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All the United States Minnesota Minneapolis Art Shanties at Lake Harriet

Art Shanties at Lake Harriet

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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ArtCart Taxi shanty transports visitors from the parking lot by pedal power.   http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciscel/225264...
Robot shanty rocked visitors back-and-forth like an amusement park ride.   http://littlebrumble.etsy.com
Snapshot Shanty provides natural light and shelter for the wind when having one’s picture taken.   http://littlebrumble.etsy.com
Aerial view of the shanties on Medicine Lake.   http://www.flickr.com/photos/amdayton/3264...
A 7th Street Entry inspired shanty containing a DJ and light-up dance floor.   Felth / Atlas Obscura User
A 2020 shanty entrance.   Felth / Atlas Obscura User
A boat shanty that rocks side to side.   Felth / Atlas Obscura User
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Every time winter rolls around in Minnesota, hundreds of thousands of people are left with only two options: hibernate for the season or get on with living. Art Shanty Projects was born out of the latter mentality as a new take on the local sport of ice fishing, in which dedicated outdoorsmen and women trudge out into the cold, go sit on a frozen lake in a little shack, drink beer, and stare at a hole in the ice... for hours.

The shanties, built by artists, architects, makers and the like, are positioned on a frozen lake. Since 2004, Art Shanty Projects have playfully skewered ice fishing every year in January-February.

A rotating cadre of artists and their creations unite friends and families in outdoor whimsy during winter's doldrums, with shanties offering a post office, karaoke, a landed spaceship, radio station, camera obscura, seed bank, and a human carwash.

You never know what you'll encounter in the Art Shanties!

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To ensure your experience on the ice is enjoyable, dressing for cold and snowy weather is strongly encouraged. Wear warm, waterproof shoes and clothing appropriate for spending a prolonged period in an icy, windswept environment.

Admission is free but donations are appreciated and accepted at the entrance.

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Art Shanties at Lake Harriet
4350 W Lake Harriet Pkwy
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55410
United States
44.921962, -93.306161
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