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In this photo provided by Lake Superior State University, a14-foot effigy is burned to kick off the annual burning of a snowman to welcome spring in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The ceremony has been an annual rite since 1971. (AP Photo/Lake Superior State University, John Shibley)