Join us at our next Club Meeting: 

Date: Saturday, 7 March, 2026 at 09:30 a.m.

Location: Fort Snelling State Park - Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center 

February Photo Challenge: “Images showing/implying movement.”

2025 Fort Snelling State Park Photo Contest RESULTS

The contest was open to everyone – up to 3 entries. The photos were taken within the park boundaries.
The judges selected winners for 2025 year:

Fauna (wildlife)

1st Place John Anderson “Being Alpha”

2nd Place Michael Greiner “Whiteout”

3rd Place -- Sean Schendel –– “Coyote with Sinister Look”

HM –– Russ Stanton -- Osprey: Ready to Strike”

Flora (landscape, flowers, trails, trees, people or structures) 

1st Place -- Deb Johnson –– “Fall Colors on the Lake”

2nd Place –– Rose Shea –– “Wind and Snow”

3rd Place –– John Plut –– “Going Down”

HM –– Judy Collopy –– “Leaf”

Fun (abstract, photoshopped, composite, artistic filters, digitally altered beyond standard optimization)

1st Place –– Christa Rittberg –– “All Without Opposing Thumbs”

2nd Place –– Judy Collopy –– “Back Off”

3rd Place –– Russ Stanton –– “Pelican Puzzle”

Macro (magnified, enlarged, close-up; used Macro feature or lens) 

1st Place –– Gary Sankary –– “Grass Thru Cotton”

2nd Place –– Blake Nyquist –– “The Tiny Traveler”

The Peoples’ Choice Awards as voted on by visitors to the park are as follows:

1st Place –– Michael Greiner –– “I Can Do This”

2ND Place –– Michael Greiner –– “Whiteout”

3rd Place –– Dave Wheaton –– “Sunrise at Bdote”

All entries are displayed in the visitor center.