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Cold News, Minn. Town Wins 'Icebox of the Nation'
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. - International Falls is officially the "Icebox of the Nation."
The city on the Canadian border had been fighting the ski town of Fraser, Colo., for the legal right to the trademark. International Falls claimed victory this week when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent the city attorney a certificate granting the community Reg. No. 3,375,139.
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02-09-2008, 03:53 PM
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What an excellent award for the town, eh?
It is quite isolated up there, though.
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02-09-2008, 04:01 PM
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That's kind of funny cause I'll bet that isn't surprising to any of us. They always have the low in the Battle of the Iceboxes. 
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02-09-2008, 06:14 PM
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The windchill for International Falls is around -30F currently. ND is under a blizzard warning with severe winds and low temperatures. Devils Lake, ND has a WC of -45F.
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02-09-2008, 08:40 PM
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What a enviable title to hold
not.
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02-09-2008, 09:24 PM
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ma'am? do you mind if I work on my pick-up line?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John1960
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. - International Falls is officially the "Icebox of the Nation."
The city on the Canadian border had been fighting the ski town of Fraser, Colo., for the legal right to the trademark. International Falls claimed victory this week when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent the city attorney a certificate granting the community Reg. No. 3,375,139.
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Quite an award! It should've went to Tower, MN though, or does the town have to have more than 10,000 people or something to qualify? |
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02-09-2008, 10:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dxiweodwo
Quite an award! It should've went to Tower, MN though, or does the town have to have more than 10,000 people or something to qualify?
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Eh, I don't think so. International Falls has around 4500 people or less and the county has around 13,000.
Current WC in International Falls is around -45F.
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02-10-2008, 09:04 AM
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Embarass, MN is another super cold place. In fact, they're generally colder then International Falls.
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02-10-2008, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
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Embarass, MN is another super cold place. In fact, they're generally colder then International Falls.
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The coldest windchills in northern MN last night were around -50F. Air temps were in the -20F to -25F range. |
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02-11-2008, 12:00 PM
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The official low at International Falls this morning was -39F!
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