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Photos: Winter Carnival kicks off with Moon Glow Parade in St. Paul

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Moonglow-Parade001.jpg, Aurora, Queen of Snows Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna and King Boreas Daniel E. Stoltz lead marchers during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Parade in St., Moonglow-Parade002.jpg, Marchers head up Sixth Street toward Rice Park during the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, January 28, 2016. (Pionee, Moonglow-Parade003.jpg, Five year-old William Sutton from Inver Grove Heights marches with his a mom, Stephanie Sutton, the 2004 West Wind Princess, during the St. Paul Winte, Moonglow-Parade004.webp, From left: Rice Street Festival Princess Elaina Hamann, Tori Lekson and Effie Barnes wear glowing tiaras as they march in the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Moonglow-Parade005.webp, Lowertown worker Dugan Flanders of St. Louis Park spent the last hour of his workday on Thursday, January 28, 2016, creating this glow stick ensemble , Moonglow-Parade006.jpg, Marchers in the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Parade enter Rice Park under an arch of torches borne by past Vulcans in St. Paul on Thursday, Janu, Moonglow-Parade007.jpg, A mini ice palace rises around the fountain in Rice Park for the St. Paul Winter Carnival in St. Paul on Thursday, January 28, 2016. (Pioneer Press: J, Moonglow-Parade008.jpg, A van with a hot air balloon gondola enters Rice Park at the head of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Parade in St. Paul on Thursday, January 28, Moonglow-Parade009.jpg, St. Paul Winter Carnival Moon Glow Parade marchers gathered in Rice Park to listen to live music and officially kick off the 2016 St. Paul Winter Carn, Moonglow-Parade010.jpg, An ice carver works on his creation as the 2016 St. Paul Winter Carnival gets underway in St. Paul on Thursday, January 28, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John
By JOHN AUTEY | Pioneeer PressThe Moon Glow Pedestrian Parade lit up downtown St. Paul as the Winter Carnival officially got underway Jan. 28, 2016. W

To nab Treasure Hunt medallion, beware red herrings

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160129PPhuntlede.webp, For the 2016 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, Stacey King, left, and Emily Sharot, both of White Bear Lake, search for the medallion in Bruce Vento Nature
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCharlie Brown told some treasure hunters Thursday they’d been fishing for a red herring.But

First Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt featured 4 phony prizes

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disp-2-2-1952-p4-cropped1.webp, Arthur Jensen, winner of the first Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, examines the certificate he found in King Boreas’ treasure chest., Treasure-Chest.jpg
By NICK WOLTMAN | nwoltman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFour days into the first Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt in 1952, three St. Paul youths pulled 

You know the Vulcans — but what about the Vulcanettes?

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Vulcanettes3.webp, Vulcanettes Marlys Aukee, left, and Kelly McDonough, right, put some red smudges on the face of Pat Warner at Sweeney’s Bar in St. Paul on Jan. 25, 19
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe year was 1991. The city was St. Paul. The place was Sweeney’s. The time was Winter Car
Vulcanettes-2.webp, Some of the Vulcanettes pose for a portrait in costume on Jan. 21, 1991. They are, back row, from left: Kelly McDonough, Marlys Aukee and Jill Fiebige
With this backdrop, let us return to 1991.It was the year of Operation Desert Storm, when U.S. women soldiers served as part of the coalition that lib

Come for the Winter Carnival, stay for what else St. Paul offers

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20111202__WinterCarnival_vulcanunveiling.webp, Vulcans reveal their 2012 Winter Carnival button Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, in St. Paul’s Rice Park. (Pioneer Press: John Brewer)
By AMY CARLSON GUSTAFSON | Pioneer PressIf you’re traveling to downtown St. Paul to see the newly crowned King Boreas and the royal family or to watch

St. Paul Winter Carnival ice carving delayed: too warm

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20130117__130120sl-WC-Ice-Carving.webp, Eden Prairie resident Deneena Hughes saws pieces of ice to use in creating the piece “Breaking Free” in the Multi-block Ice Carving Competition during
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWe’re not looking at classic St. Paul Winter Carnival weather this weekend.The afternoons ar

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters focus in on the gold

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160126_PPHunt_HarrietIsland.webp, People dig around the playground at Harriet Island Regional Park on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, in hopes of finding the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medall
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOne of the big debates around the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt on Tuesday was over the meanin
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