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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...

Hummingbird clearwing moth photographed

Aug 13, 2025

Photographer Ben Threinen’s photo of a hummingbird in the July 31 issue of the Graphic inspired another photographer to get a close-up of flower-visiting wildlife. “Ben’s hummingbird pic motivated me to get some shots of these little moths (less than one inch long) that come and go from my wife’s...

Photographer Steve Brown to present ‘Exploring Svalbard’

Feb 12, 2025

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to the upcoming program “Exploring Svalbard” with local photographer Steve Brown. This program is free and open to the public and takes place on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake City Public Library. “In June 2024, Steve Brown had the once...

Photographer catches “Last Cast”

Aug 2, 2023

Steve Brown of Lake City said he’s been waiting for an opportunity to photograph anglers on city point silhouetted against the sunset when conditions were right. He got it on July 30.

Nature puts on a July 4 spectacle

Jul 12, 2023

Photographer Steve Brown submitted this photo of lightning on July 4. “In lieu of any formal Lake City fireworks, nature offers its own show,” he wrote. “The calm conditions and non-stop lightning went on for quite a while following sunset.”

Sunset  fishing in  the haze

Aug 4, 2021

Lake City photographer Steve Brown took this photo of anglers clustered around Marina Point as the sun set through the haze. Wildfires in Canada have brought a smoky haze and air quality warnings to the midwest. Current air quality information is available from the Minnesota Pollution Control...

Sun sets behind Flags of Valor display

Jun 30, 2021

Photographer Steve Brown of Lake City captured this image of an orange sunset providing a backdrop for the American Legion Flags of Valor Display along the Riverwalk.

Paving progress on Section 3

Oct 14, 2020

An aerial photo by Steve Brown taken Saturday, Oct. 10 shows bituminous surface covering much of Section 3 of the Highway 61 reconstruction project. The most recent project update email from the Minnesota Department of Transportation said the project was on track for completion by early November,...

Clear skies, fall colors, cam views

Oct 14, 2020

Local photographers took advantage of the great fall weather on Saturday to capture the fall foliage at or near its peak. Ben Threinen and Steve Brown both submitted photos they took that day. Traffic through the area was heavy that day as people flocked to the river valley to take in the colorful...

Storm sewer work on north end of highway project

May 13, 2020

This photo by Steve Brown shows some of the storm sewer work taking place on the north end of the Highway 61 reconstruction project. During the weekly project update meeting Tuesday, Dick Swenke of Rochester Sand and Gravel said work on the storm sewer will continue over the next week. Topsoil...