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MPR photos of the week: Marriage, kayaking, walleye and more

MPR photos of the week: Marriage, kayaking, walleye and more

The Minnesota House OKs a same-sex marriage bill, spring runoff bring out the kayakers in Duluth, the Wild are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and it's going to be an icy walleye opener up north. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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Photos: Passions high at Capitol for same-sex marriage House vote

Photos: Passions high at Capitol for same-sex marriage House vote

Less than six months after a GOP-backed Minnesota constitutional amendment aimed at banning same-sex marriage failed at the polls, the new Democratic-led Legislature voted Thursday, May 9, 2013, to legalize it. As lawmakers debated and voted, thousands of supporters and opponents of the bill rallied in the Capitol's rotunda.

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Photos: North Shore thaw brings world-class kayaking

Photos: North Shore thaw brings world-class kayaking

Along the North Shore of Lake Superior, streams like the Lester River in Duluth are roaring, full of chocolate-brown, frothy, churning spring runoff. It's that time of year when hikers are warned to stay away from the creeks -- and when kayakers like Chris Baer flock to them.
by Dan Kraker

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Photos: Rain can't dampen Cinco de Mayo in St. Paul

Photos: Rain can't dampen Cinco de Mayo in St. Paul

A dreary day didn't stop the annual Cinco de Mayo parade and festival in St. Paul on Saturday, with its traditional dancers, food and other attractions.
by Nikki Tundel

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Minnesota Scenes: Your April

Minnesota Scenes: Your April

By this time of year we'd hoped to be taking your photos of spring breaking out all over. But endless winter was on a lot of peoples' minds.

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Photos: May winter storm dumps record snow on SE Minn.

Photos: May winter storm dumps record snow on SE Minn.

A rare May snow storm has dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas of Minnesota, making the morning commute an ordeal and knocking out power in some communities.

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Photos: Fargo and Moorhead, before and during flooding

Photos: Fargo and Moorhead, before and during flooding

Even though the 2013 Red River flood is not as severe as the National Weather Service initially forecasted, it still made for dramatic images.

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Photos: Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' volunteers reflect on flood fight

Photos: Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' volunteers reflect on flood fight

More than 8,350 volunteers put in 43,971 hours over 16 days at Fargo's Sandbag Central to churn out sandbags in 2013. Photographer Ann Arbor Miller asked volunteers working at Sandbag Central last week for their insight on flood season. Volunteers wrote their thoughts on an empty sandbag with a black marker.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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Art Heroes photos: Roger and DeAnna Cummings at Juxtaposition Arts

Art Heroes photos: Roger and DeAnna Cummings at Juxtaposition Arts

Roger and DeAnna Cummings founded Juxtaposition Arts in 1995 and continue to teach and train young people in the arts while employing them as apprentices to work alongside professional artists. They were photographed outside the Juxtaposition Arts gallery space near West Broadway and Emerson avenues N. in Minneapolis Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2013.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Photos: First warm spring day brings people outdoors

Photos: First warm spring day brings people outdoors

It was a long wait, but Minnesotans were rewarded today with a sunny, warm day that actually felt like spring. And many took advantage of the chance to get outside and enjoy the weather. Our photographers captured some of those scenes.

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