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Interactive art installations welcome visitors on the opening day of the annual Art Shanty Projects, on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Saturday was cold even for Minneapolis, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from tromping out onto a frozen lake to immerse themselves in art, make new friends — and try their best to stay warm.

The annual Art Shanty Projects drew crowds onto Lake Harriet for the first of four weekends of interactive, often silly and occasionally downright strange art events. The art was presented in or near shanties, a repurposing of the shelters often seen on Minnesota lakes for hardy souls who ice fish in the frigid depths of winter.

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