ST. PAUL. Minn. — At Lake Como in St. Paul, there’s plenty of grass and not so much snow.
One look at the ice, and you may think twice before venturing out on foot.
It was so warm, Nykea Heimer was walking around the lake with just a hoodie.
“I’m hot honestly. I could take this off and be fine,” Heimer said.
Meanwhile, in downtown St. Paul, it’s the same story.
You could say the folks at the St. Paul Winter Carnival aren’t having a meltdown about it all, either. The warm weather means business as normal. Nothing is getting canceled, organizers said Thursday.
“I love it even more when it’s wacky and warm,” said Lisa Jacobson with the Winter Carnival. “After surviving last year when it was a polar vortex, we’ll take it. We’re excited we’re making it work.”
This year already ranks as one of the top 10 warmest winters on record, and if the season ended Thursday, we would rank as the least snowiest winter ever recorded in the Twin Cities.