At Green Lake near Spicer, workers are busy harvesting a cold crop — big blocks of ice. The blocks will be used to build the ice palace for the St. Paul Winter Carnival later this month. Ice harvesting is a long tradition in Spicer, Minn., that dates back nearly a century. Here's how it works. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/04/cold-weather-good-news-for-ice-cutters-harvesting-for-st-paul-winter-carnival | MPR News

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