Upper Deck Golf coming to US Bank Stadium Feb. 23-25

U.S. Bank Stadium is the home of the Minnesota Vikings, but it will be the host to golfers of any skill level in late February.

Minnesota golf courses open in January
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Golf courses in Minnesota are open during January warmth. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the story.

Taylor Swift-inspired Valentine?s event at Four Seasons
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Are you ready for it? The Swiftie Valentine?s event at the Four Seasons Minneapolis will include a candlelight show and dinner. It?s planned for Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The room will be decked out with pink cherry blossom trees and purple lighting. In the center of the ballroom will be a string quartet playing only Taylor Swift music while ballerinas elegantly dance around the room. There are multiple options for food including a charcuterie and a two-, three- or four-course dinner from the Four Seasons kitchen. The event is produced by Champagne Ivy Events.

Garden Guy Dale K: Wandering Leaf Brewing Co.
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FOX 9 Garden Guy Dale K takes a look inside Wandering Leaf Brewing Company in St. Paul, which features plenty of plants.

Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition winners
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Despite the lack of natural snow, the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition went on as planned over the weekend. There were 18 teams of three, whittling down 8 foot blocks of snow using only hand tools. The sculptures are on display at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds through Feb. 4, but given the warm weather, they may not last that long. As of Monday morning, Jan. 29, one sculpture had already toppled.

Polar Plunge events begin in Minnesota
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FOX 9's Ian Leonard kicks off Polar Plunge season in Minnesota to benefit Special Olympics of Minnesota.

Delano ice palace closing after this weekend

The Ice Palace Minnesota in Delano will close after this weekend due to ongoing warm weather. 

US Pond Hockey Championships canceled for final weekend

The final weekend of the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis will not be held as scheduled due to the warmer temperatures leading to unsafe ice conditions.

Wayzata Chilly Open on Lake Minnetonka is canceled

The 40th annual Wayzata Chilly Open has been canceled amid the unseasonably warm winter that has caused unsafe ice conditions on Lake Minnetonka.

US Pond Hockey Championship underway
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The U.S. Pond Hockey Championship is underway on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the details.

Boat Show at Minneapolis Convention Center
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The Minneapolis Boat Show is back for its 51st year. There are just under 600 boats packed into the Convention Center displaying everything from the innovative technology on new boats to classic and vintage boats. The show runs from Jan. 18-21. Tickets must be purchased in advance online.

Farmington offers dating class for singles

Tired of being single and need dating advice? Farmington's parks and recreation has the solution for you. In February, it will host a new dating class, "Frustrated with Dating."

World Snow Sculpting Championship underway
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The World Snow Sculpting Championship is underway in Stillwater. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the details.

What to do in Minnesota: 5 things to do this weekend (Jan. 19-21)

The World Snow Sculpting Championship returns to Minnesota this weekend along with several other winter events that are worth braving the cold for!

Take the cold plunge at new wellness space; Embrace North
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The hottest wellness trend of 2024 is ice cold. Cold plunging has been used in physical therapy and in the locker rooms of college and professional athletes for quite some time, but now there?s a permanent space in Northeast Minneapolis to try it. Embrace North is in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood. It offers cold immersion tubs and saunas. The typical cycle is to begin with the sauna for 10-20 minutes followed by a 1-5 minute ice bath and do two or more rounds of that. The space is open seven days a week at 811 9th Street SE.

Move over pickleball, padel has arrived in the Twin Cities
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Pickleball might be all the rage, but there?s another racquet sport that?s quietly gaining popularity in the United States. It?s called padel and it originated in Mexico. The Heights Racquet and Social Club just opened the first padel court in Mendota Heights. It?s described as a mixture of squash and tennis. The court is made of astroturf and sand and it?s smaller than a tennis court. It?s played as doubles on an enclosed court and the glass walls are in-play. The Heights will be installing two more padel courts. It also has four squash courts, pickleball courts, gym equipment, locker rooms, showers and saunas. The Heights is located just north of Interstate 494, off of Pilot Knob Road at 1415 Mendota Heights Road.

Delano’s Ice Palace Minnesota moves up opening thanks to cold temps

The handcrafted ice sculptures and fire shows in Delano drew several thousand attendees last season, but this year was almost in peril due to well above-average temperatures at the start of winter.