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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The European Christmas market located at the Union Depot in St. Paul offers a wide variety of European holiday foods, live music and 70 different vendors selling a wide array of holiday goods. They are open every weekend from Nov. 24 to Dec. 17.

Holiday fun at Park

Annika Koch December 6, 2023

Minnesota is the perfect place for fun and inexpensive holiday activities. It can be difficult to find things to do in the wintertime in Minnesota, but there are so many great options, especially over...

Stillwater Ice Palace Maze at The Zephyr Theatre. Maze opened Feb. 20 and closed Feb. 27.

Stillwater Ice Palace Maze makes for an entertaining activity

Abby Bartleson March 7, 2022

When I first pulled up to the Ice Palace Maze, I was greeted with bright, colorful lights and the smell of campfires. The Ice Palace Maze located in Stillwater at The Zephyr Theatre which consists of an...

Overcoming the winter slump

Overcoming the winter slump

Danny Shope November 2, 2021

Winter is one of the hardest times to find motivation, with dreary weather and short days. When it comes to exercise, it’s easy to convince yourself to hibernate in your house for the entire season and...

Fifth-grader Judah Lissauer and eighth-grader Ari Lissauer sled down a hill on Cedar Lake Jan. 16. Sledding is one of many winter activities students are using to stay entertained during COVID-19.

Winter activities are ‘snow’ joke

Lilly Strathman February 4, 2021

With a layer of snow covering Minnesota, it can be easy to spend the freezing winters confined inside, however, science teacher and assistant Nordic coach Pat Hartman said he encourages outdoor winter...

Photo Illustration by Abigail Prestholdt

Snowmobiling allows for a fun winter activity

Abigail Prestholdt January 24, 2021

As we speed across the lake, I look over to my right to see the ice-fishing community in their ice-fishing houses. To my left, I see parasailers skimming across the snow using snowboards, and as I look...

A community member skiis at Theodore Wirth Park Dec. 23. Skiing is a great way to stay active while fitness centers are closed.

COVID-19 safe winter activities

Ayelet Prottas and Oliver Smith January 4, 2021

As the weather gets colder in Minnesota, normal activities students partake in might be unavailable. Here are some safe and fun ways students are keeping busy.

Holidazzle 2019

January 13, 2020

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