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Pictured above is the winning snow and ice sculpture for the month-long competition by Tau Kappa Epsilon including a traditional viking longboat and Thor.

Winter Carnival all-nighter success

February 15, 2018
Winter Carnival has crowned its queen since 1928, pictured here is the Queen Court from 1971.

Winter Carnival history at Michigan Tech

February 11, 2018
A beautiful snow scultpure from Winter Carnival 2015. We look forward to seeing more sculptures that display such incredible amounts of detail.

Winter Carnival 2018 Overview

February 1, 2018
The USG hopes to beat the current record of 2,036 snowmen this year and is recruiting as many people as possible. Come out to help!

Snowman left behind: setting a world record

February 1, 2018
The Winter Carnival logo for 2018.

Winter Carnival 2018: Myths and Tales

January 25, 2018
- Photo by Peter Zhu

70th beards competition

February 16, 2017
Amber Toboyek is crowned Winter Carnival Queen 2017. - Photo by Kiran Udayakumar

Carnival Queen’s Coronation

February 15, 2017
- Photo by Morgan Brunsting

SDC Window Painting Contest

February 15, 2017
Last week’s unseasonably warm weather did damage to constructed statues on campus and made building very difficult. Even though the forecast includes cold and snow once again, the damage done early on in the process may be irreversible. Time was also lost in statue construction as softer snow meant more dangerous building conditions. - Photo by Jon Jaehnig

Warm weather causes damage to snow statues

February 4, 2017
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