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Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt: Diggers are getting confident

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Caley Kelly, 22, left, is the expert clue noodler of her family — “our secret weapon,” said her mom, Doreen Kelly, second from right, during the Pione
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTen clues into the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, and sleep-deprived people were starting to coal
She wasn’t the only hunter pulling an almost-all-nighter: Veteran digger Steven Sanftner didn’t drive back to his Falcon Heights home the night before

It’s Day 10 of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, but who knows even which park it’s in?

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By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOn Day 9, it seemed it might be down to four parks.This year’s Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt has
 The two were wearing their fleece hat bearing a patch reading “Mary’s Medallions,” which Janel’s grandmother, Mary Carlson, made for her and her four

A romance that grew from the deep snows of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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“He said yes!” says Jana Armstead after surprising her longtime boyfriend, Brad TeGantvoort, with a marriage proposal involving an elaborate flash mob
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIn the glow of the Winter Carnival Ice Castle, a few dozen people — some of them in Vikings gar
The longtime couple “met” on an online Treasure Hunt message board, where they went by their aliases, “Me2” said. “We were friends to begin with. Bein
Jana Armstead, right, holds up her engagement ring from Brad TeGantvoort near the Quadriga on a roof of the Minnesota Capitol on Aug. 21, 2017. TeGant
Actually, she said yes and accepted his ring on the Capitol’s rooftop Quadriga — where they accidentally got locked out and had to wait for the next t

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

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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, The Defeat of Jesse James Days Ambassadors wave from atop their float. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gives a young girl a high five. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), 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, The Harding High School Navy JROTC march along Market Street in front of the St. Paul Hotel. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), Kids scramble after candy is tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), Members of the American Legion march. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), 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, The Hi-Lex Gnomes march down Fifth Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), A young aviator rides in a vintage jeep. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), The 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Grand Day Parade makes its way down Seventh Street toward downtown in St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), A trumpeter with the Osceola High School Marching Band performs. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), The Osceola (Wis.) High School marching band performs along Seventh Street. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), Jeff Sanders, left, of Eagan, with his kids Eli, Hannah and Emma try to catch some beads tossed their way. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), A former Vulcan hitches a ride on the front of a fire truck. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), Fairchild, the Minnesota State Fair mascot, performs for the crowd. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), Piper Sutherland, 6, of Vadnais Heights gets a Vulcan V. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), A dog with Adopt a Husky Minnesota poses for a photo. (John Autey / Pioneer Press), 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

Meet Jilla Nadimi, the 2018 Winter Carnival Queen of Snows

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Jilla Nadimi reacts after being crowned Aurora, Queen of Snows by 2017 Queen LIndsey Sandoval at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the , Royal Court Princess candidates relax backstage at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Friday, Jan. 26, 20, Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, blows kisses to the crowd after she and Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, were crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival, 2018 Winter Carnival Princess candidate Jacquelyn Chatelaine introduces herself at Coronation. Chatelaine would eventually be crowned as the South Win, Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, and Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Dani Ross reacts after being announced as the 2018 West Wind Princess. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Jacquelyn Chatelaine, 2018 South Wind Princess, strikes a pose. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Elizabeth Mark gives a bow after being announced as the 2018 North Wind Princess. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Heather Westlin, 2018 East Wind Princess, is crowned by 2017 East Wind Princess Ellie Carter. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, facing, shakes hands with outgoing Boreas LXXX Jason Bradshaw. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, stands with his wife Phoebe and their two children after he was crowned. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), The Sleigh Belle Dancers perform at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (Pioneer Pr, Steve Doody, Notos, Prince of the South Wind, and his wife Maggie. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Daryl Wahl celebrates being crowned as Zephyrus, Prince of the West Wind by firing his pistols, as is tradition. (Pioneer Press / John Autey), Bill Wearn, 2018 Euros, Prince of the East Wind, holds the flaming sword presented to him by 2017 Euros, Prince of the East Wind Brian Laughin. (Pione, Bob Flood Titan gets a kiss from his wife Cheryl after being announced as the 2018 Prince of the North Wind at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coro
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJilla Nadimi, the newly crowned Queen of Snows of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, smiled whe

Come see the historic heart of St. Paul, all dressed up for the party

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Rice Park shimmers and Winterskate chills next to Landmark Center. (Courtesy of Capital City Partnership)
By MARY ANN GROSSMANN | mgrossmann@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressRice Park, the grande dame of downtown public spaces, is all dressed up in lights t
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts as seen from Rice Park in downtown St. Paul on Feb. 14, 2015. In the foreground is Rice Park’s centerpiece s
RICE PARKThe American Planning Association writes that the park’s “period lamps, statuary, benches, center fountain and adjacent national landmark bui
The Chief Justice Room of the Landmark Center in St. Paul is seen Aug. 22, 2016. “This is the fanciest room in the building,” said Amy Mino, director
LANDMARK CENTERSt. Paul’s own castle began in 1892 and was completed in 1902 to serve as the Federal Court House and post office for the Upper Midwest
The St. Paul Hotel, with Rice Park’s bronze Peppermint Patty in the foreground. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)
ST. PAUL HOTEL Directly across from the Ordway, the Italian Renaissance Revival St. Paul Hotel is considered one of the nation’s great luxury hotels.I
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSHome to the Minnesota Opera, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Schubert Club, the Ordway is the ingenue of R

New King Boreas knows the royal requirements and is ready to represent Carnival all year

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Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, facing, shakes hands with outgoing Boreas LXXX Jason Bradshaw after being crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Co, Jilla Nadimi reacts after being crowned Aurora, Queen of Snows by 2017 Queen LIndsey Sandoval at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the , Steve Doody, Notos, Prince of the South Wind, and his wife Maggie are introduced at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre i, Royal Court Princess candidates relax backstage at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Friday, Jan. 26, 20, The Sleigh Belle Dancers perform at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (Pioneer Pr, Daryl Wahl celebrates being crowned as Zephyrus, Prince of the West Wind by firing his pistols, as is tradition, at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal, Bill Wearn, 2018 Euros, Prince of the East Wind holds the flaming sword presented to him by 2017 Euros, Prince of the East Wind Brian Laughin at the S, 2018 Winter Carnival Princess candidate Jacquelyn Chatelaine introduces herself at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in, Dani Ross, reacts after being announced as the 2018 West Wind Princess at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Elizabeth Mark gives a bow after being announced as the 2018 North Wind Princess at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre i, acquelyn Chatelaine, 2018 South Wind Princess, strikes a pose after being crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre , Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, blows kisses to the crowd after she and Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, were crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, and Jilla Nadimi, Aurora, Queen of Snows, after being crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Rive, Tom Leonard, Boreas LXXXII, stands with his wife Phoebe and their two children after he was crowned at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation a, Heather Westlin, 2018 East Wind Princess is crowned by 2017 East Wind Princess Ellie Carter at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the Ri, Bob Flood Titan gets a kiss from his wife Cheryl after being announced as the 2018 Prince of the North Wind at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coro
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThey don’t come much more Boreas crown-ready than Tom Leonard.The South St. Paul businessman

Maplewood Myth busted: The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is welcome there, mayor says

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Rebecca Gibson and her triplets, from left, Maxwell, Ben and Audrey, march along a path in Keller Regional park in Maplewood, Minn., in search of the
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWill the medallion ever turn up in a Maplewood city park?Last year, the Pioneer Press Treasure

Will today’s balmy weather threaten St. Paul’s new ice palace?

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The ice palace is lit after the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Pre
By S. M. CHAVEY | schavey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe recently completed Winter Carnival Ice Palace might be a few inches smaller after Friday
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