Every year, White Bear Lake Magazine accepts photography submissions from the community for the annual Lens on the Lake photo contest. The photos are submitted in five categories: Activities & Events; People & Families; Pets; Wildlife & Nature; and City Landmarks. In September, winners were selected by a White Bear Lake Magazine judging panel, and a Reader's Choice winner was awarded based on votes from the community at whitebearlakemag.com. Congrats to this year's winners!
Activities & Events
First place: “Reflections
on White Bear Lake” by Jean
Auger
Second place: “White
Bear Lake at Its Best” by Carol
Fackler
Third place: “Relay
For Life 2017” by Chris
Kieger
Honorable Mention: “Outdoor
Hockey at North Campus” by Chris Kieger
City Landmarks
First place: “Manitou
Island Bridge” by Ellen
Maas
People & Families
First place: “Cup
and Cone” by Kerri
Fee
Second place: “Fourth
of July Fun in White Bear Lake” by Jean
Auger
Wildlife & Nature
First place: “Autumnal
Flyover” by Ellen
Maas
Second place: “Cedar
Waxwing: A Backyard Bird Surprise” by Ellen
Maas
Third place: “Summer
Sunrise over White Bear Lake” by Jean
Auger
Honorable mention: “Precious
Cargo” by Ellen
Maas
Honorable mention: “Hiding
Behind the Clouds and the Moon” by Chris
Kieger
Readers’ Choice
“Morning
Orange Glow on Bald Eagle Lake” by Ron
Hawkins
The editorial and art jury reserved the right to move a photograph to a different category than the one in which it was submitted, and to award places based on the number and quality of photographs received. The Readers' Choice winner is the photograph that receives the total highest number of votes from readers on whitebearlakemag.com (all photographs submitted to the contest are on the ballot). The editorial and art jury has no involvement with selecting the Readers' Choice winner.
