The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Monday, November 2, 2026
Doug Baldinger discussed the annual winter tradition on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis where an immersive pop-up village of artistic shanties and experimental installations is constructed directly on top of the frozen lake ice every winter.
“there is this phenomenon that happens every winter on Lake Harriet, which is this lake that is smack dab in the middle of Minneapolis... where there is this pop-up village full of these immersive experiential art shanties and happenings”