St. Paul Winter Carnival Jan 27, 2024

St. Paul Winter Carnival

A chilly paradise awaits at the St. Paul Winter Carnival! This annual celebration, taking place between January 25 and February 4 this year, transforms Minnesota"s capital city into a winter wonderland. It all started in 1885, when a group of reporters visited and referred to Minnesota as another Siberia, unfit for human habitation. This offended city officials who devised a plan to showcase the area"s winter beauty. The Winter Carnival was born, featuring seasonal activities such as bobsledding and ice horse-racing. Today, the carnival attracts visitors and strengthens community bonds through parades, markets, and winter sports. And ice sculptors carve stunning but fleeting works of art, like the frozen palace towering over today"s image.

© Joe Mamer Photography/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Jan 27, 2018Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
Jan 27, 2019A memorial in Germany
Jan 27, 2020Thomas Edison s bright idea
Jan 27, 2021A dramatic view of Sicily
Jan 27, 2022Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Jan 27, 2023Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
Jan 27, 2025Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Jan 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 29, 2021Rainbow Mountain
Jun 27, 2019The roots of invention
Mar 7, 2021Finding a balance between wetlands and water treatment
Dec 9, 2024Llama Day
Jul 16, 2024Festival of British Archaeology
Mar 14, 2020A circular celebration
Aug 26, 2019Classical music takes center stage
May 25, 2019Traveling warblers
May 26, 2018Honoring the first American woman in space
Dec 3, 2019It’s Giving Tuesday
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Feb 17, 2021The persistence of Perito Moreno
Oct 16, 2022Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
Sep 16, 2022Puma in Patagonia
Nov 11, 2024Veterans Day
Apr 27, 2025Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Jun 22, 2019Reflections on the mighty Amazon
Mar 9, 2019Let the harvest begin
Jan 12, 2021Sailing on thick ice
Feb 18, 2020Too awesome to be a planet
Feb 2, 2020Hut, hut, hike!
Mar 23, 2023World Meteorological Day
Jun 18, 2023Happy Fathers Day!
Oct 18, 2020Sitka shines on Alaska Day
Jul 28, 2019Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
Feb 25, 2020Jazzed for Mardi Gras
Aug 29, 2020Big wheels on a big mountain
Mar 6, 2022Great cormorants
Mar 24, 2025African bush elephants in Namibia
Feb 5, 2018Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica