Photography
Painted turtles on a log
Apr 30, 2020
Seven painted turtles sun themselves on a log south of the Lake City Sportsman’s Club.
-Photo by Ben Threinen
Children make their own wind
Apr 23, 2020
Evan and Isabel Welsh of North Oak Street used their electric scooters to generate enough wind to lift their kites on Saturday.-Photo by Ben Threinen
Bird’s-eye view of Highway 61 construction
Apr 23, 2020
Steve Brown of Lake City has been monitoring progress on the Highway 61 reconstruction with weekly drone flights. This photo was taken Monday, April 20.
Pelicans visit area in droves on their spring migration
Apr 23, 2020
Just a few of the hundreds of pelicans on Frontenac Pond Sunday, according to Ben Threinen, who took this photo. He went back Monday and found only six were left.
Drone shot looks out over construction route
Apr 15, 2020
Steve Brown of Lake City took this photo looking northwesterly along the route of the upcoming Highway 61 reconstruction project. A detour that was scheduled to go into effect Tuesday is delayed until cold weather no longer prevents pavement removal.-Photo by Steve Brown
Eagle spreads its wings
Mar 19, 2020
Photographer Ben Threinen submitted this photo of a bald eagle in mid-flight. The bird appears to be looking back in the direction from which the photo was taken.
Photo club plans events
Mar 19, 2020
The March meeting of the Lake City Photography Club began with a review of challenge photos based on the theme “Mess.”
Representing this theme is a photo by Jessy Hardy of a knitting project and messy caddy.
The new challenge theme is “Favorites.” Members are to take photos of their favorite...
Ice going fast
Mar 11, 2020
Drone shots from above Lake Pepin show the amount of surface ice in rapid decline. The above photo from Steve Brown was taken Monday, March 9. The photo below from Ben Threinen was taken Tuesday, March 10.
Ice lures boaters, boaters lure photographers
Jan 15, 2020
Ice boaters took to frozen Lake Pepin over the weekend for an informal event called the Lake Pepin Pop-up Regatta. “We’ll scrub race, trade secrets, tell stories and test the ice for a possible ISA and/or DN North American Championship,” a post previewing the event said on iceboat.org. While the...
Wildlife refuge photo contest
Jan 2, 2020
The Friends of the Refuge Headwaters are encouraging all amateur photographers to get outside this winter and capture the beauty of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge for a winter photo contest.
Photos in the following categories will be accepted until March 13: Scenic...
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