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24th Annual Cooler Crew Predig Gig

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After a year of a virtual hiatus due to COVID-19, the in person Pre Dig Gig is Still Virtual!
We'll be having a zoom call again.  Details will be posted here when available.
Don't forget to buy your annual Pioneer Press medallion to become eligible for the extra $5000 in prize money.

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Great Northern Festival adds 50-person dance performance on Como Lake to events

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uff-7nH8.jpeg, “Slow Show,” which will be presented on Como Lake as part of the Great Northern Festival, was performed in Luma Arles, Parc des Ateliers in August 201
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2022 Great Northern Festival, Jan. 27-Feb. 6, already announced it will feature an ice-e
176A0395.webp, An ice-encased greenhouse will have flowers in a St. Paul alley in January. (Photo by Fadumo Ali)
The functioning ice greenhouse, titled “Conservatory,” will be located at 340 N. Sibley St., near Mears Park and will have black coneflowers, velvet p

2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival button designs unveiled

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SPWC_button_02_trim_HIRES-e1638463619665.webp, EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M SATURDAY, DEC. 4, 2021 — One of the four 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons, which will be officially revealed to the publ
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M SATURDAY, DEC. 4, 2021 -- One of the four 2022 St. Paul Winter Carn

St. Paul Winter Carnival seeking its next queen — after two years

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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 PressThe last time a Queen of Snows was crowned in St. Paul, we were living on the edge of a pa

St. Paul Winter Carnival celebrates 100 days to 2022 Carnival with Drag Queen Bingo fundraiser

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image001-1-e1634236752774.jpg, Crystal Belle will be at the drag queen bingo fundraiser for the Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation. (Courtesy image)
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe folks who produce the St. Paul Winter Carnival will start the 100-days-to-Carnival count

Foundation that produces St. Paul Winter Carnival has a new leader

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Lisa-Jacobson-SPFHF-Pres-CEO-e1629144394544.webp, The Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation (SPFHF) announced Aug. 16, 2021 that Lisa Jacobson has been hired as their new President and CEO. (Court
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe group that produces the St. Paul Winter Carnival has a new leader.The Saint Paul Festiva

Winter Carnival’s first Klondike Kate, Carol Carney, dies at 85

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cst-72600-Klondike-Kate-1971-e1621872833448.webp, Carol Carney was the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s first Klondike Kate in 1971. Here she is 50 years later, photographed Jan. 20, 2021, at her home in Li
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCarol Carney, the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s first Klondike Kate, died May 22 after a short
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