Ice Shanty Projects return to Lake Harriet with renewed hope

Ice Shanty Projects return to Lake Harriet with renewed hope after tough 2024
A Minneapolis wintertime staple is back once more – this time, with renewed hope. As the Ice Shanty Art Project enters its 21st year, it's coming off arguably it's toughest year – when Minnesota's warmest winter on record cut the project short after just a handful of days.
Art Shanty Projects returns to Lake Harriet just in time for Minnesota’s latest cold snap
A polar vortex sun and below-zero wind chills marked the opening day for the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet.
Art Shanty Projects take residency on frozen lake in Minnesota
Art Shanty Projects began its first of four weekends welcoming visitors to explore immersive art installations on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis.
Part art, part science: Art Shanty Projects returning to Lake Harriet ice
Turn the dial on a little ice hut on Lake Harriet to become a rabbit, a gopher, a shrew. Part of the Art Shanty Projects, the NatureGrafter lets visitors choose a Minnesota natural phenomenon — an animal or a tree or a bug — to embody,
Art Shanty Projects returning to Lake Harriet after warmth last year
The cold weather is great news for organizers of the Art Shanty Projects gearing up to open on Saturday after last year’s warm-up cut their program short.
Art Shanty projects go on despite extreme cold
Lake Harriet’s Art Shanty Projects opened late on Sunday. Organizers kept visitors away because of extremely cold weather in the morning.
Interactive art on ice: Minnesotans brave the chill for the Art Shanty projects
Despite frigid conditions in Minneapolis, thousands ventured onto a frozen Lake Harriet on Saturday to immerse themselves in art, connect with others, and brave the cold at the annual Art Shanty Projects.
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U.S. Coast Guard conducts rescue mission to ice shanty near Duluth, found no one inside
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Art Shanty on The Ice Starting Later this Month in MN
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Thousands of people enjoy art on a frozen Minneapolis lake despite bone-chilling temperatures
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Jarrid Houston column: Ice varies, but many lakes now accessible
Most inland waters have now started to see the formation of ice shanty villages or what some may call "community holes." ...