John Beargrease Snow Pup Races

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I don’t usually do event or sports photography anymore but, this sounded like a fun way to spend an afternoon. On the weekend prior to the adult Beargrease sled dog race up the north shore of Minnesota, there is a … Continue reading

Setting The Scene

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Living in northern Minnesota means having to live through often harsh winters. However, having spent nearly thirty years working outdoors combined with a lifetime of playing outdoors, I choose to embrace the challenge of winter. Rather than staying home hunkered … Continue reading

Remembering

Each year on November 10th, a ceremony is held at the Split Rock Lighthouse on the north shore of Lake Superior to commemorate the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Normally, the light is not on during the year, however, a couple of times it gets turned on for special events.

Split Rock Lighthouse

Surfing on Lake Superior in Duluth

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On Friday, November 11th, I spent time on Park Point in Duluth to not only enjoy a cool snowy morning, but to also photograph the many surfers that came to ride the waves.

A Few More Trillium Photos

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One last visit to find a few trillium still blooming. It won’t be long before they are gone for the year and we will have to wait another year to enjoy their presence.

Little Blue Flowers

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I was so busy taking multiple photos for a focus stack of this plant that I did not notice that I was kneeling in a patch of poison ivy. Fortunately, I was not affected and got the shot with no ill effects.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

I love finding one of the more unique plants of the woods. Although listed as common, I have not come across very many of them in my explorations of the north woods. You can learn more about this plant here.

Trillium Bloom

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May is when many wildflowers bloom in the northern woods where I live and I always look forward to exploring to find them.