Nice Weather For Polar Bears. Bear at Home in the Snow at St. Paul's Como Zoo Clara James What is the winter like in Minneapolis and St. Paul? How long is the winter in Minnesota? How cold is the winter in Minnesota? How bad is the winter in Minnesota - and will you survive it?
Newcomers to the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area are told repeatedly how bad the winter is. It's bad... but with the right supplies, right attitude and adopting a measure of Scandinavian hardiness, the winter can be not just tolerable, but even fun. Here's how to survive and even enjoy the winter in Minneapolis/St.
Come a little closer Bunky, and I'll tell you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. There are secrets to living well on the tundra. Secrets known only the wise, the withered and the wistful. And global warming has sheltered you, my darling twenty-something, from the truth about Minnesota winter.
As previously stated, I'm not a Minnesota native. I'm from a very small town in Oregon. Back home, we get rain and hail, but snow is a rare treasure. If a mere inch and a half of snow falls and sticks, it's a safe bet that public schools will be closed for the day.
No one's kidding when we say Minnesota winter's aren't for the weak. It's not just the cold, though the entire month of January lingers at a few degrees above zero-that's also just so MUCH of it.
