photo of the week

Ben Swedberg, a 12-year-old going into 6th grade, took this photo with his drone over Lake Latoka. If you have a great photo, email it to Jeff...

Naomi Peterson, "Grandma," took this photo of her grand-daughter Paisley in Alexandria on July 7.

Steve A. Loen snapped this rainbow on June 22 at 5:39 a.m. from his lake home dock on Lake Minnewaska. If you have a great photo, email it with...

Cindy and John Haffner snapped this photo of a two-week-old spotted donkey, Afib, with his mamma, Cruiser, by Rose City, Minn. If you have a...

Contributed Karin Weigel of Alexandria took this photo of a beautiful sunset casting an orange glow over Lake Burgen on April 29. If you have...

Contributed Dan McGinn managed to capture a close shot of a trio of fox kits on the west side of Lake Ida. McGinn said the fox den has been used...

Patricia Ferguson captured this image of a pileated woodpecker and a downy woodpecker sharing space under a birdfeeder at her home on Lake Miltona....

Contributed Charlie Ruckheim of Parkers Prairie took this picture of a bald eagle perched regally in a tree as it stares off into the distance....

As Lindsey Stone-Quinn of Osakis was walking the Wobegon Trail east of Osakis, she noticed a great horned owl resting on a rock with its eyes...

Michelle Ahlgren of Alexandria recently came across a little surprise in her garage, a northern saw-whet owl. Ahlgren crept to an arm's length...

A pair of bald eagles sits in a tree overlooking a creek that runs through Spruce Center in this photo taken by Deb Koep. At one time, bald eagle...

The deep pinks and purples of a sunset over Lake Mary, which photographer Barb Tripp labeled as "God's handiwork," is reflected on the water's...

A small deer forages for food in Kelly Garner's yard near Lake Union as snow clings to its thick winter coat. Deer have a fat reserve to get...

Using her cell phone to snap a picture, Diane Nelson caught the pink and gold highlights cast by the rising sun behind the large evergreen tree...

On Friday night, Jan. 13, Jacki Amundson of Alexandria ventured out into her front yard to get a photo of an eerie full moon shining between...