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Joe Soucheray: Rumor has it Minneapolis wants our ice castle. It can just chill

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By JOE SOUCHERAY | jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAnd speaking of rumors: Joe Soucheray does not – repeat, does not – write the Pioneer Pr

Queen of the Snows candidates have one thing in common: hot cocoa

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOne of these 18 candidates will soon be crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows of the 2016 St.

The Deed is Done

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Treasure Hunt: The Deed is Done
When January's slanting snowMakes us dream of Mexico,Saint Paul emerges from wintry sleepTo search for treasure buried deep.Notice to every hunting ba

Test your knowledge of St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palaces

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By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press//cdn.playbuzz.com/widget/feed.js Quiz not loading? Open it hereCopyright2015 Pioneer Press.

Meet the 2016 Klondike Kate

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By GINGER PINSON | gpinson@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTheresa McConnon of St. Paul was named the 2016 Klondike Kate at the Prom Center in Oakdale

What's new at the 2016 St. Paul Winter Carnival? Bike races, dog royalty, film fest

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20140309__140310carnival2-1.webp, Undated photo, courtesy of Charlie Hall, of the 1986 ice palace near Lake Phalen. Hall, King Boreas XLVII, chaired the 1986 Winter Carnival Committee
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe St. Paul Winter Carnival is in its 130th year, and with it comes a lot of tradition: tor