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2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe unmasked

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Cst-63358-Vulcan-Krewe-2022.jpg, The 2022 Vulcan Krewe in costume, from left: Count of Ashes Michael Daleiden, Count Embrious Kaene Wallace, General Flameous Lawrence Genzler, Baron H, Cst-63408-Vulcan-Krewe-2022.webp, Count of Ashes Michael Daleiden draws the Vulcan "V" on his face before a photo shoot with the 2022 Vulcan Krewe in St. Paul, Wednesday, Feb.2, 2022. , Cst-63328-Vulcan-Krewe-2022.webp, Vulcanus Rex LXXXV Fred Edstrom, left, has his cape adjusted by Duke of Klinker Jim Bebeau, before a photo shoot with the 2022 Vulcan Krewe in St. Pau, Cst-63275-Vulcan-Krewe-2022.webp, The 2022 Vulcan Krewe, from left: Count of Ashes Michael Daleiden, Count Embrious Kaene Wallace, General Flameous Lawrence Genzler, Baron Hot Sparkus
By SCOTT TAKUSHI | Pioneer PressThe identities of the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcan Krewe have been revealed.They are Count of Ashes Michael Da

West Sider crowned St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2022 Queen of the Snows

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Effie Barnes, 28, of St. Paul, was crowned on Friday along with the rest of the royal family
jea-0004-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, The 2022 Queen of the Snows candidates pose for a photo during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Fri, jea-0005-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXI takes a selfie with the Queen of the Snows candidates during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at t, jea-0003-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Queen candidates wait backstage during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Friday, January 28, 2022. (, jea-0002-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Queen of the Snows candidates wait to go onstage during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Friday, Ja, jea-0001-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXI stands on the stage one last time at the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentr, jea-0013-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, King Boreas LXXXIV, Billy Given is introduced during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Friday, Janua, jea-0008-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Hillary Lor performs on the Hulusi during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Friday, January 28, 2022, jea-0012-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Members of the Minnesota Dance Theater dance to the Waltz of the Snowflakes from the Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantacy during the 2022 St. Paul Winte, jea-0006-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Titan, Prince of the North Wind, Jeff Thron is introduced along with his wife Jessica and daughter Lyndsey during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Ro, jea-0011-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Notos, Prince of the South Wind, Joey Clark, spotlights South Wind Princess, Cathryn Heimerdinger, during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coro, jea-0007-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Kylie Johnson reacts after being named the North Wind Princess during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, jea-0014-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, King Boreas LXXXIV, Billy Given is introduced during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Friday, Janua, jea-0015-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Effie Barnes reacts after be named the 2022 Aurora, Queen of the Snows during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCen, jea-0016-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Effie Barne is crowned the 2022 Aurora, Queen of the Snows by outgoing Queen Kirstin Knutson during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at t, jea-0017-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Queen of Snows, Effie Barnes and Boreas LXXXIV, Billy Given during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on, jea-0020-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, Queen of the Snows, Effie Barnes and Boreas LXXXIV, Billy Given during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentr
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJust hours after she was crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows of the 2022 St. Paul Winter Ca

It’s a Given. Winter Carnival’s 85th Boreas is longtime St. Paul businessman Billy Given

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jea-0014-WC-Royal-Coronation-22.webp, King Boreas LXXXIV, Billy Given is introduced during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Friday, Janua
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressBilly Given has been to more Winter Carnival royalty coronations than many of even the most
jea-0017-WC-Royal-Coronation-22-1.webp, Queen of the Snows, Effie Barnes and Boreas LXXXIV, Billy Given during the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Saint Paul RiverCentr
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Winter Carnival royalty served an unprecedented two years, during unprecedented times

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jea-2666-WC-Royal-Coronation-2020.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXI, raises his scepter in triumph after being introduced during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at t, jea-3050-WC-Royal-Coronation-2020.webp, Kirstin Knutson, the 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, is crowned by the 2019 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, Alison Gunter, during the 2020 St. Paul Winte, qos_proposal2.webp, Kirstin Knutson, Aurora, Queen of Snows of the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival, and her fiance, Daniel Maslowski, share a moment after getting engaged i, jea-0609-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXIV, and Kirstin Knutson, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival , Natalka2-e1584846075678.jpg, Darrin Johnson, the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2020 King Boreas performs the first-ever virtual knighting ceremony for Natalka Kramarczuk, 50, of Sout, Johnson-Darrin-1.webp, Darrin Johnson, the 2020-21 King Boreas of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, with his wife, driver Emily Gerbig, and their kids, daughter Sydney Johnson a, Cst-61044-Winter-Carnival-King-and-Queen-.webp, Kirstin Knutson, left, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, and Darrin Johnson, Boreas Rex LXXXIV, participate in the Annual Queen's Tea, hosted by the Fo, Cst-61075-Winter-Carnival-King-and-Queen-.webp, Darrin Johnson, Boreas Rex LXXXIV, participates in the Annual Queen's Tea, hosted by the Former Queens of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, at the Royal G, Cst-61006-Winter-Carnival-King-and-Queen-.webp, Kirstin Knutson, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, participates in the Annual Queen's Tea, hosted by the Former Queens of the St. Paul Winter Carnival,
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIt was a parade — finally — and King Boreas was in it.But … something was different. What,

Meet the 2022 Queen of the Snows candidates of the St. Paul Winter Carnival

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Queen-of-Snows-2020-e1642700295162.webp, Kirstin Knutson, the 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, is crowned by 2019 Queen Alison Gunter during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAfter a skipped year due to the pandemic, this year there are 20 candidates to wear the cr

He is devoted to the St. Paul Winter Carnival — really devoted

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cst-Tom-Barrett-001.webp, Tom Barrett flashes the Vulcan "V" as he shows off a portion of his collection of Winter Carnival memorabilia in the basement of his home on Wednesday, cst-Tom-Barrett-002.webp, Tom Barrett, center, wearing black, was the 2004 Vulcanus Rex. He is photographed with the Vulcan Krewe at the 2004 Ice Palace in St. Paul. (Scott Tak, cst-Tom-Barrett-003.webp, Framed photos of the 1952 Vulcan Krewe -- which included Kitty Ryan Johnson, the only female ever to be a Vulcan -- are among the Winter Carnvial memo, cst-Tom-Barrett-004.webp, Vulcan memorabilia is among the Winter Carnvial memorabilia in the collection of Tom Barrett, displayed in his home on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Scot, cst-Tom-Barrett-005.webp, Tom Barrett shows off some of his Winter Carnival memorabilia displayed in the basement stairway of his home on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Scott Takus, cst-Tom-Barrett-006.webp, Winter Carnival buttons are among the Winter Carnvial memorabilia in the collection of Tom Barrett, displayed in the basement of his home on Wednesday, cst-Tom-Barrett-007.webp, NASA memorabilia, including a photo signed "To Tom Barrett With Best Wishes, Buzz Aldrin" is among the collection of Tom Barrett, seen in the basement, cst-Tom-Barrett-008.webp, A glass case containing Muhammed Ali memorabilia -- including boxing gloves signed by Ali and by his trainer Angelo Dundee --is among the memorabilia , cst-Tom-Barrett-009.webp, Tom Barret shows off a portion of his collection of memorabilia in the basement of his home on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Barrett is depicted in the Wi
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTom Barrett figures he was in eighth grade when one of his teachers, Miss Bell, approached h
cst-Tom-Barrett-002.webp, Tom Barrett, center, wearing black, was the 2004 Vulcanus Rex. He is photographed with the Vulcan Krewe at the 2004 Ice Palace in St. Paul. (Scott Tak
Barrett provides a bit of history: The Vulcans have been part of the 135-year-old Winter Carnival since 1886, when the Fire King was known as Fire Kin

Winter Carnival senior royalty named

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IMG_6791.webp, The 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival Senior Royalty was named Friday at Tinucci's in Newport. The senior royals are, left to right, Princess of the Four
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival senior royalty were named Friday at Tinucci’s in Newport.T

Troy Natus, former Winter Carnival prince, dies at age 41 from COVID

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Natus, VP at Hamernick’s, was a heart transplant recipient and cancer survivor
natus2-e1642293020612.jpg, Troy Natus, 41, of Maplewood and 2010 Titan Prince of the North Wind in the St. Paul Winter Carnival, died Jan. 13, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic from COVID
A former St. Paul Winter Carnival prince has died following a difficult battle with COVID-19.Troy Natus, 41, of Maplewood, the 2010 Titan Prince of th
2010_st_paul_winter_carnival_coronation-525-X3.webp, Troy Natus, pictured second row, far left, as Titan, Prince of the North Wind, with the rest of the 2010 St. Paul Winter Carnival royal family shortly
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The return of Klondike Kate

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Tina Hacker of Plymouth is the first since the 2020 Kate was “sashed.” The performance competition is a traditional prelude to the St. Paul Winter Car
jea-0015-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tina Hacker from Plymouth is the 2022 Klondike Kate. She was chosen during the annual competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, jea-0017-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tina Hacker from Plymouth is the 2022 Klondike Kate. She was chosen during the annual competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, jea-0016-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tina Hacker from Plymouth is the 2022 Klondike Kate. She was chosen during the annual competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, jea-0010-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tina Hacker from Plymouth sings in the second round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan. 1, jea-0006-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tina Hacker from Plymouth belts out her song in the first round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wedne, jea-0005-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tina Hacker from Plymouth belts out her song in the first round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wedne, jea-0014-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, The shadow of Tammy McCanna, from St. Louis Park, is cast upon the stage curtains as she performs in the third round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competi, jea-0013-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Former Klondike Kates perform for the crowd round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan. 12,, jea-0012-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, dJanine Renslow from Big Lake performs in the second round the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, Ja, jea-0011-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Lynda Risch from Rush City sings in the second round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan. , jea-0009-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Maret Bylander, from Stillwater, sings in the second round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wednesday,, jea-0008-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Tammy McCanna, from St. Louis Park, performs in the second round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wedn, jea-0007-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Jeannie Johnston, from Saint Paul, performs in the second round of the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in St. Paul on Wedne, jea-0004-Klondike-Kate-2022.webp, Contest judge, 2021 Miss Minnesota Elle Mark, shows off her red boots as she is introduced by MC Tom Barrett at the 2022 Klondike Kate competition at
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTina Hacker is the new Klondike Kate.The Plymouth woman donned the 2022 sash Wednesday night a

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
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