Duluth, Minnesota, January 12, 2006 -

The photo of Bond Falls in Paulding, Michigan, elicits a wonder that the colors are real. They are. For Colleen Kumrow of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it was a magical time to capture the autumn colors. She has won the Grand Prize in Lake Superior Magazine’s eleventh annual Lake Superior Photo Contest. Her photography is combined with technical skills that enrich viewers with the emotion that attracted the photographer. Colleen receives this year’s top award of a $250 prize that includes a regional travel package.

The more than 150 photographers who sent more than 1,000 images to the 11th annual Lake Superior Photo Contest revealed other dramatic and whimsical moments around the Big Lake.

Photographer Margaret Arko traveled to the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota to capture her First Place winning entry, "Chipmunk Feeding at a Bear Bait." Margaret, a previous honorable mention winner in the contest from New Prague, Minnesota, receives a $100 package including a Lake Superior Collection gift certificate.

It was more than a flare for the dramatic that stole the Second Place prize. David Kohne, Cloquet, Minnesota, caught the perfect moment as lightning strikes in Duluth, Minnesota. This Second Place winner earns a $50 prize package that includes a year’s subscription and a Lake Superior calendar.

There were six Honorable Mention awards, given to Amy Hafeman, Glenwood City, Wisconsin; Tari L. Jones. Rock City, Illinois; Tyler Kimber, Washburn, Wisconsin; Cynthia Lowell, Duluth, Minnesota; Mike Mikulich, Superior, Wisconsin, and Walter J. Tatulinski,  Bay Village, Ohio.

The February/March 2006 issue of Lake Superior Magazine containing the prize winning entries is available at better magazine and book stores across the country or from the publisher at 1-888-BIG LAKE (888-244-5253). Images of the winners can be viewed at the magazine’s website: www.lakesuperior.com.

View Winning Pictures