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2018 Winter Carnival kicks off with palace lighting, fireworks … and a walleye suspended in ice

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The Winter Carnival ice palace is lit and fireworks go off after the Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. The , Most South Wind Princesses get bounced, said Elaina Hamann, the 2017 South Wind Princess who flew through the air before the start of the St. Paul Win, Marchers walk down Sixth Street in the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. With luminaries in, Senior Royalty Linda Jones wears earrings on her glasses at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 25,, Parade goes pull out their phones to record the lighting of the 2018 Winter Carnival Ice Palace as it is lit after the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon G, Sarah Cashman from Lino Lakes, checks out the walleye in the ice palace before the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul Th, 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, Morgan Duthart from Scotland takes a picture of the MN (for Minnesota) in coins she and her friend put on the ice palace before the St. Paul Winter Ca, Mary Lou Rice, left, her daughter, Jen Gorski and twin granddaughters, Isabel and Sofie Fox march in the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian, Keri Just, 2, rides atop her mom, Clara Just's shoulders at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 25,
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival kicked off in dramatic fashion Thursday night with the much-

Winter Carnival ice palace lights up tonight. Bonus: A fish is frozen in one of the blocks

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The first towers of the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace go up in Rice Park in St. Paul on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (John Autey / Pioneer Press
By SARAH NELSON | snelson@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 70-foot ice palace featured in St. Paul’s Winter Carnival is scheduled to be lit tonight

The thrill of Treasure Hunt victory — through the eyes of a 12-year-old

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Diane Houle holds the front-page story the Pioneer Press ran after her group found the Treasure Hunt medallion in 1978, when Houle was 12. Her group i
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressForty years ago, a 12-year-old got to go back to school on Monday as the winner of the Pioneer

In town for the Winter Carnival? Here’s where to warm up and grab a bite

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Chef Donald Gonzalez, formerly of Forepaugh’s is heading the kitchen at Gray Duck Tavern in St. Paul on Friday, August 4, 2017. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer
By JESS FLEMING | jfleming@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAre you planning to come to downtown St. Paul for the Winter Carnival?If you’re looking for
Ox Cart Ale House in St. Paul’s Lowertown. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
Ox Cart Ale House: Upscale pub food, great to pair with one of the many beers on tap. This year, the restaurant has opened its sprawling rooftop bar t
The dining room at Gray Duck Tavern in St. Paul, photographed June 13, 2017. (Pioneer Press / Jess Fleming)
Gray Duck Tavern: Located in the historic former Lowry Hotel, this restaurant, helmed by chef Donald Gonzalez, is serving food as delicious as the set

The snowy scene is set — and clear skies ahead for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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Meghan Spitzack of Minneapolis digs through the snow looking for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in Mounds Park in St. Paul on Wednesday, Ja
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressBaby, it’s cold outside — but when has that ever stopped Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters?After M

Score some Super Bowl-related fun across the river

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Super Bowl Live artist rendering (mnsuperbowl.com)
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSuper Bowl LII is inspiring extra events during the 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival — from the
Rex Frazier, 9, right, walks and talks with his dad, Mark Frazier, 43, Excelsior, as they leave after Mark competed with an Eden Prairie Old Timers ho
Some call this hockey the way nature intended: outdoors and on a frozen lake. Locals and players from around the world will bring their sticks and puc
A visitor climbs into “The Birdhouse of Arthur J.E. Wren,” one of the structures in the Art Shanty Project on White Bear Lake, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. T
Fish houses become mini-art galleries and art experiences at the annual Art Shanty Projects, which opened this week on Lake Harriet and continues thro

2018 Winter Carnival: schedule of events

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Mio Tubman, 6, of North St. Paul, waves to Shriners as they pass during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Grande Day Parade on Jan. 30. (Pioneer Press: Joh
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAll events during the 132nd St. Paul Winter Carnival, Jan. 25-Feb. 10, take place in the cit
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
Moon Glow Parade: Pedestrian parade open to anyone. Participants encouraged to carry lights or glow sticks. Starts at 6 p.m. at Securian, 401 N. Rober
Derek Pasley, St. Paul, carves a rabbit on a sculpture called “Icechanted Forest” at the St. Paul Winter Carnival multi-block ice carving competition
Ice Carving Competition: Multi-block team competition continues, all Day, Rice ParkJigsaw Puzzle Contest: Adult bracket (8:30-10:30 a.m. , new family
Two Straight Hair Selkirk Rex cats, a brother and sister from the same litter, are crowned King Cat and Queen Cat by Winter Carnival royalty at the Sa
MONDAY, JAN. 29Not Your Father’s Winter Carnival Music Series:  DJ Lucas Melchior and Chris Leblanc, presented by Landmark to Lowertown (L2L) concert
At right is “Focused on a Cure For MS” by Kurtis Klett, Keith Klett and Mike Leider, at left is “Playtime” by Bill Wegwerth, Dan Ross and Weston Johns
Ledermann Boot Hockey Tourney: 7 a.m.-noon, Wells Fargo WinterSkateAmateur Snow Sculpting Contest: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Vulcan Snow ParkIce Carving Competit
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
Tow Up Throw Down Professional/Amateur Invitational: Noon-7:30 p.m., Vulcan Snow ParkFreeze Your Bags Off – Bean Bag Tournament: 3 p.m., Rice ParkNot
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