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Cool castles: Ice palaces of the Winter Carnival

Cool castles: Ice palaces of the Winter Carnival

A mini ice palace this year features about 400 blocks of manufactured ice from Shakopee. There's a $1 entry fee to go inside.
by Nancy Yang

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Photos: Marchers #ReclaimMLK

Photos: Marchers #ReclaimMLK

Marchers celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a walk from Snelling and University Avenues to the State Capitol steps, where they listened to speeches, chanted protests and remembered those who lost their lives in police shootings.

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Ice harvest time on Lake Phalen as Winter Carnival nears

Ice harvest time on Lake Phalen as Winter Carnival nears

Workers cut, chiseled and raised more than a thousand blocks of ice from Lake Phalen in preparation to build a royal courtyard for the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

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Photos: Celebrating the body as art canvas

Photos: Celebrating the body as art canvas

Minnesota celebrated the art of body modifications with tattoos, piercings and rings at the sixth annual Tattoo Arts Convention at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: Eden Prairie ice castle shines in the night

Photos: Eden Prairie ice castle shines in the night

The ice castle at Miller Park in Eden Prairie opened Friday with a light show, ice princesses and fire dancers.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: Tuning the new Ordway

Photos: Tuning the new Ordway

St. Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday moved one step closer to opening its newest space.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Photos: Inauguration day in St. Paul

Photos: Inauguration day in St. Paul

The National Guard presented the colors, the Greater Mount Vernon Baptist Church choir sang, and friends and family turned out for the swearing in of Gov. Mark Dayton.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: Explore the 'World's Largest' across Minnesota

Photos: Explore the 'World's Largest' across Minnesota

Minnesota set a world record for largest paper ball recently, but Minnesota has long been host to many "world's largest" objects -- both official and self-proclaimed.

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Our favorite photos of 2014

Our favorite photos of 2014

As the year draws to a close, we took a look back at some of our favorite photographs of year -- images that give us a glimpse into the people, places and events that helped shape life in Minnesota in 2014.
by Nikki Tundel, Jeffrey Thompson and Jennifer Simonson

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