Photography
Wind surf was up Sunday
Oct 15, 2025
One of a few wind surfers taking advantage of windy conditions on Lake Pepin Sunday, Oct. 12, near Roschen Park.
New fall dawns Monday, 2025 enters final stretch
Sep 17, 2025
Cliff Berke of Lake City took this pre-dawn photo looking out over Lake Pepin from his home on South Lakeshore Drive. This is our last week of astronomical summer 2025. Autumn officially begins Monday, Sept. 22. Soon it will be Homecoming, Halloween, the end of Daylight Saving Time Nov. 2,...
Fire department garrison flag flies on 9-11
Sep 17, 2025
The Lake City Fire Department continued its tradition of flying its enormous garrison flag on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 people, including hundreds of first responders. This year the department’s ladder truck was parked in the...
American Serenade riverboat passes by on its way downriver
Sep 17, 2025
Ben Threinen took this photo of the American Serenade riverboat as it passed by Marina Point on its way downstream. In the background are trees, many of which have leaves that are beginning to take on fall colors. According to American Cruise Lines, which operates the boat, American Serenade was...
Unofficial end of summer finds people on the water
Sep 3, 2025
Whether by canoe, sailboat, powerboat, kayak, paddleboard, pontoon, personal watercraft of some other contraption, people flocked to the water on the holiday weekend considered by many to be the end of summer. Many who didn’t make it on the water came to its edge to fish, bathe, or just enjoy the...
TC Jet Pilots show up (and off) at Hok-Si-La Park
Aug 27, 2025
Members of the TC Jet Pilots personal watercraft club came from Minnesota and surrounding states to the club’s annual sortie at Hok-Si-La Park last weekend. The club welcomes members of all experience levels, according to its website. Above, an expert rider executes a flip on a personal watercraft...
Butterflies feast
Aug 20, 2025
The visual dialog between photographers Ben Threinen and Steve Brown that’s played out in these pages over the past few weeks continues with this photo from Ben Threinen of a monarch butterfly feasting on nectar.
Hummingbird clearwing moth photographed
Aug 13, 2025
Photographer Ben Threinen’s photo of a hummingbird in the July 31 issue of the Graphic inspired another photographer to get a close-up of flower-visiting wildlife.
“Ben’s hummingbird pic motivated me to get some shots of these little moths (less than one inch long) that come and go from my wife’s...
At last, hummingbird photographed
Jul 30, 2025
Ben Threinen realized a longtime photography goal when he captured this hummingbird visiting some fall phlox.
Wildfire smoke brings weekend haze, air quality warning to area
Jul 16, 2025
A photo by Steve Brown shows the sun shining through the smoky haze over Lake Pepin. The smoke, caused by wildfires in central Canada, led state pollution control officials to issue a statewide air quality alert that extended through the weekend. “An air quality alert is issued when measured or...
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