PHOTOS: First and last snow blast?

The woman found snowblowing on Carlton Avenue Monday wasn't alone this week as Carlton County received a healthy dose of snow from a storm that began Sunday and lingered into Wednesday. It was the first big snow of the winter that wasn't this year.

This week is spring break for Cloquet schools. At right, Kaya Petoletti, 2, makes a snow angel Tuesday, on the third day of the winter storm that hit most of Minnesota this week. "I can't believe we were blowing bubbles and playing outside last week and now we are making snow angels," said mom Morgan Petoletti, who shared photos of the fun at their Cloquet home.

Pinehurst Park was a popular spot Monday and throughout the week. For more photos from the snowy week.

Mom Meg McKenna gave her sons pushes down the hill among a dozen kids sledding Monday on wet, sticky snow.

Luke McKenna, 6, with red tube, and little brother Mac McKenna, 5, have a snow snack while they traipse up the hill at Pinehurst Park.

The Milltown Milers running group incorporated the snow into their weekly meeting. Pictured here, Jeff Krohn and his son, Quinten, cross country ski while others were snowshoeing Tuesday evening on the Carlton Trail in Jay Cooke State Park.

City crews were able to really attack the snow as it dwindled Wednesday. A crew scoops piles off Avenue C in the West End.

Cars outside of Linda Erickson's apartment in downtown Cloquet take on geometric simularities as the snow piles up Tuesday.

Will Stenberg captured some returning goldfinches and redpolls outside his home north of Esko during the snowy weather, which no doubt had the migrators confused.