Purple Fringed Orchid 001

One of the park staff at Cascade River State Park mentioned that they had over 200 purple fringed orchids growing along the entrance road this year. It has been an awesome year for orchids.

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Purple Fringed Orchid 002

The fringed petals of this orchid resemble the shape of a butterfly or winged fairy.

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Purple Fringed Orchid 003

This gorgeous wild flower grows mostly in wet, shaded woods but at Cascade they are growing in the road ditch.

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Grand Marais Light

Grand Marais celebrated the 90th Fisherman’s Picnic with perfect weather this weekend. Even the sunrise was beautiful as the fog moved in cooling down the temperatures.

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Fisherman's Picnic Fireworks

Hundreds of visitors enjoyed many various events including music, plays, art, a parade and fireworks that lite up the harbor on a clear calm Saturday night.

Notice the moon to the right of the lighthouse.

This photo is a very long exposure using my hat over the lens to shield some of the fireworks as not to burn out the center.

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