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The Legendary Saint Paul Winter Carnival has been celebrating the cold for 130 years.
AIR DATE 11/29/16
Become a member of TPT today with a monthly or one-time contribution and receive The Legendary Saint Paul Winter Carnival program DVD, “Icy Pleasures” book and Winter Carnival scarf!
The one-hour documentary is rich with archival film and images, capturing Saint Paul throughout Carnival’s 130-year history, and “Icy Pleasures” explores the many ways that the people of Minnesota have embraced its Siberian reputation with winter carnivals and cold weather sports.
Donate nowThe Legendary Saint Paul Winter Carnival’s traditions of gathering Saint Paul’s neighborhoods to participate in ten days of winter sports, activities and parades, building elaborate ice palaces and crowning a fabled royal family have continued for generations.
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