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Winter festivals iced: these Minnesota events have been canceled, postponed or altered by warm weather

Minnesota's mild winter has already produced the warmest December and ninth least-snowy season on record. It's also wreaked havoc on the metro area's usually bustling series of ice- and show-themed festivals and community gatherings. Some have retooled offerings to adjust for the lack of snow or postponed in hopes of an arctic turn down the line. Here's a list of the local winter programming . ....

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How are Minnesota's winter festivals faring amid historically warm season?

The ice on Lake Ann was between 8 and 10 inches thick when Chanhassen city leaders made the call. The annual February Festival, and its signature ice fishing competition, would be canceled for the second year in a row. Festival organizers need between 12 and 15 inches of ice to safely support the people and vehicles that set up the decades-old celebration. But forecasts of highs in the upper . ....

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