A family goes through the colorful ice archways at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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People explore the Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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A woman explores an ice tunnel at Ice Castles in Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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People take photos of a “hot spring” at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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Charlotte Yang, 9, left, and her brother Jacob, 10, from Lino Lakes slide down an ice slide at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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A woman takes a photo of a dragon-shaped ice sculpture at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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Visitors line up for cheese curds and mini donuts at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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People explore ice archways at the Ice Castles in Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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A visitor makes their way through an ice tunnel at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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Lexington Smith, 6, left, and her brother Lennox, 4, from St. Paul, slide down the kids ice slide at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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People line up to slide down the ice slide Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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Visitors gather around a fire to warm hands at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
A family goes through the colorful ice archways at Ice Castles in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
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