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The Black Box Theatre Shanty hosts ongoing performances throughout the event.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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Artist Soozin Hirschmugl prepares the toy box in the Black Box Theatre Shanty.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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An exterior view of the Survival Shanty.
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The Limnology Shanty.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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Abandoned Antarctic Shanty from Art of This Gallery.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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The trail that leads to the shanties prohibits speeds above 2 miles per hour.
MinnPost photo by James Larkin
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The Green Easy Shanty was inspired by a speakeasy.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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It's hard to miss the Art Car Taxi in these barren environs.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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Peter McLarnan and the Survival Shanty. Surviving the project's brutal weather conditions is part of the fun, and uniqueness.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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The uncompleted interior of the Survival Shanty.
MinnPost photo by Molly Priesmeyer.
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The Mobile Home Shanty lets you cruise the lake.
MinnPost photo by James Larkin
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Art Shanty Project co-founder Peter Haakon Thompson hangs out in the exhibit's home base.
MinnPost photo by James Larkin
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These puppets don't mind the cold: The Black Box Theatre's Shanty hosts puppet shows throughout the event.
MinnPost photo by James Larkin
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You can let your inner artist out at the Medicine Lake Drawing Shanty where visitors are encouraged to leave their mark on the shanties chalkboard walls.
MinnPost photo by James Larkin
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Visitors are invited to climb inside and "do the robot" at the Giant Robot Art Shanty.
MinnPost photo by James Larkin
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