Tonight’s colorful sunset sky above the Twin Cities

Pasque flowers in bloom this week near Cannon Falls, Minnesota — one of the earliest signs of spring on the prairie

Minneapolis Sunday sunrise / St. Paul Sunday sunset

A subtle display of the northern lights last night in the skies above Isanti County, Minnesota

Tonight’s colorful sunset sky over downtown Minneapolis, as seen from Mendota Heights

The rising sun, shrouded by fog, illuminates a recent morning in the town of Cloverland in far northern Wisconsin

Blizzard breaks up ice pack at Apostle Islands caves, likely ending foot access for the winter After one glorious, fleeting day — access to the Apostle Islands ice caves is likely done for the season. The blizzard sweeping across Lake Superior broke up the ice pack along the shore overnight.

After one glorious, fleeting day — access to the Apostle Islands ice caves is likely done for the season. The blizzard sweeping across Lake Superior broke up the ice pack along the shore overnight

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Exploring the ice-bedecked caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore during their brief opening on Monday

A lot more people than when I was there the last time they were open, in 2014 and 2015 — but it was a beautiful day in a scenic and wondrous place along the Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior

For first time in more than a decade, foot access to Apostle Islands ice caves may open Officials at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin say they’re planning to open foot access to the famed ice caves near Cornucopia starting Monday if ice conditions on the lake rema...

Officials at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin say they’re planning to open foot access to the famed ice caves near Meyers Beach starting Monday — if ice conditions on the lake remain stable

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Yesterday’s sunset sky above the Mississippi River and the Twin Cities, as seen from the High Bridge in St. Paul

Sights — and sounds — amid the rock, ice and rushing water of the Kadunce River gorge on Minnesota’s North Shore

A winter hike up the (mostly) frozen Kadunce River gorge in Colvill, Minnesota — near Grand Marais

Sunrise sky this morning along the icy shore of Lake Superior in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore

The setting sun this afternoon — two views, taken about five minutes apart. As seen from the High Bridge in St. Paul, looking southwest along the Mississippi River toward the Twin Cities airport

Need to clear five inches of light, powdery snow from the driveway? I’ll take this Duluth-made “Yooper scooper” over a snowblower every time. No lifting, and it puts the snow exactly where I want it — without the wind pushing it back in my face

Thanksgiving sunrise sky over the Mississippi River this morning in South St. Paul

Sunrise volcano eruption this morning — as seen over the Mississippi River from downtown St. Paul

The northern lights fill the sky with vivid shades of green and red last night above Zion Lutheran Church in rural Sibley County, between Arlington and Green Isle

Northern lights still visible to the eye this early morning (4:15a Weds, Nov. 12) from the Twin Cities. This view is from West St. Paul

Brilliant red and green aurora rippling across the sky tonight above St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Green Isle, Minnesota

Northern lights are out! The view just after 7p this evening at Eagle Lake near Norwood Young America, west of the Twin Cities

Sunset this evening over the Mississippi River and downtown St. Paul, as seen from the Wicaḣapi lookout

It’s this kind of morning — as colder air (and maybe a little snow) arrives in Minnesota for the weekend

Sunrise sky this morning along the Mississippi River, as seen from beneath the Fort Road Bridge in St. Paul

This evening’s orange and gold sunset sky over remaining orange and gold autumn leaves on the Mississippi River bluffs in St. Paul, as seen from the Smith Avenue High Bridge

Swirling winds create patterns on the surface of Lake Harriet under sunny October skies yesterday, with the skyline of downtown Minneapolis in the distance

Costumed kids cross the tracks to board the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line’s “Trick ‘r Trolley” on this sunny late-October afternoon near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis

Fall leaves catch the first rays of sunshine this morning along the St. Croix River at Afton State Park

Fall colors under blue skies today at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan

The sounds of sunrise on an October morning in the Whitewater River valley in southeast Minnesota

Taken yesterday morning near Weaver