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Winter Carnival snow queen felt city's royal pull early on

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressGetting lost in St. Paul ultimately helped Madalyn Dosch find her way.“I played basketball
20110127__110129queen.webp, Madalyn Dosch, 23, was crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows, and was welcomed by the 2011 King Boreas Rex Keith LeBlanc, during the Winter Carnival coro

Fire truck used by former Vulcans reportedly involved in hit and run outside bar

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20110131_023405_vulcanKrewe.webp, A group of Vulcans cavorting in the streets during the 2009 Winter Carnival.
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressA fire truck used by former Vulcans — the red-cloaked rapscallions of the St. Paul Winter Carnival — was allegedly invol

This queen is newly minted

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20110127__110129queen.webp, Madalyn Dosch, 23, was crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows, and was welcomed by the 2011 King Boreas Rex Keith LeBlanc, during the Winter Carnival coro
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMadalyn Dosch, 23, was crowned Aurora, Queen of the Snows, joining 2011 King Boreas Rex Keith

These Winter Carnival ice-carving champs have been around the block - for 28 years

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20110127__110128ice.webp, Terry Reis uses a template to etch a snowflake onto an ice block Thursday at the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice-carving competition in Rice Park. Reis a
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressBuddy chefs Terry Reis and Rob Graham have been chiseling, sanding and chainsaw-hacking ice

Family Fun Planner: St. Paul Winter Carnival events — and more

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20110119__110123sl-wcwhatnew.webp, Chris Swarbrick of Richfield cleans up an ice sphere, part of his team’s entry, “Fountain of the Unicorns,” at Rice Park in St. Paul on Friday January
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWINTER CARNIVAL EVENTSICE CARVINGJan 27-30: Which is more fun? Watching artists carve or viewi