of Klinker, this week during the Krewe’s St. Paul
By ALEX FRIEDRICH | Pioneer PressFor decades, the Vulcans were like the guy at your party with the lampshade on his head.A lot of people found him sil

Snow, ice creations reap prizes

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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 PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 122nd St. Paul Winter Carnival announced the winners of its snow-sculpting and ice-carving