Editing International Falls, Minnesota (section)

===Icebox of the Nation===
International Falls has long promoted itself as the "Icebox of the Nation"; however, the [[trademark]] for the slogan has been challenged on several occasions by the small town of [[Fraser, Colorado]]. Officials from Fraser claimed usage since 1956, International Falls since 1948. The two towns came to an agreement in 1986, when International Falls paid Fraser $2,000 to relinquish its "official" claim. However, in 1996, International Falls inadvertently failed to renew its [[U.S. federal law|federal]] trademark, although it had kept its [[Law of the United States#State and territory law|state]] trademark up to date. Fraser then filed to gain the federal trademark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22649329|title=Towns face off over claim to be nation's 'icebox'|date=January 14, 2008|work=msnbc.com|access-date=September 22, 2018|language=en}}</ref> International Falls submitted photographic proof that its 1955 [[Minor hockey|Pee Wee hockey]] team traveled to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] with the slogan.<ref name=ST020808>Curt Brown, [http://www.startribune.com/local/15453806.html International Falls says it loud: We're cold, and we're proud], ''Star Tribune'', February 8, 2008.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012154420/http://www.startribune.com/local/15453806.html |date=October 12, 2008 }}</ref> After several years of legal battles, the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] officially registered the slogan with International Falls on January 29, 2008, Registration Number 3375139.<ref name=USPTOsearch>[http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77124629&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch Trademark Status & Document Retrieval], United States Patent and Trademark Office, ''Accessed May 1, 2015.''</ref> Only a few days after announcing its success in the trademark battle, International Falls had a daily record low temperature of {{convert|-40|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, beating a previous record of {{convert|-37|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1967.<ref name=CNN021108>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/02/11/minnesota.cold.ap/index.html Nation's 'Icebox' hits record 40 below zero], Associated Press, February 11, 2008.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611074133/http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/02/11/minnesota.cold.ap/index.html |date=June 11, 2008 }}</ref>