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St. Paul Winter Carnival memorabilia collections contain as much history as kitsch

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20090122__090125collectors1.webp, Howie Register (cq Howie), a collector of St. Paul Winter Carnival memorabilia who is in charge of the exhibit this year at the Landmark Center, at ho, 20090122__090125collectors2.webp, Howie Register (cq Howie), a collector of St. Paul Winter Carnival memorabilia, who is in charge of the exhibit this year at the Landmark Center, with, 20090122__090125collectors3.webp, Howie Register holds buttons from 1946 when the Winter Carnival was called the St. Paul Victory Carnival after WWII. Howie Register (cq Howie), a coll, 20090122__090125collectors4.webp, Howie Register said that earlier St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons had a theme, as indicated on these buttons, January 21, 2009. Howie Register (cq How
By ANDY RATHBUN | arathbun@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhile thousands search for a medallion during the Winter Carnival each year, Howie Register

Frigid weekend conditions will cheer Winter Carnival's ice sculptors

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20090123__090124icescupt.webp, "We'll just plump up these lips," said Chad Peterson of Robbinsdale, who grinds on Mr. Wally Eye, part of his team's sculpture, "A School of Fish," at, 20090123__090124icesculpt2.webp, Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team's entry, "Fountain of the Unicorns," at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January, 20090123_091002_090124WinterCarnivalTorchlight_CXNA.webp
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThe temperature might have dropped below zero as the wind wailed Friday, but the ice-carving teams in Rice Park loved it

Winter Carnival's 2009 Queen of the Snows lives in Minneapolis but will reign over St. Paul

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20090123__090124queen-bw.webp, Sarah Schweich reacts as it is announced that she is the 2009 Aurora, Queen of the Snows during the 2009 Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentr
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSarah Schweich is the new 2009 Queen of the Snows, but she’s also a true daughter of this

This year's Winter Carnival king was born to be Boreas

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20090122__090123coronation.webp, King Boreas LXIII Christopher "Chris" Schneeman is announced before he is offically crowned during the 2009 Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCe, 20090123_094559_Christopher_Schneeman.webp, Christopher Schneeman
By ANDY RATHBUN | arathbun@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Winter Carnival king and queen have been crowned.Christopher Schneeman was declared thi
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