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PHOTOS: Frozen leaf pickup
Frozen leaf pickup 1
Andrea Armendariz frees fallen leaves from the frozen curbside as a Mankato city crew uses heavy equipment to pick up leaves Tuesday along North Fifth Street. The cold and snow made for slow going for the start of Mankato’s annual leaf pickup, but warmer weather in the forecast later in the week should help.
Frozen leaf pickup 2
City workers check on the leaf vacuum as they work to pick up leaves Tuesday.
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A city of Mankato worker drives the leaf vacuum down North Fifth Street Tuesday.
Pat Christman
Photographer for the Mankato Free Press.
