Grand Marais is a very popular tourist stop for travelers to Minnesota's north shore of Lake Superior. It is well worth the hour and a half drive northeast from Duluth. Your drive time may vary be longer because of all the scenery along the way.

In the summer of 2015, smoke from Canadian wildfires made for a dramatic, natural filter of the sun. Photo by Jerry Wiese

It is not necessary to travel great distances to find good pictures. This particular panorama was made in my backyard. I noticed the freshly fallen leaves and knew they would make a nice colorful autumn picture.

The fall color viewing from the various lookouts around the top of Oberg Mountain is spectacular. This sunrise panorama, taken at sunrise in late September, includes Lake Superior on the left, Leveau Mountain in the middle and a blanket of fog stretching to the right.

The Belwin Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration and appreciation of our natural world. The Belwin Conservancy owns nearly 1,400 acres of preserved land in Afton and West Lakeland Township, south of Stillwater and north of Afton, Minnesota. The property...

This picture taken in southeast Minnesota bluff country captures both the beauty of the area and also a little of the sadness of the past and what used to be.