A dynamic podcast episode featuring Sean Sherman (The Sioux Chef, Minneapolis) and Mikkel-Lau Mikkelsen (VILD MAD, Copenhagen) on getting outside and connecting with nature through foraging.

Special editorial content provided by The Great Northern sponsor iPondr

Special editorial content provided by The Great Northern sponsor iPondr

Saint Paul Winter Carnival has brought family-friendly events and community pride to Saint Paul and the Twin Cities metro area since 1886. Most activities are free and open to the public, take place in downtown Saint Paul, the Landmark Center and at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.

UNWEAVING is a temporary outdoor sculpture installation by multi-disciplinary artist Tia Keobounpheng that explores the ways that tradition, culture, communities, and individuals are unwoven when they are disconnected from their foundation of ancestral history, or when truths are suppressed or not acknowledged.

For the inaugural collaboration of The Great Northern and MSP Film, we will present films that speak to essential issues in the climate conversation based around the 4 elements: Earth, Water, Air, Fire.

A documentary featuring two well-known Quebecois poets who tell a story about Quebec through maple syrup. Presented by Arts Midwest as part of The Great Northern in partnership with Alliance Française MSP, Québec Government Office in Chicago, and MSP Film Society.

The Great Northern partners with food culture publication Meal Magazine on their second issue, featuring a commissioned story on Sean Sherman, who is leading a revitalization of Native American foodways and cuisine here in the North and beyond; and a conversation about foraging, wintertime food sourcing, and the impacts of climate change from three distinctly Northern food figures with very different backgrounds: chef Yia Vang, Mikkel-Lau Mikkelsen, and Wendy Geniusz.

A limited run winter blanket designed by award-winning visual artist Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota) launches as part of The Great Northern in partnership with American Craft Council. The blanket is skillfully manufactured by Faribault Woolen Mill (Faribault, MN), one of the last vertical woolen mills in America.

Award-winning architecture/art duo Dream the Combine design T R A C K I N G, an intimate portrait of winter for The Great Northern. Consisting of a series of five movement prompts and responses distributed via text message, the artwork will be an archive of our collective remembrances of winter.

This exclusive drink passport program will help you discover specially-crafted Winter Carnival drinks by local breweries, artisan coffee shops, restaurants & more throughout Saint Paul and the East metro.

Saint Paul Winter Carnival and AZ Gallery’s fifth annual Fire & Ice Art Show showcases the work of Minnesota artists, viewable virtually or in the gallery Jan 9 – Feb 21.

A series of writing debuts on The Great Northern blog beginning in January.

The Saint Paul Winter Carnival presents its month-long digital ice fishing competition starting January 1 and ending on the final day of Carnival, February 7. New this year, competitors can fish anywhere in the State of Minnesota: lakes, ponds, and rivers.