January 2026 — they can't take the sunsets

December 2025 — A woman walks her dog on a freshly frozen Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis.

November 2025 — Sunset at Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis in November 2025.

November 2025 — Lake Street bridge over the channel between Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska on a fall day.

October 2025 — The new rails of the Metro Transit Southwest LRT green line extension. Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska and Cedar Lake.

October 2025 — Exploding maple trees outside Pimento restaurant on Bde Maka Ska.

August 2025 — People fishing off the shore of Bde Maka Ska, with sailboats on the water.

July 2025 — Thunderstorm rolling in over Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on July 27, 2025.

July 2025 — Large thunderstorms move in during a weather warning over Lake of the Isles. Downtown Minneapolis visible.

July 2025 — 2 paddle boarders meet during sunset on Lake of the Isles in South Minneapolis.

July 2025 — Watching sunset at Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis.

July 2025 — Sunset from outside the Minneapolis Sailing Center on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

July 2025 — The Minikahda Club golf club that looks over Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

May 2025 — A couple on Bde Maka Ska with the Minneapolis city skyline behind

May 2025 — What a beautiful top 10 weather week it's been in Minneapolis! Feel like next time we see these temperatures it'll be with the humidity? People squeezing in a few more games of volleyball at Bde Maka Ska before tomorrow's rain.

March 2025 — A couple in a hammock on the lake on the first 60 degree day of the year in Minneapolis.

February 2025 — Canoes and kayaks stacked up in the snow around Bde Maka Ska.

February 2025 — Someone snowkiting in Minneapolis on Bde Maka Ska during a February 2025 snowstorm.

December 2024 — Ice fishing on the Lake of the isles on an unusually warm December evening.

October 2024 —

October 2024 — Biker stops in front of Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis. As seen from 36th Street.

October 2024 — Trees changing colors reflecting on the water of Cedar Lake in Minneapolis.

October 2024 — The modern pavilion at Bde Maka Ska glows softly under evening light, its signage prominently honoring the lake’s Dakota name — “Bdé Óta Othúŋwe,” meaning “Many Village Place.” This site, located in southwest Minneapolis, holds deep historical and cultural significance as part of Dakota homeland, long before it was renamed “Lake Calhoun” in the 19th century. After years of advocacy by Indigenous groups and community leaders, the lake officially reclaimed its Dakota name in 2018, marking a shift toward recognizing Minnesota’s original peoples and languages. The illuminated pavilion stands today as both a gathering space and a statement of cultural restoration, blending modern urban design with respect for ancestral land and history.

September 2024 — Another new bench on Cedar Lake. This one with a plaque that reads "for my husband Geoffrey Hellman who finds his peace here on the shores of Cedar Lake. Randi" For $5,000 you too can have a bench with your name on it for 10 years..

September 2024 — A fisherman casts a rod into Cedar Lake in Minneapolis on September 11, 2024.

August 2024 — Clouds break up following severe thunderstorms in Minneapolis on August 26, 2024.

June 2024 — Sailboats on Bde Maka Ska tonight as storms just missed the city - but brought some wild clouds. Minneapolis June 2024

June 2024 — People watch the susnet from Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

June 2024 — Boats on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis in June 2024.

June 2024 — Downtown Minneapolis as seen from Southwest Minneapolis. Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska in the foreground.

February 2024 — The warm weather didn't stop this years Luminary Loppet around Lake of the Isles, but it was moved off the ice. Always a really great event! (Minneapolis, February 2024)

February 2024 — The warm weather didn't stop this years Luminary Loppet around Lake of the Isles, but it was moved off the ice. Always a really great event! (Minneapolis, February 2024)

February 2024 — The warm weather didn't stop this years Luminary Loppet around Lake of the Isles, but it was moved off the ice. Always a really great event! (Minneapolis, February 2024)

November 2023 — New rebuilt Bde Maka Ska Pavilion in Southwest Minneapolis on a mild fall day.

November 2023 — Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on a warm mid November day.

November 2023 — A volleyball game on Bde Maka Ska on an unusually warm mid November day.

September 2023 — Cedar Lake in South Minneapolis, September 2023.

September 2023 — Saratoga Springs and Utah Lake near Salt Lake City in September 2023.

August 2023 — Sailboats on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis during sunset. Lake of the Isles seen in the distance.

August 2023 — Above part of the 51 mile Grand Rounds Scenic Byway in Minneapolis.

June 2023 — Canadian wildfire smoke hovers over Lake of the Isles in South Minneapolis.

June 2023 — Reflections on Cedar Lake in Minneapolis before wildfire smoke rolled into the city.

May 2023 — Fish being caught in the channel between Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska.

May 2023 — Sailboats on Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis in May 2023.

September 2022 — Temporary skate park on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

June 2022 — A sailboat on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis during sunset.

May 2022 — Minneapolis as seen near Thomas Beach on Bde Maka Ska.

April 2022 — A retail storefront at Hennepin and Lake in Uptown Minneapolis. The space was formerly occupied by JUUT, an Aveda hair salon.

February 2022 — Graffiti reading "MPD MURDERED AMER LOCKE" is visible on a building at the intersection of Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis. This message appeared following the death of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old man killed by Minneapolis Police Department SWAT officers on February 2, 2022, during a warrant execution. The graffiti serves as a public memorial and a protest against police actions. The location is a commercial area of the city.

December 2021 — A December snowstorm over Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

May 2021 — A Daunte Wright mural on West Lake Street.

May 2020 — A bench at Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis. The Minneapolis skyline seen across the lake.

May 2020 — St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church as seen from across Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

April 2020 — Downtown Minneapolis skyline as seen from Lake of the Isles.

March 2020 —

March 2020 — A boat docked in Panajachel, Guatemala.

September 2019 — IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis visible from Lake of the Isles.

September 2019 — Sunset over Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, MN. Formerly named Lake Calhoun.

July 2019 — Located in Kewaunee, Wiscomnsin, the plant is in the middle of a 50 year decomissioning process.

July 2019 — Wood floats up onto the shore in Kewaunee near the Nuclear Power Plant.

July 2019 — Lake Michigan in Kewaunee, Wisconsin outside the Kewaunee Power Station nuclear power plant.

July 2019 — The Kewaunee Power Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant, located on a 900 acres (360 ha) plot in the town of Carlton, Wisconsin, 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin in Kewaunee County, and south of the city of Kewaunee. KPS was the fourth nuclear power plant built in Wisconsin, and the 44th built in the United States. Due to falling electricity prices resulting from the falling price of natural gas, the plant ceased operation May 7, 2013.

July 2019 — Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

July 2019 — Early morning fog drifts across Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota, softening the granite spires and reflecting still light off the water’s surface. Created in 1891 by Theodore Reder’s dam, the lake sits at the head of the scenic Needles Highway and is surrounded by granite formations that attract climbers, photographers, and hikers. On this mist-covered morning, visibility narrows to the immediate shoreline, turning the familiar outcrops into shadowed silhouettes. The calm water and diffused light capture a rare quiet moment in one of Custer State Park’s most iconic and photographed landscapes.

May 2019 — The illuminated Minneapolis skyline rises behind a fog-covered Bde Maka Ska, its towers mirrored in the lake’s still surface. Buildings like the IDS Center, Capella Tower, and Wells Fargo Center shine through the mist, their neon accents reflecting off the calm water. Captured at night, the photograph contrasts the cool, modern glow of downtown with the serene, natural quiet of the city’s largest lake—a reminder of how Minneapolis balances its urban form with its deep connection to water and landscape.

February 2019 — Arenal 1968 lava flow trails near Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica.

February 2019 — Arenal 1968 lava flow trails near Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica.

October 2018 — Full Moon rising over Minneapolis. As seen from the West Calhoun neighborhood.

August 2018 — Foggy evening in park near W Bde Maka Ska Blvd in Minneapolis.

May 2017 — Minikahda Club golf course in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

July 2015 — Sunset at Woodland Resort on Devil's Lake in North Dakota.

March 2014 — Lake Michigan shore in Chicago, Illinois.

September 2012 — Sunset over Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin.

June 2012 — Boats on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

April 2009 — Ground Rounds Scenic Byway sign on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis. 2009

June 2008 — A late June sunset over Lake Michigan in Wisconsin.