Inside King Boreas’ Guard in the St. Paul Winter Carnival
King Boreas' Guard has been a St. Paul Winter Carnival tradition for over a century. The current volunteer format of the group has been around since 1959. Derek James got an inside look at the volunteer effort — and a word with the king.
2025 St. Paul Winter Carnival royal family named
Meet your new wintertime monarchs, St. Paul: The 2025 Winter Carnival Royal Family was announced Friday night at a coronation at the RiverCentre. For the coming year, John Harrington will reign as King Boreas the 88th, and Tessa Westlund will serve with him as Aurora, Queen of the Snows.
St. Paul Winter Carnival ice carving winners announced
Winners are now crowned in the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s ice carving competitions. For the multi-block showdown, local sculptors Paul and Deneena Hughes from Eden Prairie took home this year’s bragging rights with their sculpture, “Tonight We Ride.”
St. Paul Winter Carnival ice sculptures inspired by drawings of Children's Minnesota patients
The idea for the sculptures at Rice Park came from Tom Klug, a sculptor who had a daughter that was a patient at Children's Minnesota previously.
Winners of St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving and Minnesota State Snow Sculpting competitions
The winners of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Competition and the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition were announced Sunday afternoon. St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Competition Artists carved 300-pound blocks of ice during the first weekend of the carnival at Rice Park (temporarily nicknamed “Ice Park”) this season.
Former St. Paul police chief named Winter Carnival's King Boreas
After just four days on the job, John M. Harrington sees this new role as a natural extension of his time in law enforcement ...
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Meet the LPHS Winter Carnival king, queen candidates
Who will be Lake Placid High School’s 2025 Winter Carnival king and queen? The school announced the candidates for king and ...
As Queen of the Snows, Tessa Westlund joins the Winter Carnival she grew up loving
I truly want to spread joy and make people laugh,” the St. Paul 26-year-old said. “I think we need more of that in the world ...
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Shred, Chill, Repeat: DU Gears Up for Winter Carnival 2025
A much-loved tradition since 1961, Winter Carnival promises students a perfect mid-quarter blend of cold-weather campus ...
Caroga Winter Carnival begins Friday
The inaugural Caroga Winter Carnival will take place Friday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 2 and it will offer three days of events ...
Queensland winter carnival stars aligning for a cracker
It may currently be the middle of summer but the Queensland winter carnival is already shaping up as one of the best yet, ...
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There’s No Business Like Snow Business: Meet the Student Leader Managing Winter Carnival
Skyler Spitzley remembers building her first Michigan Tech Winter Carnival snow statue as a new Husky. Now she's in charge of ...
St. Paul Winter Carnival promotes diversity, community and winter living through new events
Melanin in Motion is organizing biking and snowboarding events at the carnival to encourage physical activity.