Saint Paul Winter Carnival
The Saint Paul Winter Carnival launches every January with a mad hunt for the Winter Carnival Medallion. Since 1952 the medallion has been hidden in one of Saint Paul's city parks, and daily clues offered in the Pioneer Press newspaper and online. Hardy Minnesotans and Minnesota visitors, bundle up, grab shovels, and mine the snow and ice for the buried treasure. The Pioneer Press rewards the finder of the medallion with a $10,000.00 prize.
Minnesotans have celebrated winter with our winter carnival since 1886, as a way to combat negative publicity in The New York Times about the harsh weather that pummels the state each year. Much of this history is chronicled in Fire & Ice: The History of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival
Another crowd-pleasing Saint Paul Winter Carnival event is the ice sculpting contest. We love to grab our cameras and head to Rice Park in downtown Saint Paul to admire the work of these talented artists. The ice sculptures are breath-taking at night as the lights add to their sparkle. Watch the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Sculptures Being Created
While ice is being sculpted in Rice park, other artists are using snow as their medium at the Minnesota State Fair grounds.
The stated purpose of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival is: More Minnesota Winter Fun!
Minnesota Winter Activities
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