Photography
Eagles and ducks
Dec 10, 2025
Photographer Ben Threinen got photos of eagles, mallards, and goldeneye in the shrinking open waters of Lake Pepin.
Swan backwater
Nov 26, 2025
Local photographer Steve Brown submitted several photos of what appear to be trumpeter swans taken around the Weaver Bottoms. “Living in the flyway we’re treated to these opportunities to see lots of birds move through our area,” he said.
Lighting up the night sky
Nov 19, 2025
Aurora borealis lit up the sky last week. Above, videographer Jordan Immermann got this panoramic shot. At right below, Kevin Marshall snapped this photo of vivid colors in the night sky with a flag flown for Veterans Day in the foreground.
Gull takes a break at pier concourse
Nov 12, 2025
A gull rests in the sunshine at the government pier concourse in Lake City in this photo submitted by Don Schmitz. “I’ve taken so many wonderful captures of the beauty of Lake Pepin,” he wrote. “This is one more.”
Marina slips empty, lots fill with boats stored for the winter
Oct 29, 2025
The Lake City Marina’s annual task of lifting hundreds of boats out of the harbor for storage on- or offsite appears virtually complete in this aerial photo taken by Ben Thrienen. The summer boating season is bookended by the weeks-long process of launching boats in the spring and removing them in...
Fall color nearing its peak
Oct 29, 2025
Steve Brown captured this aerial photograph of the vivid fall colors of the bluffsides south of Lake City. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), most of the state was past its peak as of Oct. 28, but the river valley around Lake City remained at 75-100% of peak. People...
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...
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