Andrew Krueger

Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula — October 2026

A former schoolhouse amid the windswept, rolling hills of northeast Montana. Classes were last held here in 1949. Photographed in April 2026. Interior photos were taken from the outside The winds were gusting strong enough on this day, to make it difficult to open the car door

Fall colors and blue skies today at Cleary Lake Regional Park near Prior Lake, Minnesota

Seeing photos/reports that the weathered, twisted tower of the derelict St. Olaf Church near Tioga in western North Dakota finally toppled a few weeks ago. It’s amazing it held on as long as it did. Glad I made it back out there for these photos earlier this year

Dawn at Lake of the Clouds — Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — October 2026

Covered Drive in autumn colors — west of Houghton, Michigan — October 2026

Last night — the last night of the season — at Icy Cup on St. Paul’s West Side

The light of the setting sun illuminates fall colors this evening at Pickerel Lake in Lilydale Regional Park in the Twin Cities

Spotted in northwest Wisconsin — two sides of the same bridge on U.S. Highway 63

Morning light on fall colors earlier this month along the Carp River at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Ashland County, Wisconsin — October 2026 Didn’t notice until I got home and looked closely — it appears that barn is 100 years old this year

Open seat, golden glow: A place to take a break immersed in autumn colors this morning, along the trail to Summit Peak at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Someone stole (!) one of the entrance signs to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — so someone else put up a temporary replacement Top photo in first image from Google Street View in 2024; the others taken by me this weekend

Autumn sunrise this morning over Lake of the Clouds at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Close encounter between the moon and Jupiter in the eastern sky early this morning, as seen from the Twin Cities Jupiter is emerging from behind the moon — a lunar occultation

Colorful sunrise sky this morning at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, Minnesota

Savoring a good stick on a mild autumn day in Minnesota

Labor Day sunrise scenes this morning along the Mississippi River in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

The full moon takes on a reddish hue during tonight’s partial lunar eclipse — as seen above the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota

Then and now: Minneopa Falls near Mankato during a flash flood in June 2024 (left) and during a dry spell in August 2026 (right)

Former Dairy Bar in downtown Windom, Minnesota — August 2026

Quartzite cliffs / quarry today at Blue Mounds State Park near Luverne, Minnesota

Sunset over the Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy — July 2025

Sunset tonight over Pickerel Lake in Lilydale, with the Minneapolis skyline in the distance

The sun rises past a corner of the Golden Rule Building in downtown St. Paul this morning

Fireworks light up the sky above downtown St. Paul’s First National Bank Building tonight to celebrate the restoration and relighting of the landmark “1st” sign atop the building

The former school building at Verdi in southwest Minnesota, as seen in June 2026 State records show the Verdi school district dissolved in 1993, with students sent to Lake Benton and Pipestone

Storm clouds above the Minneapolis skyline at sunset tonight, as seen from Mendota Heights

Today’s weather in the Twin Cities: Sunny, 88 degrees… and “snow” It’s cottonwood season in Minnesota

St. Vincent along the Red River in far northwest Minnesota — April 2026. Possibly a former school building? (If anyone knows its history, please let me know!)

Sunrise sky this Memorial Day morning, over the tranquil Mississippi River in St. Paul

Sunrise sky this morning over downtown St. Paul

Grim-faced and famished from dinner being 15 minutes late, the explorers Droolis and Bark scour the vast expanse of the backyard in search of the one who will provide life-sustaining kibble

Main Street — Turtle Lake, North Dakota — April 2026

The Border Theater in Sherwood, North Dakota — April 2026

Hannah, North Dakota — population 8 — April 2026

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

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 www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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