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Monticello Trumpeter Swans

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About Monticello's Trumpeter Swans

Directions to Monticello's Mississippi Drive Chamber Park:
From Minneapolis, take the first Monticello exit #194 off I-94 which brings you to County Road 18, head north to the stoplights at the Intersection of County Road 75 (East Broadway) and County Road 18. Go straight approximately 1/4 mile to Mississippi Drive and turn left. Follow residential housing until you see a little sliver of a park located on the right hand side near the end of Mississippi Drive. REMINDER: Please do not trespass in anyone's yard. You may view the swans by walking down a small asphalt pathway and to the viewing deck overlooking the river bank. You may also get back into your vehicle and head east further down the river and view from alongside County Road 39 East. Watch a video about Monticello Swans from the KARE TV Ch broadcast from December 2008.

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Sheila Lawrence was known to many in and around Monticello as the "Swan Lady." She was the key person responsible for making Monticello renowned nationally and even around the world as "Swan City" for her 20 years of dedication to feeding the thousands of swans and other waterfowl that stayed in the area rather than migrate farther south is legendary. READ MORE>>

MONTICELLO SWANS
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WINNING SWAN PHOTOS from Monticello Arts Council Photo Shows
 

2011 Best of Show
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Adam Grim
Lakeville, MN

2010 Best of Show
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Dave Vichich
"The Conductor"
Monticello, MN

2009 Best of Show
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Mike Lentz ­ Lakeville, MN
"Magical Morning"
Monticello


2008 Best of Show
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Rick Judd - Eden Prairie, MN

Click on a link below to view archived swan photos from previous years.

View Archived Monticello Swan Photos from previous seasons: 2004-05

View Archived Monticello Swan Photos from previous seasons: 2003-04

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WINNING PHOTOS from the Monticello Arts Council 2007 Photo Show

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1st Place

Scott Johnson,
Bloomington, MN
(Photo taken early January 2007)
 

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2nd Place

Chris Lommel,
Big Lake, MN
(Photo taken February 2007)
   

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3rd Place

Michael Felix, Ramsey, MN
“Swan Dance”
(February 19, 2007)
 

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4th Place

Chris Lommel,
Big Lake, MN
(Photo taken February 2007)
 
 

   
Susan A. Mayer (Cottage Grove, MN)
Canon Digital Rebel XT with Canon 75-300 mm zoom
Photos taken in late Dec. 23, 2005 at noon and Jan. 8 2006 at 10 a.m.


  
Peter Anderson (Shakopee, MN)
Canon S400 Digital Camera. Photos taken on Jan. 8, 2006.


  
Erin Larsen (Eagan, MN)
Photos taken Feb. 25, 2006 at noon with a digital Canon Rebel XT and 75-3000mm zoom lens.


   
Jean Davids (Big Lake, MN)
Photos taken on Feb. 17, 2006 between 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. (Yes, that freezing cold day ­ minus 11 degrees temperature with a below 30 wind chill.) Taken with a Nikon D70 and two different zoom lenses 28-300mm and 200-500mm.


   
Greg E. Erlandson (Brooklyn Center, MN)


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Dolores Belair (Dayton, MN)
Photos taken in February 2006 between 11:-- - 11:45 a.m. with Minolta X-700 and 70-300mm zoom lens.


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Albert V. Amos, Jr. (Miami, Oklahoma)
Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2006 at 11 a.m. during feeding time.


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Rhonda Yahnke (Dayton, MN)
Photos taken on Feb. 6 & 7, 2006 between 10:00-10:30 a.m. with a Nikon Coolpix 7600.


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Emily Spoo (Hudson, Wisconsin)
Photos taken on Feb. 4, 2006 at 12:50 p.m. with a Canon Power Shot.


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Alexander Browning (Minnetonka, MN)
Photos taken on Feb. 6, 2006 at 12:50 p.m. with a digital Canon Rebel.


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Dennis Poeschel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Photos taken the weekend of Feb. 11-12 on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. (Sunday morning was really cold but the sunrise was perfect.
A friend and I nearly froze solid but it was worth being out there as the sun came up on the river.)


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Tom Stuart (North Oaks, MN)
Photos taken on Jan. 13, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. with an Olympus E-1 using a 50-200 mm zoom telephoto lens
coupled with a 1.4x teleconverter.


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Rebecca Field (Long Lake, MN)
Photos taken Feb. 2 & 8, 2006 between 11:00 a.m. - noon. Canon EOS Mark II ID-n camera and
Canon EF 500mm and 100-400 zoom lens ­ ultrasonic with image stabilizer.


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Mary Graves (Apple Valley, MN)
Photos taken on Jan. 28, 2006 at 11 a.m. with a Canon Powershot S2 IS.


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Mike Mikulich (Superior, Wisconsin)
Photos taken Feb. 17, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. with a Canon 200 and Canon 70-200mm lens.


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Rick Smith (Bloomington, MN)
Photos taken on Dec. 23 & 26, 2005, Jan. 1 & Feb. 5, 2006 at the times of 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 4 p.m.
with a Canon EOS 20D and Canon 100/400is telephoto lens.


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Lila Taft (Prior Lake, MN)
Photos take on Dec. 12, 2005 in the afternoon and Jan. 21, 2006 in the morning using a Canon EOS Rebel digital
camera with Tamron AF28-300 lens. (Note: used Photoshop Elements to work with the images.)


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Dave Sanders (Monticello, MN)
2006 BEST of SHOW (Tie)
2nd photo from left
Equipment: Canon 20D with Canon 400mm F/2.8 IS lens or Canon 600mm F/4 IS lens.


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Brian Sartor (Shoreview, MN)

2006 BEST of SHOW (Tie) 1st photo on left


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Elijah Parker (Saint Paul, MN)
Camera: Canon EOS 20D w/300mm f/4L lens


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Kathryn Belmore (Princeton, MN)
Photo's were taken between 9:00 am & 1:00 pm on Feb. 26, 2006 using a Digital RebelXT & a Tamron 70-300mm zoom lens.


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Scott Johnson (Bloomington, MN)
Photos taken Feb 26th in the afternoon. Camera: Canon 1D mkII + 500mm f4


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Phil Kahnke (Big Lake, MN)
Canon Digital Rebel XT with Canon 100-400 Lens


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Ryan Barthel (Big Lake, MN)


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