Horizontal Snow – Duluth, MN

from flickr user Dave Schauer

The photographer says: The wind sock high above Rices Point yard tells the story as light snow is blowing sideways as a CP transfer picks up 50 grain loads for Riverland. Had we received snow instead of rain the previous day it would have been a full blown blizzard. Welcome to March in Minnesota, it must be state high school hockey tournament time.

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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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The Colors of Morning - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Jeff Reinnicke
The first frosty morning across much of southern Minnesota produced this striking image of frost, pine trees and gleaming sunshine across the northern reaches of Minnesota.

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Lightning over Duluth

from flickr user Samuel Wagner
Shot from the fifth floor of the Sheraton Hotel in Duluth, a quick lightning storm over the bity and adjacent Lake Superior shows the iconic lift bridge and the lights of the city.

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When the stars come down - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Jeff Rennicke
A sky full of stars, paired with one very apparent shooting star, makes for a beautiful scene near Duluth, MN on a clear evening.

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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 - January 2014

from flickr user Doug Wallick
Taken an a bitterly cold January evening in Duluth, a full moon hangs low over the famous lift bridge as thin sheets of ice line the foreground of this spectacular nighttime photo of deeply frozen northern Minnesota. The bravery of trudging out into the frigid temperatures of a January evening in Duluth to get "the shot" make this photo stand above the rest and make it the Best of MinnPics for January 2014.

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Rain on the lift bridge - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Randen Petersen
The iconic lift bridge in Duluth, MN sits in its down position as rain falls on Lake Superior resulting in a gray day that looks perfect photographed in black and white.

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Algoma Montrealais - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Dan Mackey
Night view of the Montrealais unloading at the Holcim Dock in Duluth

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Darkness over Lake Superior – Blatnik Bridge

from flickr user Dan Anderson
The photographer says: I spent a long weekend in Duluth Minnesota - this is the view under the John A. Blatnik Bridge looking out over the Saint Louis Bay, a tributary of Lake Superior, to Wisconsin. It's been amazingly cold for November - the temp that night was 8 degrees with a 15 below windchill - when you blinked, it made your eyelids stick together.

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Enger Tower - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Bradley Gross
Sun shining on Enger Tower in Duluth, MN with a blanket of fall color looking rather vibrant against a sapphire blue sky.

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Lake Superior's ceiling

from flickr  user Matt
A vibrant sunrise over Lake Superior adjacent to Duluth's famed lift bridge colors the shelf of clouds with brilliant shades of red, pink and orange.

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Headlights on Brighton Beach

from flickr user Bryan French
The photographer says: I went looking for Northern Lights, but found stars and a car's headlights.

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St. Louis River - Jay Cooke State Park

from flickr user Peter Hawkins 
The rushing waters of the St. Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park near Duluth, MN are velvety smooth in this surreal early-autumn photo.

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Hawk Ridge Clouds

from flickr user Bryan French
Ragged, early winter-looking clouds blowing in from Lake Superior darken the early September skies along the north shore of Lake Superior near Duluth, MN

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Duluth Sunset on Lake Superior

from flickr user Bryan French
Where the Lester River meets Lake Superior, this photographer worked with the setting sun to produce a truly eerie feeling photograph that showcases the serene nature and borderline desolation of the area north and northeast of Duluth, MN.

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North Shore Beach - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Jim Eckberg
The look of this grass-covered hillside leading to the shore of Lake Superior near Duluth, MN looks like something from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The soft nature of this photo makes it look somewhat surreal.

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Duluth Lift Bridge

from flickr user nwsphotography
A large freighter passes under the  Duluth Lift Bridge and into the bay where it will wait to load or unload and make its return passage through the great lakes.

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Ice on Lake Superior - Duluth, MN

from flickr user avarveve
It is mere days away from June, the unofficial start of summer, and there is still ice on Lake Superior with large chunks floating to the shoreline at Duluth's Canal Park.

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MV Paul R. Tregurtha arrives in Duluth

from flickr user Pete Markham
The photographer says: My wife and I were in Duluth celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary this past weekend. We went to visit Enger Tower at the top of the hill in Duluth where you have a breathtaking view of the Duluth-Superior Harbor. While we were there, we watch the MV Paul R. Tregurtha plow through the late season ice and come through the Duluth Ship Canal. I’d never watched a ship come in from this high vantage point. Very cool!

The Tregurtha is currently the “Queen of the Lakes”, meaning she is the largest vessel currently in operation on the Great Lakes. She was completed in 1981 and is 1013 feet and 6 inches long. She was in Duluth to refuel and pick up a load of coal from the Midwest Energy terminal.

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