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Photos: Warmer temperatures made for a fine Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade

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IMG_20190202_180238.webp, Royalty from the Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest greet the crowds at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, IMG_20190202_173317.webp, Vulcans, ready to overthrow King Boreas and winter, at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Jul, IMG_20190202_181014-2.webp, Vulcans pass by at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_180550.webp, Unicyclers strut their stuff at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pione, IMG_20190202_175324.webp, A scene at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_175421.webp, More royalty at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_180727.webp, Dancers kick high at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Julio Ojeda-Zapata / Pioneer Press), IMG_20190202_174544.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt winner John Collins, right, presides from a hot-air balloon gondola at the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Vulcan Victory Torch
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe climatological timing was impeccable.St. Paul had been in a deep freeze, but the weather w

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

The 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues explained

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DSC_3106.webp, John Collins of Fridley holds the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Collins, a lifelong medallion hunter, found t
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressStill trying to unravel the meaning of the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues?The medallio
jmp-2019-Pioneer-Press-Treasure-Hunt-008.webp, Dave Cunnien, right, and his son, Leo, 4, search for the Winter Carnival medallion in Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.
CLUE #3One day moons ago, the wind it did blowThe sky, an upside down bogAs a tornado twirled it soon unfurledA street full of fish and frogExplanatio
Hiding the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion
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‘For my dad’: Lifelong Pioneer Press Treasure Hunter scoops up the $10K medallion

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medallion12-e1548956201725.webp, John Collins of Fridley smiles while holding the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Collins, a lifelong medallion , DSC_3106.webp, John Collins of Fridley holds the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Collins, a lifelong medallion hunter, found t, medallion4.webp, Two pieces of cardboard surround the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion found late Wednesday, Jan. 30 at Long Lake Regional Park in New Bright, Treasure-Hunt-22.webp, John Collins of Fridley shows how hard it was to spot the medallion, Wednesday, January 30,2019. (Special to the Pioneer Press: Craig Lassig), medallionFinder.webp, John Collins of Fridley holds the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion after finding the prize late Wednesday night, Jan. 30, 2019. (Special to the P, Treasure-Hunt-16.webp, Treasure hunters stream out of the woods after word got around that the medallion had been found Wednesday January 30, 2019. (Special to the Pioneer P, Treasure-Hunt-14.webp, Treasure hunters work late into the night in temps -22 Fahrenheit and scour the park in search of the medallion Wednesday January 30, 2019. (Special t, Treasure-Hunt-12.webp, Treasure hunters work late into the night in temps -22 Fahrenheit and scour the park in search of the medallion Wednesday January 30, 2019. (Special t, Treasure-Hunt-02.webp, Treasure hunters leave their warm cars and head into the woods to work late into the night in temps -22 Fahrenheit as they scour the park in search of
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press John Collins floundered for awhile Wednesday night after the scrambled version of the final cl

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 are Treasure Hunters faring? They’re cool with the cold

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TreasureHunt_cold.webp, Mary Mulholland of Mounds View wears a skeleton mask over her forehead and under her goggles, an ear-flap hat and a Pioneer Press neck guard, all unde, IMG_8350.webp, Jane Heinks, left, and her daughter Mary Heinks take a break from digging for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Long Lake Regional Park in , madisonMoody.webp, "I thought I would last longer than I did," said Pioneer Press Treasure Hunter Madison Moody of St. Paul, after an hour outdoors at Long Lake Regional, IMG_8326.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters Dave Anderson, left, of Arden Hills, and his son Ryan Anderson of Roseville stand on the windswept southern edge of Lon
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe harsh winds and face-freezing temps weren’t keeping away the hardiest — some admit foolhard
Treasure Hunter is from Portland, Oregon, and he's cool with the cold
 Under such dangerous conditions, the New Brighton Public Safety Department was on park patrol. Officer Mike Honkanen said he was driving through ever
How these hardy Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters stay warm
 “The best thing to do when you get cold is start digging,” he said.Folks were also taking warm-up breaks in their cars and trucks — a dozen or so par
Pioneer Press Treasure hunters brave the bitter cold
 Lifelong Treasure Hunter Kathy Sauerwein of White Bear Lake said her coffee froze as she dug.Why hassle Tuesday’s ferocity, even if it could net her
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