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Zephyr Theatre Stillwater Minnesota Ice Palace Maze Ice Maze

Ice Maze Video Night Drone Aerial View


Ice Maze Video Night Drone Aerial View


2022 Downtown Stillwater Lights Twinkle Event

2022 Zephyr Theatre Stillwater Ice Maze

Note that the 2023 Ice Maze has been moved to Eagan Minnesota at Viking Lakes, learn more here.

Something cool is in town, the Zephyr Theatre Stillwater Minnesota Ice Palace Maze. The new Ice Palace Maze is also believed to be the largest in the United States and indeed in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Find the Ice Palace Maze in the Zephyr Theatre Parking Lot, 601 Main Street North, downtown Stillwater, just a few blocks and in sight of the world snow sculpting championship #wssc event downtown Stillwater Minnesota.

Lowell Park WSSC World Snow Sculpting Championship Final day of sculpting Stillwater Minnesota
WSSC World Snow Sculpting Championship (Click to view more)

Stillwater World Snow Sculpting Championship WSSC

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Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

The Ice Palace Maze is larger, new layout, more features, ice carvings, fun and much more. Contact Zephyr Theatre box office for tickets and learn more IcePalaceMaze.com.

Inaugural Season 2021

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Opening night downtown Stillwater Minnesota Ice Maze

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All lit up Stillwater Lights Downtown Ice Maze

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Wakey Wakey early morning opening day Stillwater Ice Maze

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Blue Hour Cool Cold Stillwater Ice Maze

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Downtown Stillwater Ice Maze Construction

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Aerial View Ice Maze Ice Palace Stillwater


Construction and Aerial Video View Ice Maze January 18, 2021

How large is the Ice Palace Maze? It measures 114 feet by 72 feet, consisting of about 1,500 blocks of ice. Meanwhile, the Ice Palace Maze has a perimeter wall about 8 to 9 feet tall. As part of the Ice Palace Maze, there will also be a 36′ slide, among other features.

About the Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Downtown Stillwater

For safety, limited to 100 visitors at a time. Restrooms are open, and as is the Zephyr Theatre Bar. Masks required when inside. Free parking is available adjacent to the Zephyr Theatre. Cost is free for kids under four and over 100 years old, ages 5 through 12 $10. For ages 13 through 100 cost is $15. Tickets can be bought in advance or walk-up, depending on availability.

While currently under construction, the Ice Palace Maze is scheduled to be completed by January 22, 2021. Ice Palace Maze visiting hours will be Tuesday through Friday, 5 PM to 10 PM, and 12 PM to 10 PM on Saturday and Sundays. The Ice Palace Maze will be open from January 22 to February 28, weather permitting.

Other Wintertime In Stillwater Updates

Similarly recent additions to downtown Stillwater Lights include the historic lift bridge being lit up. Other downtown Stillwater Minnesota winter updates include an ice skating hockey rink adjacent to the historic lift bridge. An overhead light show on the mall leading to the lift bridge and upcoming events.


Aerial Daytime and Night Stillwater Lights Fire & Ice Event

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Downtown Stillwater Minnesota Lift Bridge Winter Wonderland
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Ice Rink being created downtown Stillwater
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Winter wonderland winter in Stillwater Minnesota Stillwater Lights

In conclusion, learn more about the Ice Maze here IcePalaceMaze.com.

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Wrap Up and Where To Buy Images

Contact Zephyr Theatre via phone 651-342-1542 or email at boxoffice@stillwaterzephyrtheatre.org and learn more about the Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Ice Maze at IcePalaceMaze.com.

Visit and like us on Instagram.com/PicturesOverStillwater also on Twitter @POStillwater and at Facebook.com/PicturesOverStillwater .

Like the images on this page? Browse, shop and buy digital downloads (website, blog and zoom backgrounds), images for marketing mailing  as well as prints, wall art, metal prints and more here on our shopping page.

 

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Drone School Beginner The Basics

UAV UAS Drone Fundamentals and Basics

Pictures Over Stillwater is involved with Community Education presenting UAV UAS Drone classes at various venues around the greater Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities metro area as well as online. Recreational drone hobbyists will gain information on basic operations and a foundation for expanding to commercial operations. You will learn basic safety, rules of the road and air, registration, certification, types, when, how and where to fly (or avoid).

Also covered are basic tools, simulators, apps, cameras, commercial considerations, new and emerging regulations including hobby recreational FAA test (TRUST), insurance, practical tips, techniques, and trends. Weather permitting, an instructor-only demonstration flight may be held. Students ages 12-17 are welcome to register with an adult.

Click here or on the following to learn more as well as view links for registrations, times and locations.

Twin Cities 2025 UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

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Spring Drone School SAPS Beginner Class Demo Flight

Drones are used by recreational hobbyist, commercial, non-profit, government, and public safety agencies. If you or somebody you know have a drone, want one or need to learn more about them, this course is for you.

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Anoka Hennepin Community Education Drone School Demo Flight

Additional Resources and Links

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2024 Remote Pilot Test Prep: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via amazon.com
2025 Remote Pilot Test Prep Plus: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via Amazon.com Affiliate Link.

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Drone School Aerial Photography Videography

Drone Aerial Photography and Video Class

Pictures Over Stillwater is involved with Community Education presenting UAV UAS Drone classes at various venues around the greater Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities metro area as well as online. This course is for those who want to learn more about drone based aerial photography and video (recreational and commercial). Topics covered include rules of the road for aerial photography and video, license and registration, where to fly (and not fly), flight planning and weather, autonomous and manual modes, equipment, hardware, software and other tools.

Also covered are drone and camera photo and video modes, settings, time lapse and hyper lapse, panoramic, automatic vs manual settings and much more. Additional topics include what type of drone and camera equipment are best as well as accessories, along with post processing tools. Students aged 12-17 may attend with an adult. Weather permitting a demonstration flight will be flown. Click here or on the following to view more information including registration, dates and locations.

Twin Cities 2025 UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

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Spring Drone School SAPS Beginner Class Demo Flight

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Hudson Wisconsin Fireworks (Click to view more images)

Additional Resources and Links

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2024 Remote Pilot Test Prep: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via amazon.com
2025 Remote Pilot Test Prep Plus: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via Amazon.com Affiliate Link.

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Drone School Beyond The Basics

UAV UAS Drone Beyond The Basics

Pictures Over Stillwater is involved with Community Education presenting UAV UAS Drone classes at various venues around the greater Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities metro area as well as online. Recreational drone hobbyists will gain information on basic operations and a foundation for expanding to commercial operations. This course moves beyond the basics looking at drone decision making, flight planning, how to prepare for your FAA Part 107 (commercial) and TRUST (hobby recreational) among other certifications.

Also covered are basic tools, simulators, apps, cameras, commercial considerations, new and emerging regulations, insurance, practical tips, techniques, trends to be aware of. Weather permitting drone demonstration flights may be held. Students ages 12-17 are welcome to attend with an adult. Don’t be a dummy, learn to fly drones safely. Click here or on the following to learn more as well as view links for registrations, times and locations.

Twin Cities 2025 UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

Additional Resources and Links

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2024 Remote Pilot Test Prep: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via amazon.com
2025 Remote Pilot Test Prep Plus: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via Amazon.com Affiliate Link.

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Drone School What To Consider When Buying a Drone

UAV UAS Drone Beyond The Basics

Pictures Over Stillwater is involved with Community Education presenting UAV UAS Drone classes at various venues around the greater Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities metro area as well as online. Learn more here or click on the link below to view class schedules, locations along with registration information.

Twin Cities 2025 UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

What To Consider When Buying A Drone

There are many different things to consider when buying a drone besides how much does it cost, how high and how far can it fly. Some considerations among others include:

Some of the topics and considerations include among others:
✓ Whats your budget
✓ Size and form factor
✓ Build DiY or buy turnkey
✓ What are you going to use it for
✓ How are you going to use it (how portable do you need)
✓ Who makes what, who are the vendors
✓ Weight Matters (Registration, Operating Over People OOP)
✓ AI and Obstacle Avoidance
✓ Remote ID (RID) capabilities
✓ Fixed or removable cameras
✓ RGB, IR/Thermal or other cameras
✓ Precision mapping/measuring
✓ App supported devices (e.g. ios, android)
✓ Software app functionality and camera modes
✓ Photo and Video speeds/feeds
✓ FPV or non FPV flying (indoor, outdoor or both)
✓ How much can you afford to lose or crash
✓ Camera resolution, 1K, 2K, 4K, 6K, 8K, 12MP, 20MP, frame rates)
✓ Battery life or how long can you fly
✓ Upgrades, accessors, spares
✓ Warranties and service policies
✓ Insurance costs

Not sure what drone is best for you or your needs, give us a call or email, tell us what you are looking to do and we will provide you with our perspectives. Keep in mind that the best drone is the one that fits and meets your needs and budgets vs someone else’s.

Additional Resources and Links

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2024 Remote Pilot Test Prep: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via amazon.com
2025 Remote Pilot Test Prep Plus: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via Amazon.com Affiliate Link.

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Early March Morning Lake Elmo Aero Airplane Ride Sightseeing

Early March Morning Lake Elmo Aero Airplane Ride Sightseeing

Collection of images (still and video) from recent Early March Morning Lake Elmo Aero Airplane Ride sightseeing trip.

Series of 360 interactive immersive videos from sightseeing flight.

Our sightseeing trip started at Lake Elmo Airport taking off on Runway 4 (one of if not the shortest paved runways in Minnesota) and cruising over east metro above Lake Elmo, Oakdale, Maplewood and on into Downtown St. Paul Airport (Holmand field) where we do a touch and go.

From there we head southeast out over Woodbury before turning east towards Afton and crossing the St. Croix River south of Hudson Wisconsin.

We follow the St. Croix River north passing over Hudson, North Hudson, St. Joe and Houlton turning southwest west of Somerset Wisconsin.

We then head south along the St. Croix river on the Minnesota side passing above Stillwater before wrapping up our morning flight back at Lake Elmo Airport.

Big thank you to Lake Elmo Aero (www.lakeelmoaero.com) and pilot Jon Adsit for a fantastic flight experience. You can get in touch with Lake Elmo Aero via info@lakeelmoaero.com and 651-777-1399 as well as via CTAF/Unicom: 122.8

2019 Summer Open House Lake Elmo Aero at Lake Elmo Airport

K21D Lake Elmo Airport June 14 2019 pictures over stillwater mn
Check out some images from summer 2019 Lake Elmo Aero open house

Wrap Up and Where to Learn More

Visit our Gallery page to view additional related content (still images and video). Visit and like (thanks in advance) our Instagram.com/PicturesOverStillwater page, as well as our Facebook.com/PicturesOverStillwater page (includes interactive 360 panoramic views).

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Browse, shop and buy print, digital downloads, wall art, and other items by clicking here to access our online SmugMug store.

In addition to our SmugMug online store, we also have a FineArtAmerica site where you can shop, buy prints, puzzles, wall art and other items.


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Pictures Over Stillwater 360 Views

Pictures Over Stillwater provides indoor, outdoor, ground, aerial and all around content creative services. The following are some 360 interactive views including still image and video. Our 360 panoramic imagery capture experience includes 360 cameras for ground and aerial (attachment to aircraft e.g. airplanes) along with Drone based for one off as well as recurring projects.

 

Some of our 360 experiences include indoor virtual tours (photo and video) for real estate (residential and commercial), engineering, site planning, construction progress reporting and 3d modeling, along with general marketing and event support among others. From relative low level (eye height) to under hundred feet, to hundreds of feet, to above 40+ story tall buildings, and higher using airplanes, from empty property lots to completed structures, we have experience with diverse projects.

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Tiny Planet Aerial View Stillwater MN

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Tiny Planet Aerial View MN State Capital St Paul


Spherical View Fall Colors Stillwater Minnesota

Interactive 360 View Center Field St Croix Prep Academy

Fall Colors Downtown Minneapolis Minnesota 360 View


360 Interactive Fast Video Tour St Croix Bike Loop


360 View Lowell Inn Washington Room Stillwater MN


360 View Grand Ball Room Stillwater MN

Interactive 360 Grand Pizza Downtown Stillwater

Interactive 360 Images Marine on St Croix

Interactive 360 Marine on St Croix (Low Level)

Interactive 360 Marine on St Croix (High Level)

Interactive 360 Pictures Over Stillwater

Following are a collection of drone aerial interactive 360 spherical images from around Stillwater showing different neighborhoods as well as downtown and surrounding areas. The interactive 360 aerial views allow you to rotate around, side to side, up and down, as well as zoom in and out. Check out some areas you might know well from a different vantage point perspective, as well as see some new areas in and around Stillwater Minnesota.

Stillwater Public Library 360 Demo

4th Street Entrance Stillwater Public Library

The following is a short Virtual Tour of the Stillwater Public Library.

360 images including still and video are great for virtual tours along with next generation virtual reality (VR) tours. Virtual tours are great way to showcase your property, facility, factory, property, showroom among other views with customers, partners, prospects among others enabling an interactive experience for the viewers.

2020 St Croix Valley Fall Colors 360 Views

Not all platforms are able to display 360 content (video or still images).  An alternative method to show 360 content includes formats such as so called tiny planet views. The following are some tiny planet views based on 360 camera images.

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The following is a 360 Interactive video view from 2020 Withrow Area Classic Car Show Wishes and More Wish Granting. Play the video and rotate around to see different angles and views.

The following is outward orbit 360 (horizontal) view from above Oak Park Heights Minnesota looking at the St Croix River Valley. To the east is the St Croix River and Wisconsin, to the west Minneapolis.

360 Interactive Video Virtual Tour Candyland Stillwater

Here is an example of using a 360 camera indoors for a virtual tour as we stop in for a quick visit at Candy Land in downtown Stillwater.

Early March Morning Lake Elmo Aero Airplane Ride Sightseeing

Wrap Up and Where to Learn More

Pictures Over Stillwater Minnesota St Croix River Valley Twin Cities Videos

Visit our Gallery page to view additional related content (still images and video). Visit and like (thanks in advance) our Instagram.com/PicturesOverStillwater page, as well as our Facebook.com/PicturesOverStillwater page (includes interactive 360 panoramic views).

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buy prints digital downloads wall art

Browse, shop and buy print, digital downloads, wall art, and other items by clicking here to access our online SmugMug store.

In addition to our SmugMug online store, we also have a FineArtAmerica site where you can shop, buy prints, puzzles, wall art and other items.


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Pictures Over Stillwater Drones Community Education Classes

Pictures Over Stillwater drone school are held at various education venues presenting UAV UAS Drone related topics. These safety and awareness education and outreach activities include introduction, basic, beyond the basics, as well as advanced topics such as aerial photography videography, among others topics.

Education and awareness sessions range from large adult community education, high school, individual custom training along with STEM programs  around the greater Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities metro area and online. Click here to learn more about Drone Education and upcoming events.

Twin Cities 2025 UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

Additional Resources and Links

links

2024 Remote Pilot Test Prep: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via amazon.com
2025 Remote Pilot Test Prep Plus: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via Amazon.com Affiliate Link.

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FAA National Drone Safety Awareness Week 2019 Aerial Photography Video Business

UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

Pictures Over Stillwater is involved with Community Education presenting UAV UAS Drone classes at various venues around the greater Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities metro area as well as online. Click on the following to learn more as well as links for registrations, times and locations.

Twin Cities 2025 UAV UAS Drone Education Classes

Note that Minnesota in addition to FAA Part 107 certification requires an additional licenses from Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDoT) Aeronautics for commercial drone operators doing work for others. Pictures Over Stillwater is FAA Part 107 certified including Operating Over People (OOP ) and Operating Over Moving Vehicles (OOMV) waivers and various airspace authorizations as well as registered aircraft. In addition to meeting FAA requirements, Pictures Over Stillwater is also licensed by MNDoT for drone operations including aerial photography, videography and imaging for construction progress reporting, real estate, event coverage, and other  commercial work activity in the state of Minnesota.

Additional Resources and Links

links

2024 Remote Pilot Test Prep: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via amazon.com
2025 Remote Pilot Test Prep Plus: Study and prepare for your remote pilot FAA Knowledge Exam (ASA Test Prep Series) via Amazon.com Affiliate Link.

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