Closed for the season

from flickr user Chris Murphy

This beach, with only collapsed umbrella frames lining the sandy shore, in the western Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie, MN likely hasn't seen swimmers for a couple months but the extended warmth from our prolonged autumn may have filled the beach with a few stragglers eager to soak up rays, enjoy the great outdoors or simply relax as the sound of waves engulfed their senses along the shore of Bryant Lake. Friday's chilly rain and eventual snow has put a definite end to our warmth...

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Almost to Duluth MN

from flickr user Sean Jones
A recent evening in November made for a spectacular sunset near Duluth, MN. With the prolonged warm weather in Minnesota, a plethora of amazing photos and striking scenes were found thought the first half of November.

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Best of MinnPics - November 2014

from flickr user Dan Anderson
November usually brings images of a stark, gray landscape which may or may not be blanketed in snow. Instead, the Best of MinnPics for November 2014 takes us northward to a very cold Duluth, MN on an abnormally cold evening for a look at the gorgeous John A. Blatnik Bridge as it stretches across St. Louis Bay at the beginning of Lake Superior. Whether the stunning stars from the bridge's lights come from post-processing or not, the vibrant blue in the sky and in the structure's steel make for not just a fine photo but a true work of art. I am envious of this capture and it truly deserves the title of the Best of MinnPics for November 2014.

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Best of MinnPics - November 2013

from flickr user Megan C Johnston
The hidden colors of the city at night fly off the screen in this long exposure photo of Minneapolis. The smoothed out motion of the Mississippi River coupled with blurred and long trailing smoke and steam from stacks alongside the river make for an almost mythical in appearance cityscape.

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