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Photo Contest Winners

2011 Wisconsin Lakes Convention

Natural Features Around and In Lakes and Underwater
1st place - Surfacing
Mike Murray

2nd place - Daybreak
Brenton Butterfield

3rd place -
Gilbert's Lake Morning Mist
Rip Maclay

Honorable Mentions:
Clear Water and Lake Superior Stones - Gary Becker
Pretty in Purple - Brenton Butterfield
On Top of the World - Paul Skawinski
Evening Gold - Nancy Pierce
Splash of Sunshine - Richard Matzke
Cool Symmetry - Dan McFarlane

People Enjoying Lakes
1st place - If There's No Wind, Row
Chris Hamerla

2nd place -
A Flurry of mayflies While Fishing
Chris Hamerla

3rd place -
Three Teens on Stone Beach
Gary Becker

Honorable Mentions:
In the Fog - Richard Matzke
Sunset Sailing - Kevin Warning
Kissy Fishy - Carol Warden
Walking on Water - Kevin Warning

2010 Wisconsin Lakes Convention

Natural Features Around and In Lakes and Underwater
1st place - No Wake Zone
Nancy Gill

2nd place - Call of the Wilderness
Denise Dupras

3rd place - Blue Morning
Nancy Gill

People Enjoying Lakes

1st place - Fishing Buddies
Denise Dupras

2nd place - Fishin' for Whales & Dreamin' Up Tales
Steven W. Lepak

3rd place - Mystical Morning Fishing
Denise Dupras

 

2009 Wisconsin Lakes Convention

Natural Features Around and In Lakes and Underwater

1st place - Snapping Turtle

Brian Wolf, Kenosha, WI

 

2nd place - It's a Big, Big World

Steven Lepak, DePere, WI

 

3rd place - Hey, got any more of those minnows??

Paul Skawinski, Stevens Point, WI

 

People Enjoying Lakes

1st place - Lady of the Lake

Steven Lepak, DePere, WI

 

2nd place - Daybreak

Jim Brakken, Cable, WI

 

3rd place - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Paul Skawinski, Stevens Point, WI

Honorable Mention

Delicate Dragonfly - Karen Stiles

What Could I do with These Pebbles? - Bea Braun

Water matters - Brian Ewart

2008 Wisconsin Lakes Convention

Natural Features Around and In Lakes and Underwater

1st place - Sunrise on the Fox

                 Derek Kavanaugh, Green Lake, WI

 

2nd place - American Toad on the Prowl

                 Paul Skawinski, Plover, WI

 

3rd place - Single Bliss

                 Christopher Hanger, Spooner, WI

 

People Enjoying Lakes

1st place - Age 11, Size 12

                 Steven Lepak, Green Bay, WI

 

2nd place - Skiing at Sunset

                  Troy Loferski, Mauston, WI

 

3rd place - First Light

                  James Brakken, Cable, WI

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2007 Wisconsin Lakes Convention

Natural Features Around and In Lakes and Underwater

1st place - Pumpkinseed

                 Steve Lepak, Green Bay, WI

 

2nd place - Lingering Ice

                 Frank Koshere, Superior, WI

 

3rd place -  Morning Mist

                 Jim Brakken, Cable, WI

 

People Enjoying Lakes

1st place - Bucket Loads of Cool

                 Steve Lepak, Green Bay, WI

 

2nd place - Jazz on a Summer Evening

                  Tim Detwyler, Green Lake, WI

 

3rd place - Leap into Lakes

                  Laura Herman, Harshaw, WI

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2006 Wisconsin Lakes Convention

Natural Features Around and In Lakes and Underwater

1st place - The Fisher River

                 Milton West

                 Holcombe, WI  54745

 

2nd place - Dragonflies on Lily Pad

                 Carol Seago

                 Mason, WI 54856

 

3rd place -  Edgewater Gold

                 Nancy Pierce

                 Green Bay, WI 54313

 

People Enjoying Lakes

1st place - 1-2-3-Go!

                 Craig Libuse

                 San Marcos, CA 92078

 

2nd place - Cooling Off

                  Carol Seago

                  Mason, WI 54856

 

3rd place - Betz Boys in the Boundary Waters

                  Carolyn Betz

                   Madison, WI 53703

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