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How are Treasure Hunters faring? They’re cool with the cold

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TreasureHunt_cold.webp, Mary Mulholland of Mounds View wears a skeleton mask over her forehead and under her goggles, an ear-flap hat and a Pioneer Press neck guard, all unde, IMG_8350.webp, Jane Heinks, left, and her daughter Mary Heinks take a break from digging for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Long Lake Regional Park in , madisonMoody.webp, "I thought I would last longer than I did," said Pioneer Press Treasure Hunter Madison Moody of St. Paul, after an hour outdoors at Long Lake Regional, IMG_8326.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters Dave Anderson, left, of Arden Hills, and his son Ryan Anderson of Roseville stand on the windswept southern edge of Lon
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe harsh winds and face-freezing temps weren’t keeping away the hardiest — some admit foolhard
Treasure Hunter is from Portland, Oregon, and he's cool with the cold
 Under such dangerous conditions, the New Brighton Public Safety Department was on park patrol. Officer Mike Honkanen said he was driving through ever
How these hardy Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters stay warm
 “The best thing to do when you get cold is start digging,” he said.Folks were also taking warm-up breaks in their cars and trucks — a dozen or so par
Pioneer Press Treasure hunters brave the bitter cold
 Lifelong Treasure Hunter Kathy Sauerwein of White Bear Lake said her coffee froze as she dug.Why hassle Tuesday’s ferocity, even if it could net her

How cold is it? Not cold enough to freeze out Winter Carnival festivities

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Winter-Carnival-cold1.webp, Steve and Carol Cermak of Bloomington use a selfie stick to photograph themselves with the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice sculptures in Kellogg Mall Par
How cold is it? Not cold enough to freeze out Winter Carnival festivitiesBy KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe festival that s

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters undaunted by fierce weather forecast

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maxresdefault.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters talk about why they’re not intimidated by the extremely frigid weather heading our way. From left, a St. Paul guy who g
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressA fresh snowfall and the coming ferocious cold won’t deter those out for the Pioneer Press Trea
ppHunt_Kamholz.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt buddies dig at Long Lake Regional Park on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, for the prized medallion. From left, are Scott Nelson of
“Yesterday when we were here, you could see exactly what people had (dug), and now with four or five inches of new snow, you can’t see any of that any
Pioneer Press Treasure Hunter unafraid of fierce forecast
“I’ll be sitting in my car a little bit more tomorrow,” said Stacey King, a past winner from White Bear Lake.They planned to wear goggles and plenty o
ppHunt_Petron.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters Charlie Petron, of Maplewood, and Jennifer Millisor, of Cincinnati, reread a signpost about history at Long Lake Region
What’s at stake is up to $10,000 in prize money for the finder.“I just hope they don’t chicken out on our behalf because we’re ready to go to 12 clues

Metro schools closing for two days as deep freeze descends. Snow emergencies declared.

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By TAD VEZNER | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
I-694-crash.webp, A semi blocks Interstate 694 at 10th Street in Oakdale on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Courtesy of the Minnesota State Patrol)
An arctic air mass is expected to bring frigid conditions not seen in nearly 25 years to the Twin Cities this week, prompting school closings and warn
AP19028839484057.webp, Aaron Braun puts in extra effort to get through the pile of snow at the end of his Mankato, Minn., driveway Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Pat Christman/The , AP19028835841306.webp, Gary Seal uses a snow blower to help clear a path for a car trapped in Racine, Wis., Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, while Kaleb Miller, 17, and Ben Jarvis, 18, AP19028839477768.webp, Becky Hopp gets help from her daughter Haley, 8, in digging out a car Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in North Mankato, Minn. (Pat Christman/The Free Press via, AP19028839471374.webp, Nate LeBoutillier and his children, from left to right, Valerie, Gordie and Archie work to clear their neighbor's driveway Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in N, AP19028839486536.webp, Mike Hoffman is surrounded by snow from his snowblower as he clears his driveway Monday, Jan 28, 2019, in Mankato, Minn. (Pat Christman/The Free Press
That split the so-called polar vortex into pieces, which then started to wander, according to Judah Cohen, a winter storm expert for Atmospheric Envir

Twin Cities could see coldest weather in 5 years this week

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By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIf you think our current cold spell is too much to take, you may want to hibernate inside for
DSC_5224.webp, Minnesota Twins great Joe Mauer served as the St. Paul Winter Carnival's Grand Marshal during the King Boreas Grand Day Parade in St. Paul on Saturday
Frigid temperatures caused officials of the 133rd St. Paul Winter Carnival to cancel at least two events so far: Thursday evening’s opening pedestrian

Frigid wind chills spur weather advisory — with even lower temperatures coming

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moon-glow-ice-palace-lighting003.webp, Marchers walk down Sixth Street in the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. The 2019 Moon Glow
By KRISTI MILLER | kmiller@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressDangerous wind chills of up to 35 degrees below zero were expected Thursday night and into

As dangerous wind chills set in, Winter Carnival cancels a few events

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Winter-Carnival-twins-1.webp, Twin sisters Joan Kelly, left, and Jane Lonergan wave to people on the sidewalks as the pair march in the Winter Carnival Moon Glow Parade in St. Paul
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressYou can’t have a winter festival without cold temps, but you also can’t have outdoor fun if

Vulcans take the heat for cold-and-snowy spring

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20130201__130202vulcanjp3.webp, Grand Duke Fertilious entertains the young pre-schoolers and answers all questions as John Brewer imitated a Vulcan for a first-person piece on the Vu
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThis has been a tough winter to be a Vulcan.As the caped bad guys of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, the Vulcan Krewe has
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