Bundling up in Minnesota

January 28, 2017 at 6:05AM
Photographer Kristin Vogt of Minneapolis loves going outside to capture some magic when no one else will. On this day, temps were 6 below with bitingly cold windchills. "It was all worth it to venture onto Lake Calhoun and capture this shot of my friend as great gusts of wind blew snow all around her." [focus012917
Photographer Kristin Vogt of Minneapolis loves going outside to capture some magic when no one else will. On this day, the temp was 6-below with a bitingly cold windchill. “It was all worth it to venture onto Lake Calhoun and capture this shot of my friend as great gusts of wind blew snow all around her.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It may feel more like March than January, but true Minnesotans know that we're just one Arctic blast away from the next deep freeze. After all, it isn't May yet. We asked readers to submit photos of themselves all bundled up, and we quickly learned that we have a dedicated bunch of winter enthusiasts who have never let a little cold stop them, regardless of age.


Renee Hendrickson says her son Andre (at 18 months in 2015) didn't mind the fact that he could hardly walk in his bulky snowsuit because his dad pulled him around in the sled.[focus012917
Renee Hendrickson says son Andre (in 2015) tolerated his snowsuit only because Dad pulled him in the sled. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Sue Wagnerof Crystal with her two brothers in the 1960s scaling a big snowbank next to their driveway. "We all loved being outside!" [focus012917
Dad snapped this photo of Sue Wagner of Crystal with her two brothers in the 1960s. They were climbing a big snowbank next to their driveway. “We all loved being outside!” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Eden Prairie's Eveline N. Anderson (and her phone) braved the cold in this post-walk selfie earlier this month. [focus012917
ø Eden Prairie’s Eveline N. Anderson and her phone braved the cold for this post-walk selfie. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Dana Brainerd of Corcoran walks her dog every day - even when it is really cold. She just bundles up and makes sure there's no skin showing! [focus012917
Dana Brainerd of Corcoran walks her dog every day — even when it is really cold. She just bundles up and makes sure there’s no skin showing. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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