In addition to brutally cold temps, sometimes those blasts of arctic weather bring unexpected gifts — like the ones that covered an entire Minneapolis lake this past week. "Frost flowers," or ...

The annual Art Shanty Projects drew crowds onto Lake Harriet for the first of four weekends of interactive, often silly and occasionally downright strange art events. The art was presented in or near ...

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 ...

The Art Shanty Projects can be seen on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis from Jan. 18 through Feb. 9. An Indigenous medical student at the U is sewing ribbon skirts to foster community in the program ...

Interactive art installations welcome visitors on the opening day of the annual Art Shanty Projects, on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave) ...