End of Year Competition Results for 2025-2026
| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Damselfly Date | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| 2nd Place | Siesta Key sunset | Lona Marks | 
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| 3rd Place | Fly on a Bud | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| HM | Grand Canyon | Jon Bedsted | 
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| HM | Great Hornbill | Judith Bautch | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Youth Flag Football | Steve Mitoraj | 
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| 2nd Place | Best Buddies | Julie Wanke | 
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| HM | Blue Eyes of Alaska | Lona Marks | 
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| HM | natural light on face in Antelope canyon | David Marks | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Cormorant Trempealeau Refuge | Lona Marks | 
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| 2nd Place | Frost | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| 3rd Place | Bee on a Mum | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| HM | Fly | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| HM | Snow Fun | Doug Darelius | 
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| HM | Dancer in the Spotlight | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| HM | Waiting For Spring | Lona Marks | 
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| HM | Resting in a Haze of Green | Grant Ofstedahl | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | On the Water | Lona Marks | 
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| 2nd Place | Walkway Becomes Sky (House on the Rock Rotated) | Lona Marks | 
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| 3rd Place | Red Sky Sailing | Lona Marks | 
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| HM | Pipeline integrated Gadget (PIG) | Lona Marks | 
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| HM | Summer's Beauty | Lona Marks | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Gothic Barn with blowing snow | David Marks | 
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| 1st Place | Talkeetna Sunrise and Fog | Lona Marks | 
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| 2nd Place | Milkweed with interesting stems and pods | David Marks | 
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| 2nd Place | Keeping Watch | Lona Marks | 
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| 3rd Place | Pelican flying solo | David Marks | 
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| 3rd Place | Bulb Reflections | Steve Mitoraj | 
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| HM | Hands-On Experience | Julie Wanke | 
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| HM | Seagull at Kieps Island | Lona Marks | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Sandhill Crane Migration | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 2nd Place | Getting cleaned up | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 3rd Place | GGO hunting | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| HM | Savannah sparrow enjoying the morning light | Cathy Richardson | 
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| HM | Oriole in Tree | Jason Skoog | 
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| HM | Rutting Elk | Wanda Finn | 
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| HM | Berry toss | Cathy Richardson | 
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| HM | Bald Eagles Fighting | Jason Skoog | 
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| HM | Hummingbird Territorial dispute | Cathy Richardson | 
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| HM | Flying Lessons | Mike Hanson | 
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| HM | Sandhill Crane in Grass | Jason Skoog | 
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| HM | a little shake | Cindy Hanson | 
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| HM | Brown Mushrooms | Cathy Richardson | 
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| HM | Diving Eagle in the Rain | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| HM | Sunrise ride with Mama | Cathy Richardson | 
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| HM | Feeding time for the very hungry baby | Cathy Richardson | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | mohawk | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 2nd Place | Something Fishy Here | Shirley Gates | 
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| 3rd Place | Look Out | Cindy Hanson | 
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| HM | Contemplation | Dan McKenzie | 
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| HM | Evie | Kim Ambrose | 
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| HM | Best Buds | Debbie Abraham | 
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| HM | Splash splash | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| HM | Hold On | Cindy Hanson | 
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| HM | Little Big Horn | Debbie Abraham | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Mating pairs | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 2nd Place | Mushroom by night | LaVaughn Hengst | 
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| 3rd Place | Alaska's Beauty | Mike Hanson | 
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| HM | Eagle hunting fish | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| HM | Lake Chippewa Sunset | Brian Narveson | 
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| HM | Sandhill Crane Mother And Her Chick | Sonja Haske | 
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| HM | Eastern King Bird | David Skoog | 
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| HM | Stonehenge Florida | Kathy Landsinger | 
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| HM | Sunflower Pop | Kathy Landsinger | 
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| HM | Springtime | LaVaughn Hengst | 
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| HM | Flying Elegance | Cathy Richardson | 
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| HM | Hotel Courtyard-Iceland | Kathy Landsinger | 
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| HM | Lake Superior Tombolo | Brian Narveson | 
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| HM | Pink Lily | Kristi Olson | 
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| HM | Buck | Kristi Olson | 
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| HM | Majestic Pair | Mike Hanson | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Mushroom season | LaVaughn Hengst | 
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| 2nd Place | Fall Color | Sue Retzlaff | 
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| 3rd Place | Through the Rocks | Sue Retzlaff | 
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| HM | Purple Coneflower | Cyndy Thorn | 
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| HM | Red Wing | Kathy Landsinger | 
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| HM | Stairway | Sue Retzlaff | 
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| HM | Last Paddle | Kathy Landsinger | 
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| HM | Blur bridge | Dan McKenzie | 
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| HM | Reflection in Glass | Shirley Gates | 
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| HM | Milkweed Blossom | Kristi Olson | 
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| Place | Image Title | Maker | Image |
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| 1st Place | Wild horses | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 1st Place | shipwreck | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 2nd Place | Snow-covered Oak | Debbie Abraham | 
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| 2nd Place | Big Spring | Shirley Gates | 
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| 3rd Place | Blizzard | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| 3rd Place | Great Blue Heron | Jerry Weigel | 
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| HM | Evening | Paula Clements | 
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| HM | Worn out Windmill | Paula Clements | 
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| HM | Hollow Rock-Lake Superior | Brian Narveson | 
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| HM | Bucky | Debbie Abraham | 
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| HM | 1840s Fur Trader | Shirley Gates | 
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| HM | Mighty Oak | Debbie Abraham | 
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| HM | Rural Minnesota | Sue Retzlaff | 
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| HM | Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary | Brian Narveson | 
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| HM | Still Farming | Shirley Gates | 
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| HM | Fall Migration | Kelly Marquardt | 
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| HM | Love Triangle | Paula Clements | 
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| HM | Dell's Mill | Debbie Abraham | 
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| HM | Grandpa | Brandon Wanke | 
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