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What’s a ‘Carnival’ moment? The newest King Boreas explains

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Steve Doody, previously the 2018 South Wind Prince, aims to create meaningful ‘carnival moments’ as this year’s ice king. 
STP-L-jea-17-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, King Boreas LXXXVII Steve Doody walks through the crowd after being named during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre
By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEveryone in this year’s St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Family is going to have a “carnival
STP-L-jea-04-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.jpg, Jennifer Westerhaus, the 2024 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, stands with King Boreas LXXXVII Steve Doody during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Corona
Deep Roots in ServiceSo who is the new King Boreas?At South St. Paul High School, class of 1980, a young Steve Doody was a four-sport athlete — footba

2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival royal family named

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Steve Doody of South St. Paul is King Boreas, and Jennifer Westerhaus of Chaska is Aurora, Queen of the Snows.By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress
STP-L-jea-04-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.jpg, Jennifer Westerhaus, the 2024 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, stands with King Boreas LXXXVII Steve Doody during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Corona, STP-L-jea-02-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Jennifer Westerhaus wipes aways tears as she is crowned the 2024 Aurora, Queen of the Snows by outgoing Queen of the Snows Jocelyn O’Neill during the , STP-L-jea-01-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION.webp, Jennifer Westerhaus reacts after being named the 2024 Aurora, Queen of the Snows during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at RiverCentre i, STP-L-jea-09-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Ron Mikolai, 2024 Euros, Prince of the East Wind, holds his flaming sword during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre, STP-L-jea-13-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Amy Lyn Johnson is crowned the 2024 West Wind Princess, by the outgoing West Wind Princess Dee Barrett during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal , STP-L-jea-10-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Michelle Boris reacts after being names the 2024 East Wind Princess during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St, STP-L-jea-12-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, John Omodt gives a holler after being named the 2024 Zephyrus, Prince of the West Wind, during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at t, STP-L-jea-07-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Katy Jo Johnson is crowned the North Wind Princess by outgoing North Wind Princess Rahila Hungiapuko, during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal C, STP-L-jea-05-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126-e1760561273348.webp, Long time Winter Carnival booster and former Vulcanus Rex LXVII Tom Barrett takes a selfie with the 2024 Winter Carnival Queen candidates during the 2, STP-L-jea-16-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Madalyn McGarry, 2024 South Wind Princess, strikes the traditional South Wind “Ooh La La” pose after her crowning during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carn, STP-L-jea-17-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, King Boreas LXXXVII Steve Doody walks through the crowd after being named during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre, STP-L-jea-06-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Eddy Wieger, Titan, Prince of the North Wind is handed his sword by outgoing Prince of the North Win, Dave Schmidt during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Car, STP-L-jea-15-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Jamie Rued, 2024 Notos, Prince of the South Wind, has his caped pin by outgoing Prince of the South Wind Dennis Boe during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Ca, STP-L-jea-11-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Girls with the Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance perform during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul o, STP-L-jea-14-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Dancers with the Mishiikenh Andonizhikaw perform during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Friday, J, STP-L-jea-08-WC_ROYAL_CORONATION-0126.webp, Dancers with the Clementine Hmong Dance Team perform during the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Frida
The St. Paul Winter Carnival announced its 2024 Royal Family on Friday night at a coronation at the RiverCentre. For the coming year, Stephen Doody, 6

Jocelyn O’Neill’s short and sweet reign as Queen of the Snows

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STP-L-AURORA-0810-002.webp, Jocelyn O’Neill, the new 2023 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, waves during the Canadian Days Grand Parade in Little Canada on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (John
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOver the last year, Jocelyn O’Neill has moved, made a job change and stepped into the role
STP-L-jea-02-LIGHT_THE_PARK-0125.webp, Three junior Winter Carnival princess wearing glowing tiaras watch a laser light show dance on the Landmark Center across the street from Rice Park in, STP-L-jea-03-LIGHT_THE_PARK-0125.webp, Louis Bielenberg, 2, from St. Paul, watches a laser light show dance on the Landmark Center across the street from Rice Park in St. Paul as part of th, STP-L-jea-01-LIGHT_THE_PARK-0125.webp, A laser light show dance on the Landmark Center across the street from Rice Park in St. Paul as part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival-Light the Park ce
“Jocelyn showed an immense amount of grace as she stepped into the role of Queen of the Snows,” said Ashleigh Farrell, President of the Former Queens

Meet Queen Adonika and King Big Mac, top dogs of the St. Paul Winter Carnival and Doggie Depot

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2024-Canine-Queen-and-King_16x9-e1706106736962.webp, Adonika, a Pomsky (half Pomeranian, half Siberian Husky) from Minnetonka (left) and Big Mac, a French Bulldog from Minneapolis, won an online voting c
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe votes have been tabulated and St. Paul has two new top dogs:Meet Queen Adonika and Kin
STP-L-jea-13-GRAND_DAY_PARADE-0127.jpg, The St. Paul Winter Carnival and Doggie Depot canine Queen Adonika, walked by owner Ryn Melberg, left, a Pomsky (Pomeranian/Siberian Husky mix) and Ki
While Adonika lives in the west metro, her owner, Ryn Melberg, attended Hamline University in St. Paul for both undergraduate and graduate studies and

Meet the candidates for St. Paul Winter Carnival Queen of the Snows

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20150123__150123_carnivalcoronation_krystleigboogbonna.webp, Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna takes a moment after being crowned Aurora, Queen of Snows during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMeet the nine candidates for the 2024 Aurora, Queen of the Snows of the St. Paul Winter Ca

Vote for the canine king and queen of the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival in the Doggie Depot contest

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The top dogs will be crowned by the royal family during a dog-friendly event at Union Depot
king-and-queen.webp, Emily Schmall of Falcon Heights and Dory, left and Donna Mankowski of Prior Lake and Revere, right, celebrate after the dogs were crowned Canine-Queen
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAhead of a doggie coronation at Union Depot, online voting is underway to select the canin
Collage-Maker-24-Jan-2023-05.33-PM.webp, Lucy (left), the Canine Queen of the Snows and Rio, the Canine King Boreas of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival.
A week following this year’s parade, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, the 2024 king and queen will be formally crowned by the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carniva

Embodying ‘an indomitable spirit’: A Q&A with Jody Vander Hart, the 2024 Klondike Kate

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STP-L-jea-10-KLONDIKE_KATE-0110.webp, Contestant Jody Vander Hart, from Vadnais Heights, performs during the Klondike Kate Contest at Mintahoe Catering & Events-Inwood Oaks Event Center in
By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressBefore she sang her second song at the 2024 Klondike Kate competition, the event’s emcee a
STP-L-jea-16-KLONDIKE_KATE-0110.webp, Jody Vander Hart, center, from Vadnais Heights, is sashed as 2024 Klondike Kate during the Klondike Kate Contest at the Mintahoe Catering & Events - I
Right after Vander Hart was “sashed” as the 2024 Klondike Kate, we caught up with her to ask some questions.Q: You were on stage last year, too. What

The last time a Winter Carnival queen departed during her reign was 1957 — and she was getting married

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAs a child, Joe Gallagher loved paging through the memory book his mother, Eva Wicker Gall
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What happened was that Queen Eva married her prince, Pvt. James F. Gallagher.“My dad was in the Army,” Gallagher says, “and they had gotten engaged in
2016BOREAS5.webp, The 2016 Titan, Prince of the North Wind, Joe Gallagher and Princess of the North Wind, Shannon Cherep are introduced at the St. Paul Winter Carnival
LVII, by the way, translates to 57. Serving as the 57th Titan felt fitting to the son of the ’57 queen.“My goal was to finish my term and honor my mot

2023 Vulcan Krewe’s identities revealed: Ivan Weiss Jr. is a second-gen fire king

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In the Vulcans’ “den,” their home during the carnival, a backlit red V proclaims, “Where 8 Become 1.”
STP-L-VULCANS-0205-001.webp, The Vulcan Krewe of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival is photographed in St. Paul on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The Krewe is, front row, from left;  Bar, STP-L-VULCANS-0205-002.webp, The Vulcan Krewe of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival is photographed in St. Paul on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The Krewe is, front row, from left;  Bar, STP-L-VULCANS-0205-003.webp, Ivan Weiss Jr., from Stillwater, is Vulcanus Rex LXXXV of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival, photographed in St. Paul on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (John
By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressVulcanus Rex has once again defeated King Boreas for control of the seasons, according to
juxtapose-gif-1.gif, The Vulcan Krewe of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival is photographed in St. Paul on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The Krewe is, front row, from left; Baro
On the way out of events like this, the two monarchs might exchange furtive fist bumps or secretive smiles. For Weiss, whose father was Vulcanus Rex f

He’s Coach Boreas, Ph.D.: Former Viking and sports mentor Leo Lewis III crowned Winter Carnival’s 86th King Boreas

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Lewis also holds a doctoral degree in kinesiology and chose “Supporting Active Youth and Families” as his Boreas motto.
STP-L-jea-01-ROYAL-CORONATION-0127-1-e1674931167189.jpg, Leo E. Lewis, PhD, raises his scepter after being introduces as Boreas Rex LXXXVI during the 2023 Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at Saint Paul River
Leo E. Lewis III made a name for himself wearing purple — but now it’s time for him to put on blue.The former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and long
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