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In this photo provided by Lake Superior State University, two of this year's retirees, Randy Suggitt, left, and Beverly White, light up a 14-foot effigy 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)