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February 18, 2015 12:01 PM

Photos: For Shrove Tuesday, it's all about the pancake

There's Fat Tuesday. And Mardi Gras. Then there's Shrove Tuesday. In the United States, it's one of the lesser-known pre-Lent festivities. It revolves around pancakes. Lots of them.

by Nikki Tundel

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February 18, 2015 9:06 AM

Photos: Kiteboarding takes over Lake Minnetonka

The Upper Midwest is home to a number of events featuring kiteboarding.

by Jeffrey Thompson

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February 14, 2015 4:00 AM

Photos: Up close with an ore boat in dry dock

The Kaye E. Barker sits in dry dock this winter, undergoing maintenance at Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wis.

by Derek Montgomery

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February 13, 2015 4:00 AM

Photos: The evolution of Cupid

For generations, Cupid has been a symbol of Valentine's Day. But that chubby, winged toddler brandishing a bow and arrow started out as someone much different.

by Nikki Tundel

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January 31, 2015 9:14 PM

Photos: Art heads downhill, on sleds

Despite the lack of snow covering the hills of Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, neighborhood residents and others gathered Saturday afternoon for the annual Art Sled Rally.

by Jennifer Simonson

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January 27, 2015 4:00 AM

Photos: Remembering the horror of Auschwitz 70 years after liberation

An estimated 1.1 million people perished at the most notorious of the German death camps. Roughly 300 Holocaust survivors from around the world are expected to attend today's ceremony.

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January 26, 2015 9:09 PM

Photos and video: Shortened John Beargrease race finds snow

Mid-distance racers finished Monday. Ryan Anderson won the 319-mile race by crossing the finish at 2:53 a.m. north of Duluth on Wednesday.

by Derek Montgomery

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January 26, 2015 10:39 AM

Photos: Massive blizzard hammers Northeast

A day after a monstrous winter storm spun its way across the Northeast, life is slowly getting back to normal.

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January 24, 2015 9:10 AM

It's back: Crashed Ice returns to St. Paul

Skaters from around the world have come back to St. Paul for the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition.

by Caroline Yang

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January 22, 2015 4:00 AM

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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