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Saints mascots
Dennis Hauth feeds the St. Paul Saints mascots at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minn. Sunday, June 10, 2012. Hauth, of Prescott, Wisc., and his wife have been providing pigs for the team for 20 years.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story
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Winona pool
In this Monday, June 11, 2012, photo, Dejay Touschinski, 16, dives in to the pool at the Bob Welch Aquatic Center in Winona, Minn. Since opening for the summer June 2, the pool has been steady with swimmers said pool manager Pam Pfisrer.
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Saints mascots
Dennis Hauth feeds the St. Paul Saints mascots at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minn. Sunday, June 10, 2012. Hauth, of Prescott, Wisc., and his wife have been providing pigs for the team for 20 years.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story
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Nature Valley Grand Prix
Sean Sullivan with Elbowz Racing makes the turn during the time trials of Nature Valley Grand Prix in St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, June 13, 2012. The annual five-day cycling race includes stops in St. Paul, Minn. Cannon Falls, Minn., Minneapolis, Minn., Menomonie, Wis. and Stillwater, Minn.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story