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Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park. 
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Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.
Darrin Johnson, St. Paul Winter Carnival

GalleryGallery: Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.

Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.
Darrin Johnson

GalleryGallery: Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.

Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.
Darrin Johnson

GalleryGallery: Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.

Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.
Darrin Johnson

GalleryGallery: Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.

Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.
Darrin Johnson

GalleryGallery: Part of Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., is prepped Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the harvesting of ice for the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice palace. Around 4,000 blocks of ice will be cut from the lake for construction of the palace which will be in Rice Park.

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