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    Metro area temperatures plunged to the 20s below in the ­predawn hours Monday, delivering one of the coldest days in the Twin Cities in nearly 20 years. 
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    Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night
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    GalleryGallery: Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night in it last week. Eli was enjoying his day off school due to the cold but was relatively warm in the igloo. Monday, January 6, 2014

    John Brower braved the frigid weather to run to work Monday in Minneapolis.
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    GalleryGallery: John Brower braved the frigid weather to run to work Monday in Minneapolis.

    Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across 7th Street in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, Janu
    Glen Stubbe – Dml - Star Tribune Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across 7th Street in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, January 6, 2014

    On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, it was a p
    Brian Peterson – Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, it was a pleasant sight to see the sun set on this frigidly cold day like here over a steaming Minneapolis skyline.

    On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delica
    Brian Peterson – Dml - Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delicate patterns created forms remminicent of summer, like this swarm of hummingbirds.

    Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway on Monday.
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    GalleryGallery: Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway on Monday.

    Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway in the frigid weather Monday.
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    GalleryGallery: Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway in the frigid weather Monday.

    John Brower ran to work at sunrise Monday in Minneapolis.
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    GalleryGallery: John Brower ran to work at sunrise Monday in Minneapolis.

    On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delica
    Brian Peterson – Dml - Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delicate patterns created forms remminicent of summer, like this pine forest of frost.

    Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across 7th Street in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, Janu
    Glen Stubbe – Dml - Star Tribune Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across 7th Street in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, January 6, 2014

    A postal worker delivered the mail to Flair Fountains. Flair Fountains takes great pride in running the fountain outside its Minneapolis headquarters
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    GalleryGallery: A postal worker delivered the mail to Flair Fountains. Flair Fountains takes great pride in running the fountain outside its Minneapolis headquarters 365 days a year. It was running today even at -16 degrees. They have to keep it turned down so the ice mountain doesn't spill out onto Hiawatha Ave. Monday, January 6, 2014

    On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delica
    Brian Peterson – Dml - Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: On a day when most people hunkered down inside to avoid the bitter cold, forced to observe the world from their TV or frost covered window, the delicate patterns created forms remminicent of summer, like this warm sunrise breaking the horizon.

    Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night
    Glen Stubbe – Dml - Star Tribune Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night in it last week. Eli was enjoying his day off school due to the cold but was relatively warm in the igloo. Monday, January 6, 2014

    Eli's dad Tom boosted him to the roof of the igloo. Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked ou
    Glen Stubbe – Dml - Star Tribune Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: Eli's dad Tom boosted him to the roof of the igloo. Eli Esch, 13 and his dad Tom built this snow fort and igloo over the last few weeks. Its decked out with Christmas lights and the two spent the night in it last week. Eli was enjoying his day off school due to the cold but was relatively warm in the igloo. Monday, January 6, 2014

    Gabe Pressnall's beard froze while he took a walk as temperatures hit extreme lows in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, January 6, 2014.
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    GalleryGallery: Gabe Pressnall's beard froze while he took a walk as temperatures hit extreme lows in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, January 6, 2014.

    The scene of downtown and the Mississippi as temperatures hit extreme lows in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, January 6, 2014.
    Renee Jones Schneider – Dml - Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: The scene of downtown and the Mississippi as temperatures hit extreme lows in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, January 6, 2014.

    Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across Kellogg Blvd in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, Ja
    Glen Stubbe – Star Tribune

    GalleryGallery: Cold people walked, jogged and sprinted across Kellogg Blvd in St. Paul late Monday afternoon as temperatures hovered around 12 below zero. Monday, January 6, 2014

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