through the lens

SECURITY DETAILS: A Secret Service agent stands guard as President Donald Trump speaks during a Wednesday, Sept. 30, campaign stop at the Duluth International Airport. (Clint Austin/caustin@duluthnews.com)

KENNEDY MAKES HISTORY: Councilor Janet Kennedy (center) laughs alongside councilors Derek Medved (left) and Arik Forsman (right) after being sworn in as Duluth City Council members Monday, Jan. 6, at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Harbor Side room. Kennedy is the first woman of African-heritage to serve on the Duluth City Council. (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)

SWEET VICTORY: Simon Davidson (14), of Denfeld, celebrates after scoring the first goal during the Monday, Oct. 19, Section 7A semifinal game at Public Schools Stadium in Duluth. Denfeld defeated Grand Rapids 5-0 to advance to the championship game. (Clint Austin/caustin@duluthnews.com)

SYMBOLIC SUPPORT: CloquetCarlton’s Ilei Benson takes a knee during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the Thursday, Sept. 3, game. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

YOUNG

MJ Kayser, 12, Joe Jukich, 11, and Kroix Kayser, 8, wait their turn to jump Saturday, July 25, in Cloquet. The group from Esko spent time on the bridge Friday, July 24, but weren’t quite ready to make the jump. With temperatures reaching 84 degrees July 25, they decided it was time to cool off. (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)

WATCHFUL EYE: A black bear cub watches three hikers from behind the truck of a white pine in May. The cub’s mother had moved off when the hikers approached, not knowing the bears were there. The sow returned as soon as the hikers began leaving the area. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

NEED FOR SPEED: Prospectors Trail Alliance Coordinator Ron Potter drives a section of trail near Finland in July. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

BEAR DENTAL CARE: One of the two Alaskan brown bears at the Lake Superior Zoo uses a bone to pick at its teeth Saturday, June 20, in Duluth. The bears were out swimming in their pond and able to be seen during the Walk on the Wild Side tours at the zoo. The zoo was open, with visitors following a one-way path through the outdoor exhibits. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

EMPTY DULUTH: A lone cyclist rides a bike on West Superior Street in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood midday Sunday, April 5. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order directing Minnesotans to stay at home and limit movements outside of their home beyond essential needs. This order was scheduled to end at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 10. The two-week order to stay home was forecast to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and allow the state to make key preparations for the pandemic. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

FULL MOON RISING: A nearly full moon rises behind the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth on Sunday, Feb. 9. The moon was past full being 99.2% illuminated in its waning gibbous stage. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

TUNNEL VISION: Kaeleb Martens, 6, is startled as he climbs back up the slide that is connected to his bedroom window Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Duluth. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

A WILD WIN: Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise (11) and center Eric Staal (12) celebrate Staal’s game-winning goal on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) in overtime at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)

PRETTY FLY: Shawn Perich fishes for brook trout north of Grand Marais in July. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

A TRIP TO REMEMBER: Passengers wearing masks aboard the North Shore Scenic Railroad’s Duluth Zephyr 11 a.m. trip on Wednesday, July 1, look out a window while waiting to depart from the Duluth Depot. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

WHEN THE VIRUS ARRIVES: On Thursday, April 30, Kevin Szczyrbak looks out the skylight of a room at Woodland Hills in Duluth that would be used to quarantine clients if they contracted COVID-19. The entire third floor was available for quarantine. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

SMALL BUT MIGHTY: The tug Missouri helps the John J. Boland, its propeller turning, to back out of drydock at Fraser Shipyards in Superior on Saturday, March 28. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

DULUTH IN COLOR: Connor Knettel and Kylie Lange, both of Duluth, play with their 7-month-old miniature Australian shepherd, Aspen, while enjoying the view Monday, Oct. 12, from one of the overlooks along Hawk Ridge in Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

TRAIL CAMARADERIE: Shuttle driver Harriet Quarles bumps elbows with Micheal Andrie after dropping off his backpacking party at a Superior Hiking Trail trailhead north of Grand Marais in July. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

PANDEMIC ENTERTAINMENT: From left: Megan Drevecky-Rees, Embry, 3, Annie Drevecky-Rees and their 3-day-old daughter, Liv, pass the time before “Dolittle” starts outside the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on Friday, July 17, as part of the Greater Downtown Council’s Movies in the Park(ing) Lot. The event sold out with 130 vehicles filling the parking lot. (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)

CRITICAL TRAINING: Tyler Kemp, of Eveleth, puts plastic over a window as Porcha Shadd, background left, and Nick Gant tape up a larger sheet as carpenters get training on the Infection Control Risk Assessment practices at the Carpenters Local Union in Hermantown on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

QUARANCUTS: Receptionist Megan Moore, right, explains to a customer that she’ll have to wait longer outside of Great Clips in Superior on Wednesday, May 20. Customers who signed in online waited in their vehicles in the parking lot until staff called them to enter the building. Customers drove from as far as the Iron Range to get cuts after Wisconsin allowed salons to open. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)