Above left: Lizzy Harnell of Proctor proudly displays her winning entry in the 10- to 13-year-old age group. Above right: Starry, starry night on the harbor was the theme of Duluth’s Jack Bartlam rock painting that took first place in the 14- to 17-year-old age bracket. Staff photos/Brian Larsen
Painting rocks they found on the Lake Superior beach, rocks that were pounded and pummeled, tumbled and rumbled, smothered and smoothed by the sometimes brash bumbling big lake over eons: Daisy May Krager took one of those plain old Lake Superior beach rocks and made it beautiful, and for that, for turning that plain old beach rock into a work of art, Daisy May Krager was awarded first place in the 5 and under division of the 2018 Joynes Rock Painting Contest.
Grand Marais beach rock artist Abigale Dewitt’s beautified beach stone was judged the first place winner in the 6-9-year-old class while a smiling Lizzy Harnell of Proctor won the 10-13-yearold age group. Jack Bartlam of Duluth won the 14-18 age class while Marsha Hansen’s deliciously, delicately detailed painted rock took first place in a ruggedly competitive and wonderfully talented 18 and up class.
To all who entered, all of your works were wonderful, and I’m glad I didn’t have to judge!
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