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'Fro-gahhh' — It's frozen yoga, and it's happening on Lake Harriet

'Fro-gahhh' — It's frozen yoga, and it's happening on Lake Harriet

Winter in Minnesota means cross-country skiing, ice skating and … yoga on the surface of a frozen lake. We sent producer Lindsay Guentzel to the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet to learn more about “fro-gahhh” firsthand, and then host Cathy Wurzer spoke to one of the instructors (from the relative warmth of a studio).
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Arrowhead 135 returns to Minnesota's north woods later this month

Arrowhead 135 returns to Minnesota's north woods later this month

Dozens of athletes will gather once again in far northern Minnesota later this month for a grueling 135-mile race through the wilderness — putting their training and endurance to the test in the depths of winter.
by Andrew Krueger

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Photos: World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater

Photos: World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater

Teams of sculptors from around the world worked for several days along the St. Croix River in Stillwater to transform giant blocks of snow into works of art.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis

Photos: U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis

The annual U.S. Pond Hockey Championships are back on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, with dozens of teams playing on more than two dozen rinks constructed on the frozen lake.
by MPR News Staff

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5 winter camping tips to get you out and about in the snow

5 winter camping tips to get you out and about in the snow

Interested in winter camping? Check out these tips from Kurt Mead, an interpretive naturalist at Tettegouche State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore, and avid outdoorswoman Miah Ulysse.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Lindsay Guentzel

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Photos, video: Street snowboarders take flight in Duluth

Photos, video: Street snowboarders take flight in Duluth

Snowboarders launched themselves off a 20-foot drop from a park pavilion and navigated obstacles including picnic tables and staircase railings on Sunday during a "street snowboarding" competition in Duluth.
by MPR News Staff

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Northwest Angle ice road is back open for a second winter

Northwest Angle ice road is back open for a second winter

The slickest way to get from Warroad to the Northwest Angle in far northern Minnesota is back this winter. It’s a 37-mile ice highway to the northernmost point in the contiguous United States.
by Brian Bakst

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Enough of COVID and school closures? Take to the outdoors

Enough of COVID and school closures? Take to the outdoors

It’s a double whammy weekend. Snow is back and record illness from the omicron variant of COVID-19 has shut down many schools the next few days to few weeks. What better time to pack up the little ones and head outside. This round-up of outside fun is easily adaptable for anyone.
by MPR News Staff

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Duluth hosts extreme 'street snowboarding' competition 

Duluth hosts extreme 'street snowboarding' competition 

Extreme "street snowboarders" are converging on a Duluth city park this weekend for a Red Bull-sponsored competition in which they’ll hurl themselves off a 20-foot ledge from a pavilion, jump off picnic tables and slide down steep stairway railings. 
by Dan Kraker

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