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

Colorful leaves on the bike trails around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis.

A large thunderstorm rolling in over Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis in July 2025.

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

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

Sticker reading "The Government does not care. We the people must help each other!"

Wildfire smoke impacting the air around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis.

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

After a couple nights of visible northern lights in Minneapolis, Canadian wildfire smoke moves in to cloud the sky.

The northern lights appear above Minneapolis on May 10, 2024

4th St Saloon, the longtime bar on W Broadway in North Minneapolis held a farewell part tonight. The bar says they'll close for good after 37 years next Sunday.

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

The Luminary Loppet finally happened last night, although not on the Lake, after being pushed back from January due to heavy snow and warm weather. Thousands came out to whats easily the most lit event each year.

A large pencil sculpture stands partly buried in fresh snow near Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. The piece—well-known to neighborhood walkers and cyclists—sits on the lawn of a private residence and has become a quiet local landmark. Framed by stone steps, evergreens, and early-season snowfall, it reflects the eclectic public-facing art found throughout the surrounding residential areas of the Chain of Lakes.

A biker on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis during the seasons first snowfall.