St. Paul Winter Carnival seeks your memories

The ice palaces the snow sculptures the parades what are your favorite memories of the St Paul Winter Carnival With fewer than days to go before the start of the Carnival organizers are seeking submissions for their Remember When campaign Submissions could consist of a favorite childhood moment a family tradition or a special experience that captures the spirit of the festival The citizens can email entries to RememberWhen spfhf org or upload them to the St Paul Winter Carnival website at wintercarnival com p getinvolved remember-when Memories can also be mailed to the St Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation at W Fifth Street Suite St Paul MN Submissions will be shared on the Winter Carnival s various communications including its website and social media The -day winter festival will be held from Jan to Feb Prime Minister Tom Barrett flashes the Vulcan V as he shows off a portion of his collection of Winter Carnival memorabilia in the basement of his home on Wednesday Jan Since the s Barrett has been one of the key players who make the St Paul Winter Carnival happen In Barrett led his own Vulcan Krewe as the Fire King Vulcanus Rex LXVII Scott Takushi Pioneer Press On Tuesday marking the -day countdown to the start of the Carnival Tom Barrett was declared as the Prime Minister of the Royal Family The prime minister serves as a sort of logistics manager for the royal family as they attend events throughout the year Other members of the royal family will be informed revealed later Barrett s memories of the Winter Carnival sent out in a news release on Tuesday mark the first submissions to the Remember When campaign Related Articles The Neighborhood House has society ally communicated its million campaign Harry Colbert Jr named vice president of Center of Broadcast Journalism St Paul Farmers Area to open year-round indoor realm space Transit plans trimmed again for St Paul s West th South St Paul tannery workers who supply Red Wing Shoe leather go on strike I ve been involved with the Saint Paul Winter Carnival since the early s when I ran for and lost the Junior Royalty he mentioned in the message But my best experience was in when I was Vulcanus Rex and along with my Vulcan Krewe we greeted people from all over the world to our Ice Palace in St Paul Another great memory was in along the parade track It was my first year as a Vulcan I loved seeing all the grinning faces So various kids that desired to have a Vulcan mustache or the Mark of a V on their cheek Now in and as the Prime Minister of the Royal Family I still embrace what the legend of the Winter Carnival represents and I look forward to seeing those showing pleasure faces again albeit from the other side Commemorative coin The St Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation the nonprofit that produces the Winter Carnival has created a commemorative coin for the event s th anniversary The St Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation the nonprofit which produces the Winter Carnival has created a commemorative coin for the event's th anniversary in Courtesy of the St Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation One side of the coin features a bejeweled th logo while the flip side displays a photo of the first Winter Carnival ice palace There are a limited number of coins available to purchase exactly to represent the inaugural year of the Winter Carnival The coin goes on sale to the masses on Friday Oct for representing the th anniversary Foundation members can purchase the coins now while supplies last for Info purchase by visiting wintercarnival com and clicking Marketplace Related Articles The Neighborhood House has constituents ally declared its million campaign Harry Colbert Jr named vice president of Center of Broadcast Journalism Dining Diary Two late-season patio visits and a fabulous lady date St Paul Farmers Domain to open year-round indoor sphere space Mark Glende In grand tradition like Oktoberfest it s MEA Weekend