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Grand Prize
"Lucky Strike," taken near Ironwood, Michigan - Rob Wiener, Eagle River, Wisconsin
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First Place - Lake/Landscape
"Stranded on Stoney Point," taken at Stoney Point north of Duluth, Minnesota - Shawn Thompson, Duluth, Minnesota
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Second Place - Lake/Landscapes
"Lone Pine," taken at Shovel Point in Tettegouche State Park in Minnesota - Marvil LaCroix, Silver Bay, Minnesota
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First Place - Nature
"Great Blue Herons Gather," taken at Island Lake near Duluth, Minnesota - Shawn Zierman, Duluth, Minnesota
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Second Place - Nature
"May I?" taken near Grand Marais, Minnesota - Kennard Wilson, Chicago, Illinois
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First Place - People/Humor
"Big Lake Leap," taken in Grand Marais, Minnesota - Mark Udstrand, Delano, Minnesota
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Second Place - People/Humor
"Sound of the Past," taken at Fort William Historical Park near Thunder Bay, Ontario - La Mont Kraft, Seymour, Wisconsin
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Special Honor - By the Shores
"Winter Waves at Bluefin Bay," taken at Tofte, Minnesota - Tom Ala, Springfield, Illinois
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Honorable Mention - Lake/Landscapes
"Fall's Fury Over Lake Superior," taken at Laughing Whitefish Point in Michigan - Ellen Meyer, Wausau, Wisconsin
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Honorable Mention - Lake/Landscapes
"Asking for Trouble," taken at North Portage Entry in Houghton, Michigan - Tom Ala, Springfield, Illinois
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Honorable Mention - Lake/Landscapes
"Aquamarine Sunset," taken near Wawa, Ontario - Marilynn Bachorik, Dearborn, Michigan
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Honorable Mention - Lake/Landscapes
"Close Encounter," taken in Two Harbors - Matthew Mecklin, Two Harbors, Minnesota
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Honorable Mention - Lake/Landscapes
"Winter in Norrie Park," taken near Ironwood, Michigan - Jim Sisko, Wausau, Wisconsin
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Honorable Mention - Nature
"Baby Robins Ready to Leave," taken near Lake Ahmeek in Bayfield County, Wisconsin - Linda Bruce, Iron River, Wisconsin
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Honorable Mention - Nature
"Through the Curves of Birch," taken at Black River Harbor in Michigan - Linda Slining, Ironwood, Michigan
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Honorable Mention - People/Humor
"Smelting in the Bay," taken near Ashland, Wisconsin - Jamey Penney-Ritter, Washburn, Wisconsin
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Honorable Mention - People/Humor
"Watching for Fish," taken in Hayward, Wisconsin - Ida M. Barton, Superior, Wisconsin
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Honorable Mention - People/Humor
"Now What?" taken at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan - Tom Hoydic, Waterford, Michigan
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Honorable Mention - People/Humor
"Flying," taken in Bayfield, Wisconsin - Kate Cooper, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Finalist - Lake/Landscape
"Hangover," taken at Amnicon Falls State Park in Wisconsin - John Heino, Duluth, Minnesota
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Finalist - Lake/Landscape
"Colorful Bayfield," taken from Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin - Gervase Thompson, Brule, Wisconsin
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Finalist - Lake/Landscapes
"Serenity in Aqua and Rock," taken at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan - Peter M. O'Hearn, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
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Finalist - Lake/Landscapes
"Old Lighthouse," on Grand Island near Munising, Michigan, taken from Lake Superior - Joan Haara, Michigamme, Michigan
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Finalist - Lake/Landscapes
"Autumn at the Falls," taken at Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan - La Mont Kraft, Seymour, Wisconsin
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Finalist - Nature
"Banded Iron Formation," taken near Ishpeming, Michigan - Allison Pluda, Laramie, Wyoming
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Finalist - Nature
"The Welcoming Committee," taken in Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota - Phil Hoeppner, Lakeville, Minnesota
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Finalist - Nature
"Beached Ladybug," taken in Ontonagon, Michigan - Patrick Earll, Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Finalist - Nature
"Observing the Landscape," taken in Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area in the Ottawa National Forest near Watersmeet, Michigan - David Braithwaite, Ontonagon, Michigan
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Finalist - Nature
"Drake O," taken around the Blue Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota - Martin Francisco, Duluth, Minnesota
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Finalist - People/Humor
"Kid Runs Through Puddle," taken at the North Pier in Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota - Shawn Thompson, Duluth, Minnesota
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Finalist - People/Humor
"Rock Bottom," taken in Grand Marais, Minnesota - Nancy Cappo, Seminole, Florida
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Finalist - People/Humor
"Sunset Swimming," taken in Ontonagon, Michigan - Patrick Earll, Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Finalist - People/Humor
"Precarious Work," taken at Tall Ships® Duluth 2010 in Duluth, Minnesota - Ken Misgen, Prior Lake, Minnesota
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Finalist - People/Humor
"The Chef Takes a Break," taken at Bluefin Bay on Lake Superior at Tofte, Minnesota - Marilynn Bachorik, Dearborn, Michigan
It happens every year. The number of entries gets a little bit bigger and the quality of the images just keeps getting better. What a delightful quandary for our judges in this 16th year of the Lake Superior Photo Contest.
This year we had more than 250 entries and more than 1,000 images from which to choose. We’ve packed these pages full of winners and honorable mentions. You’ll find a special honor awarded - the By the Shores winner.
Because there were so many great images, we are also posting additional images that earned honors in the “finalist” category in this online story.
This year’s Grand Prize winner, Rob Wiener of Eagle River, Wisconsin, will receive $200 plus a Lake Superior Wall Calendar and one year’s subscription to Lake Superior Magazine. The judges liked Rob’s strong colors and amazing detail in his photograph of a thunderstorm on the lake.
First Place winners in each category and our By the Shores winner receive a Lake Superior Wall Calendar and a subscription. Those winners are Shawn Thompson of Duluth for Lake/Landscapes; Tom Ala of Springfield, Illinois, for By the Shores; Mark Udstrand of Delano, Minnesota, for People/Humor; and Shawn Zierman of Duluth for Nature.
Second Place winners receive a Lake Superior Mini Calendar and a one-year subscription. Those winners are Marvil LaCroix of Silver Bay, Minnesota, for Lake/Landscapes, Kennard Wilson of Chicago for Nature, and La Mont Kraft of Seymour, Wisconsin, for People/Humor.
All who earn honors will receive an award certificate.
The next photo contest deadline is October 17, 2011. See contest details online or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the rules to Lake Superior Photo Contest, P.O. Box 16417, Duluth, MN 55816-0417.