Best of MinnPics - September 2013

from flickr user jjs08
The Minnesota Renaissance Festival, held weekends throughout most of August and all of September on the outskirts of Shakopee, is a showcase of the renaissance period mixed with modern elements. If you're up for raunchy / adult-themed humor, you'll find it there. If you want to take the kids along so they can enjoy an elephant or camel ride, no problem. My favorite part, though, has to be the costumed performers. If cleavage-bearing belly dancers, snake handlers, fire swallowers or, in the case of this photo, sword balancers, is your thing, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival is the place for you.

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Hard Dance Minnesota dancers

from flickr user Hoska Photography
As a graphic designer and photographer myself, I am drawn to bright and vibrant colors and I suppose that's what drew me to today's photo. It was taken just over a week ago at a Hard Dance Minnesota event. While electronic music isn't my thing I have to admire anyone who goes to these lengths to bring a visual medium to the music.

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Canal Girls - Duluth, MN

from flickr user Eric Fryc
Relaxing outdoors is a part of summer in Minnesota and the leisure time in Duluth is no different as this candid photo of two girls looking out over the canal of Lake Superior in Duluth shows.

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Twin Goddesses - Twin Cities Pride Festival - Minneapolis, MN

from flickr user Bart Heird
Minneapolis is home to one of the largest Pride Festivals (estimated attendance of over 300,000 this weekend) in the country and this weekend marked the annual GLBT celebration in the Twin Cities. These two women are festively decked out in metallic gold and silver body paint and jewels during yesterday's festivities in Loring Park in Minneapolis.

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