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Eyeing Super Bowl, St. Paul supersizes Winter Carnival to 17 days

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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 PressThe 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival, which will take place during the Super Bowl in Minneapoli

Vadnais Heights won’t have a Super Bowl ice castle after all

Submitted by Administrator on Wed, 04/19/2017 - 11:04 PM

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vadnais-heights-ice-palace.webp, Vadnais Heights Mayor Bob Fletcher announced Monday, April 3, 2017, that the city and several partners are planning to build an ice palace to coincide

By ANDY RATHBUN | arathbun@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressVadnais Heights is cancelling plans for a giant ice castle that would have coincided with t

Vadnais Heights beats St. Paul to the ice castle punch

Submitted by Administrator on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 5:24 PM

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20140523__5-23IcePalace1992.webp, The 1992 St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace on Harriet Island in St. Paul. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)

By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWhen Super Bowl LII lands in Minneapolis next February, an enchanted winter wonderland made

Minnesota Marvel - The 1986 Ice Palace

Keller went on to become the construction manager for the world-record-holding 1992 Ice Palace at Harriet Island, which rose to 166 feet and drew foot

Soucheray: Will Minneapolis steal St. Paul Winter Carnival thunder in 2018?

Submitted by Administrator on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 8:08 AM

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By JOE SOUCHERAY | jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEarly warning signs include the idea that Minneapolis, or suspect provocateurs in Minnea

This year’s Winter Carnival ice palace will be mini. The real party is in 2018.

Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 12/29/2016 - 7:00 AM

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2017_ice_palace_20161223-4.webp, A rendering of the mini ice palace planned for Rice Park for the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Courtesy of St. Paul Winter Carnival)

By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSt. Paul’s Rice Park is going to get some cool construction during the 131st St. Paul Winter

Historic main street: one of the reasons I keep coming back

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Ellarry PrenticeI was just in Litchfield for the week of July 4 and again for the Watercade parade. I have been coming to Litchfield since I was a chi

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

Submitted by Administrator on Fri, 05/23/2014 - 1:03 PM

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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

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