Frozen Ice Window
It’s so cold in Minnesota… that you can make windows out of ice and punch them out.
Frozen Milkshake
It’s so cold in Minnesota, that chocolate milkshakes freeze mid-air.
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Record Cold Valentine’s Day
It’s the coldest Valentine’s Day in Minnesota since 1923. Learn how to have Valentine’s Day in the freezing cold. Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can make Frozen Eggs, Frozen Spaghetti, Frozen Flowers, Frozen Chocolate Caramel, Hot Chocolate in the Air, and Ice Glasses. Frozen roses, frozen daises.
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Frozen Toilet Paper
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you make get frozen toilet paper to suspend itself in the air!
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Frozen Shaved Ice Bar
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you make a pretty cool looking shaved ice bar.
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The Sound of Hitting a Golf Ball on a Frozen Lake
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you make amazing sounds by hitting golf balls onto a frozen lake (We picked them all up a week and a half later when the ice was thick enough to ice skate on).
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The Sound of Skipping Rocks Across a Frozen Lake
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you can make amazing sounds by throwing rocks across a frozen lake.
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Ice Skipping
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you can skip ice across a lake
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This time last week…
This is what it looked like at this time one week ago in the middle of the Minnesota April Blizzard.
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Winter Video – Snow Jump on the Trampoline
Had some fun with the kids and the first snowfall of the year. This video was precursor to the viral “Frozen Trampoline” video. Music used with permission: Circus Waltz FX by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Winter Video – Ice Canoeing
Each year in Minnesota we try to guess when the ice will “go out.” There’s a few weeks when the lakes have some open water and ice on them. In this video, I attempt to paddle fast enough to get the canoe up onto the ice.
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Winter Video – Spring Break in Minnesota – Building a Snowman
When you live in Minnesota, you never know what kind of weather you’re going to get during Spring Break. On this particular year, it snowed 10 inches overnight. It made for a fun last day of Spring Break for me and the kids. Music used with permission: Gold Rush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Winter Video – How to Wax a Toboggan
This video will teach you how to wax a wooden toboggan sled. Note: You may want to do this outside because of the fumes.
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Winter Video – Dog Pulling a Toboggan of Kids
Our neighbor’s dog Flynn pulls our kids and his through the park on a toboggan. Royalty free music used with permission from Sony Creative Software. To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com
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Winter Video – Watching the Olympics in a Snow Fort
Check out the snow fort we built – complete with TV to watch the Winter Olympics.
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Winter Video – Our Sweet Outdoor Set-Up for the Winter Olympic Closing Ceremonies
What better way to watch the Winter Olympic Closing Ceremonies than in a snow fort?
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Winter Video – Snowing in Minneapolis – a night time bike ride through downtown in the snow
I thought it would be fun to take a bike ride through downtown Minneapolis with my new GoPro camera. Here’s what it’s like from the biker’s perspective. Music used with permission: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Winter Video – Hot Water in Minnesota (a short film)
Hot Water in Minnesota. A short film about what happens when you throw hot water in cold Minnesota. It was -19 degrees Fahrenheit when this movie was filmed. The movie was filmed entirely with a GoPro video camera. Music used with permission: Barroom Ballet by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Winter Video – Minnesota Winter Bicycle Commuting in the Snow
It snowed 12 inches so I videotaped my bike commute to work the next day. I duct taped our video camera to the handlebars and this is what I got. Music used with permission by Royalty Free Music.
