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Why is Stillwater getting an ice castle? It has the ‘perfect spot’

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Ice-Castle.webp, As night falls Monday, December 31, 2012, visitors snap pictures at the Ice Castle at the Mall of America. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff)
By MARY DIVINE | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThere will be a massive, shimmering ice creation in downtown Stillwater next winter.Ice Castl

St. Paul had some amazing ice palaces - here they are

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Mini-ice-palace-and-historical-photos-of-palaces012.webp, The 1986 ice palace near Lake Phalen was assembled with the help of 1,000 volunteers. The 128-foot-tall spectacle drew hundreds of thousands of visito
By NICK WOLTMAN | nwoltman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
Over its 130-year history, the Winter Carnival has brought 36 Ice Palaces to St. Paul — some more palatial than others.This year’s palace in Rice Park
Mini-ice-palace002seqn.webp, Crews construct a mini ice palace in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, Sunday, January 24, 2016. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi), Mini-ice-palace003seqn.webp, Joe Vanek of Hinckley helps build a round room on one side of the mini ice palace in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, Sunday, January 24, 2016. (Pionee, Mini-ice-palace001seqn.webp, Jim Brown uses a chainsaw to cut ice blocks to size, as Dan Klingner looks on, as crews build the mini ice palace in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, S, Mini-ice-palace004seqn.webp, helps build the mini ice palace in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, Sunday, January 24, 2016. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi), Mini-ice-palace005seqn.webp, Rob Graham stacks up ice blocks for one of the Four Winds sculptures which will ring the mini ice palace in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, Sunday, Ja, Mini-ice-palace006seqn.webp, A stack of ice blocks will be carved into a South Wind sculpture of a bull and caballero, one of the Four Winds sculptures at the four corners of Rice, Mini-ice-palace-and-historical-photos-of-palaces007-L.jpg, Carnival-goers walk past the 2004 Ice Palace, Mini-ice-palace-and-historical-photos-of-palaces009-L.jpg, The 2004 Ice Palace is illuminated after dark, Mini-ice-palace-and-historical-photos-of-palaces013-L.jpg, Vulcans and the Royal Family do battle outside an ice palace, Mini-ice-palace-and-historical-photos-of-palaces016.jpg, A main paints an Ice Palace model, Mini-ice-palace-and-historical-photos-of-palaces010-L.jpg, Carnival-goers sit on the ice throne outside the 2004 Ice Palace
But there have been plenty of impressive Ice Palaces in past years. From the Pioneer Press archives, here are 14 of the most spectacular:1886: Origina

Joe Soucheray: Rumor has it Minneapolis wants our ice castle. It can just chill

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wpid-20141126__1-StPaulChristmas_wintercarnival_StPaul_skybox.webp, (Courtesy of wintercarnival.com)
By JOE SOUCHERAY | jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAnd speaking of rumors: Joe Soucheray does not – repeat, does not – write the Pioneer Pr

What's the best ending for a Winter Carnival ice castle?

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wpid-20150129__150201Castle-Melting.webp, This drawing shows crowds watching the 1887 St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace melt. (Image courtesy of Bob Olsen)
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThousands of people came to Lake Phalen on Feb. 21, 1986, to watch the historic centennial ice palace come crashing dow

F. Scott Fitzgerald series delves into ice palace history

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wpid-20131107__FScottFitzgerald_winterinStPaul.webp, A touch of snow from last night’s snowfall looks more like dandruff on the shoulder of the F. Scott Fitzgerald statue in St. Paul’s Rice Park. The Twi
By MARY ANN GROSSMANN | mgrossmann@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSt. Paul Winter Carnival historian Bob Olsen will present a short program on the ca

St. Paul Winter Carnival adds ice courtyard in Rice Park

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wpid-20141225__141228icevillage.webp, Drawings of the Winter Carnival Ice Courtyard, which will be constructed in Rice Park in mid-January out of blocks of ice harvested from Lake Phalen.
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressIt’s been 11 years since the St. Paul Winter Carnival built its last ice palace, but 2015 organizers are bringing some

St. Paul hopes to cash in on Super Bowl with palace-sized plans

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20140521__140525superpalace.webp, A fireworks display puts the final touches on the lighting ceremony for the 1992 Ice Palace during opening night on Harriet Island in St. Paul Wednesd
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSo Minneapolis is getting Super Bowl LII in 2018. What could St. Paul possibly get out of th

Soucheray: Super Bowl is fun but ice palace could be forever

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20140521__140525superpalace.webp, A fireworks display puts the final touches on the lighting ceremony for the 1992 Ice Palace during opening night on Harriet Island in St. Paul Wednesd, 20140523__5-23IcePalace1992.webp, The 1992 St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace on Harriet Island in St. Paul. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)
By JOE SOUCHERAY | jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSo magnificent was the Winter Carnival ice palace of 1992 that we — carnival-goers — mar

Will St. Paul's granite ice palace get new home downtown?

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20140309__031014carnival1.webp, Charlie Hall stands in front of the 14 foot tall memorial to the workers and and sponsors of the 1986 Winter Carnival Ice Palace, which he wants moved, 20140309__140310carnival2.webp, Undated photo, courtesy of Charlie Hall, of the 1986 ice palace near Lake Phalen. Hall, King Boreas XLVII, chaired the 1986 Winter Carnival Committee , 20140309__141003carnival3.webp, A close up of the 14 foot tall memorial to the workers and and sponsors of the 1986 Winter Carnival Ice Palace, which Charlie Hall wants moved from Ph
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe worst winter in decades has elevated Minnesota’s reputation for toughness, albeit of a p

Joe Soucheray: When they say St. Paul, they'll think, 'ice palace'

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20140204__140207bbcut-39palace.jpg, Bulletin Board Notes: Our Web-wandering research has concluded that this is the 1939 Ice Palace. Our best find: http://tinyurl.com/Palace-39. If our c
By JOE SOUCHERAY | jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressGloria Carpenter of White Bear Lake wrote to the Pioneer Press last week of her desire t
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