As a major winter storm rolls into the Upper Midwest, here's what's open, closed and canceled across Minnesota:
What's open and what's closed during Minnesota's winter storm
As a major winter storm rolls into the Upper Midwest, here's what's open, closed and canceled across Minnesota.
December 23, 2022 at 6:42PM
What's open:
- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
- Mall of America
- Minnesota History Center
- Ramsey County winter warming spaces
- Hennepin County libraries
- Anoka County libraries
- Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
- Minnesota Zoo
- The Guthrie Theater's performances of "The Little Prince" and "A Christmas Carol" are scheduled to go on as planned.
- St. Paul's Ordway Center is staging "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" as scheduled.
- Bakken Museum
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
What's closed, shortened or canceled:
- The three largest school districts in the state — Anoka-Hennepin, St. Paul and Minneapolis — closed all facilities and canceled activities Thursday.
- The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus moved to reduced operations Thursday at 4:30 p.m. through noon Saturday.
- All recreation centers run by the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and the Phillips Aquatics Center.
- All St. Paul recreation centers will close at 5 p.m., and no outdoor activities will take place.
- St. Paul Public Library
- Duluth Public Library
- Rochester Public Library
- YWCA Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Walker Art Center
- Museum of Russian Art
- American Swedish Institute
- Hennepin History Museum
- Weisman Art Museum
- Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
- Highpoint Center for Printmaking
- Afton Alps
- Downhill ski slopes, terrain park and tubing facilities at Elm Creek and Hyland Hills park reserves. Cross-country ski and hiking trails remain open at all Three Rivers Parks.
- COVID-19 community testing sites in Brooklyn Park, Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, St. Cloud State and St. Paul-Midway will be closed on Friday.
- Buck Hill in Burnsville will be closed Friday and Saturday. Slopes will reopen at 2 p.m. Sunday.
- Juut salons
- Maple Grove Cove Aquatic Center will close at 4 p.m. Friday.
- Coon Rapids Senior and Recycling centers
- Thursday night's performance of "Footloose" and the holiday concert, "Christmas on the Prairie," at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres was canceled. Friday's matinee and evening performances also are canceled and Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret is, too.
- In-person screenings of the British Arrows Awards have been canceled at the Walker Art Center Thursday and Friday. Ticket holders can exchange their tickets (info@walkerart.org), watch the program via streaming or get a refund.
