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Careful readers of the Journal’s weather page would note that the place that is consistently listed as being the coldest spot around is the little hamlet of Embarrass, Minn.  .

So, what’s the deal with Embarrass, which if you are planning a road trip ( I recommend the summer) is north of Duluth. How does one town in Minnesota get to be colder than all the others?

Here’s what the good folks at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have to say about it all:

Communities such as Roseau and International Falls (remember those old battery commercials) claim cold-weather bragging rights because of their northern latitudes. Rival cold spots in Embarrass and Tower have monitoring stations in low-lying basins, which collect cold, dense air.

That sounds a little squishy, putting the thermometer in a ditch, but cold is cold. Current conditions up there: minus 27!!!