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Photos: St. Paul’s Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade

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jea-0384-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade-e1640361337878.webp, Mason Parah, 5, from Woodbury, gets a high five from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day P, jea-2238-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, A St. Paul Bouncing Girl does a mid-air backflip during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturda, jea-2240-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Katlyne Slate, waving, holds 2 year-old Raiya with her daughter Madeline, 4, on her right as he sister Lindsay Edwards, holding 10 month old Wally Nel, jea-0995-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Kids line up along the rails at Rice Park during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Jan., jea-2241-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Drivers with the Osman Shiners Go Cart team perform during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Satu, jea-2237-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Army re-enactors march during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (John Au, 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 , jea-1069-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Ms Minnesota Kathryn Kueppers from Mendota Heights, waves to the crowds during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downt, jea-2232-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, 2011 Euro, Prince of the East Wind, Tony Madden, blows a whistle as he marches in the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in do, jea-0964-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, A St. Paul Bouncing Girl flies into the air during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Ja, jea-2233-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Rheanna Tackaberry, 16, from Orono, gets a “V” complements of a Vulcan during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downto, jea-0487-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Aviana Swanson, Miss Waterville 2019, joins dozens of other Visiting Royal Ambassadors as they march in the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas , jea-2236-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, The Hi-lex Gnomes, worn by Boy Scout Troop 13, march during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grande Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on Sa, jea-0218-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, jea-0724-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Members of the Tux Team Pooper Scoopers ply their trade during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grand Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on , jea-2230-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, jea-0135-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Oliver Pohlen, 6, from Hopkins watches as an ice sculpture artist puts the finishing touches on his creation in Rice Park before the 2020 St. Paul Win, jea-0081-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Sarah Butala, from Bloomington checks the fit on a one a leg segment of the ice sculpture “Charlotte Makes A Wish” at Rice Park before the 2020 St. Pa
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCrowds gathered in downtown St. Paul on Saturday for the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival King Bo

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

Joe Mauer will be grand marshal for Winter Carnival’s Grand Day Parade

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Twins_Mauer_Baseball_86790-1.webp, Joe Mauer acknowledges a standing ovation as he donned catcher’s gear and caught for one pitch against a Chicago White Sox batter in the ninth inning
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Minnesota Twins’ only No. 7, Joe Mauer, will serve as Grand Marshal for the St. Paul Winte
Joe Mauer will be grand marshal for Winter Carnival’s Grand Day Parade
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2018 Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade

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vulcan-torchlight-parade001.jpg, Vulcans march toward the St. Paul Library to overthrow King Boreas during the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in downtown St, vulcan-torchlight-parade002.jpg, Aurora, Queen of the Snows, waves from her float. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade003.jpg, Spectators filled the streets and skyways of Fifth Street. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade004.jpg, Mayor Melvin Carter greets spectators. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade005.jpg, Unicyclists ride down Fifth Street. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade006.jpg, Flames light up the street. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade007.jpg, Joel Reed of Osakis holds his daughter Olivia, age 2, on his shoulders. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade008.jpg, Spectators filled the streets and skyways on a brisk night. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade009.jpg, Jimmy Gerding plays the vuvuzela. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade010.jpg, The ice palace in Rice Park glows red after the Vulcans overthrow King Boreas. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade011.jpg, Oona Lanahan, center, lady of Vulcanus Rex LVI, cheers alongside other spectators as the Vulcans overthrow King Boreas. (Liam James Doyle / Special to, vulcan-torchlight-parade012.jpg, A fireworks display in Rice Park concludes the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade. (Liam James Doyle / Special to the Pioneer Press), vulcan-torchlight-parade013.jpg, Jay Loven and his daughter Cassie, 7, center, of Bloomington watch a display of fireworks in Rice Park during the conclusion of the Vulcan Victory Tor
By GINGER PINSON | Pioneer PressThe Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade marched Saturday from Lowertown through downtown St. Paul into Rice Park, where W

Torchlight Parade wraps up Winter Carnival on Saturday

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djo_29791-e1486260917929.jpg, Crowds line the streets of downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, to watch the flaring of torches as part of the annual Winter Carnival Vulcan V
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMost years, the St. Paul Winter Carnival is just a tingle of frostbite remembered by the sec

Marching bands, bouncing girls and Winter Carnival royalty: It’s the King Boreas Grand Day Parade

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grand-day-parade008.jpg, Tom Leonard, King Boreas LXXXII, and Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parad, grand-day-parade002.jpg, The Defeat of Jesse James Days Ambassadors wave from atop their float. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade003.jpg, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gives a young girl a high five. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade001.jpg, Heather Klosterman, a 2017 St. Paul Bouncing Team member, is tossed into the air. Tryouts for the 2018 bouncing team will be held Friday, Feb. 9, from, grand-day-parade004.jpg, The Harding High School Navy JROTC march along Market Street in front of the St. Paul Hotel. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade005.webp, Kids scramble after candy is tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade007.jpg, Members of the American Legion march. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade006.jpg, The Stramel family from Bloomington roasts marshmallows on extra long sticks over the flames of one of the hot air balloon burners. (John Autey / Pion, grand-day-parade009.jpg, The Hi-Lex Gnomes march down Fifth Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade010.jpg, A young aviator rides in a vintage jeep. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade011.jpg, The 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade makes its way down Seventh Street toward downtown in St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade012.jpg, A trumpeter with the Osceola High School Marching Band performs. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade013.jpg, The Osceola (Wis.) High School marching band performs along Seventh Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade014.webp, Jeff Sanders, left, of Eagan, with his kids Eli, Hannah and Emma try to catch some beads tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade015.jpg, A former Vulcan hitches a ride on the front of a fire truck. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade016.jpg, Fairchild, the Minnesota State Fair mascot, performs for the crowd. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade017.jpg, Piper Sutherland, 6, of Vadnais Heights gets a Vulcan V. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade018.jpg, A dog with Adopt a Husky Minnesota poses for a photo. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), grand-day-parade019.jpg, The Tux Team, also known as the Pooper Scoopers team, stops for a photo during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade in St. Paul on Satur
By JOHN AUTEY | Pioneeer PressPUBLISHED: January 27, 2018 at 8:47 p.m. | UPDATED: January 28, 2018 at 12:08 p.m.Tom Leonard, King Boreas LXXXII, and J

Photos: Flames warm downtown St. Paul streets during Winter Carnival’s Torchlight Parade

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djo_3052.jpg, Unicyclists participate in the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Crowds lined the stree, dsc_8676.jpg, Giovanni Sanchez, 2, takes part in the fun of the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Gio, djo_2979.jpg, Crowds lines the streets of downtown St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, to watch the flaring of torches as part of the annual Winter Carnival Vulcan Vic, djo_2885.jpg, King Boreas Rex -- Jason Bradshaw -- and Aurora, Queen of the Snows -- Lindsey Jo Sandoval -- are driven through downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, djo_3111.jpg, The truck carrying Titan, Prince of the North-Wind and friends drives past the Landmark Center during the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Pa, dsc_8751.jpg, Spectators watch the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade travel along Fifth Street in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Ca, dsc_8561.jpg, Spectators watch a flame leap into the air during the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017., djo_3082.jpg, The Cathedral of St. Paul, lit blue for Red Bull Crashed Ice, is seen from the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade in downtown St. Paul o, dsc_8353.jpg, Kate Franssen-Hansen bounces into the air at the start of the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. , dsc_8655.jpg, Unicyclists put on a show during the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. (Pioneer Press:
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSpectators line the streets of downtown St. Paul to watch the Winter Carnival Vulcan Victory T