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Jessica Mador and Tom Weber
Plymouth, Minn.

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The Art Post
Billed as the world's only Post Office on ice, the Art Post Shanty is the official mail service for the Art Shanty Project. Visitors can make a postcard to send from the ice or send mail to be delivered to another shanty.
MPR Photo/Jess Mador

Founders Peter Haakon Thompson and David Pitman say the aim of the project is for artists to take their work outside the gallery and into the community.

This year, more than 20 artists built themed shanties on the Plymouth lake. Highlights include performances at the Black Box Theater Shanty and singing at the Karaoke Shanty.

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Conga line
To keep warm (and have fun) a conga line regularly snakes around the shanties on the lake.
MPR Photo/Jess Mador
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The Art Post
Billed as the world's only Post Office on ice, the Art Post Shanty is the official mail service for the Art Shanty Project. Visitors can make a postcard to send from the ice or send mail to be delivered to another shanty.
MPR Photo/Jess Mador
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Sauna Shanty
This shanty features a working sauna.
MPR Photo/Jess Mador