40 minutes before sunrise while enjoying a morning read in front of the fireplace, I realized the light starting to appear through the pine trees heralded a beautiful sunrise. I quickly threw on some warm clothes and drove down to the Lake Superior shoreline near my house. The big lake did not disappoint!

Lester River Lake Superior Sunday Serenity Sunrise

The Lester River Bridge Twenty Minutes Before Dawn

For my birding friends, I then explored for over an hour the inland area between Duluth and Two Harbors. Nothing. It appears we will not have any owls setting up hunting territories this year on the North Shore. Sax-Zim Bog is ground zero for in that respect.