Minnesota has its fair share of phenomenal sunrises and sunsets, and even sunny days. We are fortunate to also have some of the most phenomenal scenery around, with gorgeous lakes, rolling hills, endless prairies, and even stunning mountains. And occasionally, there will be a moment where the sun shines so beautifully, and so perfectly on the Minnesota scenery that it makes MN the most beautiful place on the entire Earth. Here are some of those moments, captured by some amazing MN photographers, that will take your breath away.

  1. This Ensign Lake Sunset.

Flickr/Greg Gjerdingen The reflections of the sunset’s red and gold on the water make MN truly sparkle.

  1. A sunrise over Lake Superior in Temperance River State Park.

Flickr/Dino Trnjanin The sunlit water splashing against the North Shore looks magically illuminated.

  1. The suns rays filtering through the trees in Minneapolis on the Mississippi River.

Flickr/Sam Catanzaro The gleaming sun provides a mystical background for the Mississippi.

  1. This sunset in Pipestone.

Flickr/Brian Jeffery Beggerly While the sun slowly sinks behind the horizon, this field in Pipestone glows with golden light.

  1. This amazing Bemidji sunset.

Flickr/Craig Myran Photography The perfect lakeside sunset!

  1. A winter day’s sun bursting through the trees.

Flickr/Ann The snow sparkles on this beautiful snowy day.

  1. This Silver Bay sunrise.

Flickr/Randen Pederson This amazing orange glow of the morning sun lights up the bay.

  1. These beautiful sun rays over the lake.

Flickr/JFXie Nothing is more beautiful than a sinking sun spreading brilliant rays across the water.

  1. A sunrise at Hollow Rock outside of Grand Portage.

Facebook/Tami Phillippi This phenomenal purple sunrise makes the North Shore even more spectacular than normal.

  1. This sunset on Gull Lake.

Facebook/Chris Olson What’s more beautiful? The amazing array of colors, or the crystal clear reflection of the sunset on the lake? We can’t decide!

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Flickr/Greg Gjerdingen

The reflections of the sunset’s red and gold on the water make MN truly sparkle.

Flickr/Dino Trnjanin

The sunlit water splashing against the North Shore looks magically illuminated.

Flickr/Sam Catanzaro

The gleaming sun provides a mystical background for the Mississippi.

Flickr/Brian Jeffery Beggerly

While the sun slowly sinks behind the horizon, this field in Pipestone glows with golden light.

Flickr/Craig Myran Photography

The perfect lakeside sunset!

Flickr/Ann

The snow sparkles on this beautiful snowy day.

Flickr/Randen Pederson

This amazing orange glow of the morning sun lights up the bay.

Flickr/JFXie

Nothing is more beautiful than a sinking sun spreading brilliant rays across the water.

Facebook/Tami Phillippi

This phenomenal purple sunrise makes the North Shore even more spectacular than normal.

Facebook/Chris Olson

What’s more beautiful? The amazing array of colors, or the crystal clear reflection of the sunset on the lake? We can’t decide!

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