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Sunday Bulletin Board: This was the Ice Palace that looked like no other, before or since!

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By BULLETIN BOARD | BB.onward@gmail.comWhere we liveGregory of Dayton’s Bluff: “Subject: The forgotten Ice Palace.“There have been many Winter Carniva
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Where we liveSee worldKH of White Bear Lake reports: “Subject: Name That Creature.
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“The first photo, taken in a tidal pool, is a ‘chiton.’ According to the naturalist (who identified it by matching it to a picture in his reference bo
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“The second photo was taken in the same tidal pool. The naturalist was unable to find a matching picture in his reference book.”BULLETIN BOARD SAYS: W
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“There was a low spot between some trees on our farm that was a glorious collection of melting snow, usually making an appearance in late March or ear

St. Paul snow sculptors barred from championship because of Trump theme

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AP19031744951325.webp, In this Jan 28, 2019 photo, Dusty Thune poses next to his winning snow sculpture “Turtle Island” at Vulcan Snow Park on the Minnesota State Fairground, cst-12197-snow-park.webp, Minnesota snow sculptors Heather Friedli, left, and Adam Turner try to saw off a piece of snow off their block at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Cha
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Associated PressA St. Paul team won’t be at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship this week after two of its proposed p
AP19031741644705.webp, Minnesota snow sculptors Heather Friedli, left, and Adam Turner try to saw off a piece of snow off their block at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Cha
“We always try to appeal to everybody and anything political is not going to appeal to kids,” Lloyd said.Thune said their sculptures generally weren’t

It’s a Royal challenge — and an honor — says 2019 Prime Minister

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cst-16415-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle is chosen as the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, during Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMegan Quiggle was in a meeting outside the St. Paul RiverCentre’s ballroom on Friday when

How cold is it? Not cold enough to freeze out Winter Carnival festivities

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Winter-Carnival-cold1.webp, Steve and Carol Cermak of Bloomington use a selfie stick to photograph themselves with the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice sculptures in Kellogg Mall Par
How cold is it? Not cold enough to freeze out Winter Carnival festivitiesBy KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe festival that s

Aquaman Riding a Seahorse wins Winter Carnival ice carving competition

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Aquaman-Riding-A-Seahorse-Swarbrick-Greenleaf-2019-1st-Place.webp, Aquaman Riding A Seahorse: Chris Swarbrick of Hudson and Austin Greenleaf of River Falls won the $1,750 first prize in the multiblock competition. (Co, Three-Cold-Mice-and-the-Hot-Cocoa-Machine-Reis-Graham-Graham-Reis-2019-2nd-Place.webp, Three Cold Mice and the Hot Cocoa Machine: Terence Reis, Rob Graham, Brody Graham and Aaron Reis won the $1,000 second prize in the multiblock competi, Pixie-Haven-Hughes-Hughes-Erkenbrack-and-Klug-2019-3rd-place.webp, Pixie Haven: Paul Hughes, Deneena Hughes, Shannon Erkenbrack and John Klug won the $500 third prize in the multiblock competition. (Courtesy of the St, Heading-South-Trevor-Pearson-2019-Individual-Block-Professional-1st-Place.webp, Heading South: Trevor Pearson of Shakopee won the $600 first prize in the individual professional competition. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Winter Carniv, Polar-Proposal-Jim-Zupfer-and-Nate-Stromberg-2019-Individual-Block-Artisan-1st-place.webp, Polar Proposal: Jim Zupfer and Nate Stromberg won the $300 first prize in the individual artisan competition.
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressHere are the winners of the 2019 Saint Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Contest.The carvings c

Metro schools closing for two days as deep freeze descends. Snow emergencies declared.

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By TAD VEZNER | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
I-694-crash.webp, A semi blocks Interstate 694 at 10th Street in Oakdale on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Courtesy of the Minnesota State Patrol)
An arctic air mass is expected to bring frigid conditions not seen in nearly 25 years to the Twin Cities this week, prompting school closings and warn
AP19028839484057.webp, Aaron Braun puts in extra effort to get through the pile of snow at the end of his Mankato, Minn., driveway Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Pat Christman/The , AP19028835841306.webp, Gary Seal uses a snow blower to help clear a path for a car trapped in Racine, Wis., Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, while Kaleb Miller, 17, and Ben Jarvis, 18, AP19028839477768.webp, Becky Hopp gets help from her daughter Haley, 8, in digging out a car Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in North Mankato, Minn. (Pat Christman/The Free Press via, AP19028839471374.webp, Nate LeBoutillier and his children, from left to right, Valerie, Gordie and Archie work to clear their neighbor's driveway Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in N, AP19028839486536.webp, Mike Hoffman is surrounded by snow from his snowblower as he clears his driveway Monday, Jan 28, 2019, in Mankato, Minn. (Pat Christman/The Free Press
That split the so-called polar vortex into pieces, which then started to wander, according to Judah Cohen, a winter storm expert for Atmospheric Envir

Meet St. Paul Winter Carnival’s new Aurora, Queen of Snows — and the rural Minnesota town that ties her to previous queens

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DSC_5411.webp, The 2019 St. Paul Winter Carnival’s King Boreas Monte Johnson and Aurora, Queen of Snows Alison Gunter wave to the crowd during the King Boreas Grand
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIt was 1 degree in St. Paul on Saturday morning and that was cool with the newly crowned Q
2019_royals.webp, Alison Gunter, the 2019 Queen of Snows, with Monte Johnson, the 2019 King Boreas, on Saturday, Jan. 26, during the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Photo: Mo
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St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 83rd Boreas lives a commitment to community

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cst-16248-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson, crowned King Boreas LXXXIII welcomes Alison Gunter as Aurora, Queen of Snows, Jan. 25, 2019, during the Winter Carnival Royal Corona, cst-16233-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Alison Gunter, right, is crowned the 2019 Aurora, Queen of Snows by Jilla Nadimi, the 2018 queen, during the Winter Carnival Royal Coronation events a, cst-16236-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Alison Gunter, right, is crowned the 2019 Aurora, Queen of Snows by Jilla Nadimi, the 2018 queen, during the Winter Carnival Royal Coronation events a, cst-16200-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, lison Gunter, right, is crowned the 2019 Aurora, Queen of Snows during the Winter Carnival Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan. 25,, cst-16390-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle, left, chosen as the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, dances as Alison Gunter, chosen to be Aurora, Queen of the S, cst-16415-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle is introduced as the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival during Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan, cst-16354-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle is the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. She was introduced during Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentr, cst-15819-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson is crowned King Boreas LXXXIII during the Winter Carnival Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25, 2019. Johnson represen, cst-15868-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson is crowned King Boreas LXXXIII during the Winter Carnival Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25, 2019. Johnson represen, cst-16190-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson is crowned King Boreas LXXXIII during the Winter Carnival Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25, 2019. Johnson represen
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAs the old saying goes: Big dogs run with people who have big hearts.OK. So that’s not an ol
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