Duluth, Minnesota, January 17, 2007 -

The inquisitive look of a white-tailed deer with a fawn standing behind was a magic combination for Kirsten Anderson Crouse of Elk River, Minnesota. She captured the image, titled “Curiosity,” and with it won the Grand Prize in Lake Superior Magazine’s 12th annual Lake Superior Photo Contest. The judges felt her photograph combined emotion with technical skills that enrich viewers. Kirsten 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 1,200 images to the 12th annual Lake Superior Photo Contest revealed other dramatic and whimsical moments around the Big Lake.

Photographer Diana LeVasseur caught an early winter scene in Munising, Michigan, with her First Place winning entry, “Early Snow at Alger Falls.” Diana, from Evanston, Wyoming, receives a $100 package including a Lake Superior Collection gift certificate.

A moody and artistically balanced image of sailboats being passed in the fog by a Great Lakes ore boat won Terry Lamb of Long Lake, Minnesota, the Second Place prize. “Out of the Fog” won Terry a $50 prize package that includes a year’s subscription and a Lake Superior calendar.

There were six Honorable Mention awards, given to Larry Dunlop and Linda Dunlop, both of Superior, Wisconsin;  Tom Ling, Duluth, Minnesota; Mary Milleker, Duluth, Minnesota; Peter M. O’Hearn, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin; and Shawn Zierman, Duluth, Minnesota.

The February/March 2007 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.

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