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Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce Events

This page contains images (photo and video) of various Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce Events.

Stillwater World Snow Celebration aka World Snow Sculpting Championship WSSC


2026 World Snow Celebration Snow Sculpting Day 4 (1/17/26)


2026 World Snow Celebration Snow Sculpting Day 2 (1/15/26)


2026 World Snow Celebration Snow Sculpting Day 1 (1/14/26)

2026 Winning Teams

1st place Team Fjordwitches from Canada with their creation The Inosculation of Souls

3D animated Snow Sculpture TEAM FJORDWITCHES of Canada, titled The Inosculation of Souls. The 2026 WSSC First place overall competition winner, and artists choice winner.

2nd place Team Falcon of Mongolia with their creation Legend
3rd place Team Thailand with their creation Life in Frame
People’s choice Team Kawsay from Peru with their creation Tupuna / Enlace
Artist choice Team Fjordwitches from Canada

2025 World Snow Celebration Event

Drone Aerial Pictures Over Stillwater 2025 World Snow Celebration World Snow Sculpting Competition

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2025 Stillwater Minnesota World Snow Celebration

2024 Twinkle Party Winter Fireworks

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Winter Fireworks Downtown Stillwater Minnesota

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Stillwater Chamber 2024 Food Truck Extravaganza

Stillwater Chestnut Plaza Dine Here Dance Here Event

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Views from 2023 Stillwater MN Tree Lighting Event


Aerial Video Views 2023 Tree Lighting (above), Photos below.
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View more images of 2023 tree lighting along with other Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce events here.

2023 Food Truck Extravaganza County Fairgrounds

Views from 2023 Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce food truck event at Washington County Fair Grounds.

Video Week View 2023 World Snow Sculpting Championship

Views from during the week of 2023 Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce snow sculpting event.

Stillwater 2022 Holiday Twinkle Event


2022 Downtown Stillwater Lights Twinkle Event

Stillwater World Snow Celebration aka World Snow Sculpting Championship WSSC

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Drone Aerial Pictures Over Stillwater Harvest Fest 2021
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2022 Food Truck Event Washington County Fair Grounds

Video of Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce 2022 Food Truck Extravaganza Event June 18, 2022 held at Washington County Fairgrounds near Stillwater, Oak Park Heights and Lake Elmo Minnesota.

Stillwater Fire Department 150 Year Anniversary Event

Time lapse video and aerial views of Stillwater Fire Department 150 year anniversary event celebration Stillwater Minnesota June 3 2022.

2022 Fire and Ice Event


2022 Fire and Ice Event Downtown Stillwater Minnesota

2022 World Snow Sculpting Championship #wssc

Preparations are underway downtown Stillwater Minnesota for the upcoming World Snow Sculpting Championship #WSSC event in mid January 2022. The following is a short video showing snow being made on January 6th for the event that starts on January 18th.

Snow Making for World Championship Snow Sculpture Event

Ice Palace Maze Season Two Opening Night January 15 2022

Pictures Over Stillwater 2022 Zephyr Theatre Ice Palace Maze Opening Night

Pictures Over Stillwater Light Up Stillwater Stillwater Lights

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Pictures Over Stillwater Downtown Stillwater Lights Holiday fireworks

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Various Views Of Past Chamber of Commerce Events


Fireworks 8/14/21 Lift Bridge Loop Celebration Stillwater MN

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Drone Aerial photography Pictures Over Stillwater Minnesota Downtown Summer 2023 Fireworks
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June 2021 Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce Events Lake Elmo MN

Stillwater Fire & Ice Event

2020 Golf Event

A Day at the 2020 Golf Event


Downtown Stillwater Lights 2020 Bridge Lighting

Greater Stillwater CoC 2019 Year In Review Aerial views

Late Fall Downtown Stillwater Lights Sunset Night Flight Views


Fall 2019 Stillwater Fall Art Festival

Tice-Hause Desgin-Build Ribbon cutting event

Waterstreet Inn New Rooftop Patio Bar ribbon cutting event

Drones Community Education Classes

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Big Guys BBQ Ribbon Cutting Event August 22, 2019

2019 Golf Event at Glen Oaks Golf Club in Stillwater

2019 Food Truck Event Washington County Fair Grounds

Summit Management Stillwater Crossing Ribbon Cutting Event

Rose Floral 40th Anniversary Celebration

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Boats Marinas Yacht Clubs Harbors Aerial Photography Videos

The following are various Pictures Over Stillwater drone based aerial photography and video images of different Boats Marinas Yacht Clubs as well as Harbors from around the Minneapolis St. Paul greater twin cities area.


Hyperlapse Spring Sunset Ice Flow St Croix River Stillwater Minnesota


Early Spring Morning Boating Aerial View St Croix River

The following video is an example of what happens when you dont get your boat out of the water in the fall and winter freeze comes early. This is near the DNR public boat launch ramp north of Stillwater on St. Croix River near Wolf Marina view looking south.

Have an upcoming event at a Marina, Association or other venue, or simply looking for images (still and video) of your facility or boat?

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Stillwater St Croix River Valley Fireworks

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2023 World Snow Sculpting Championship Video Stillwater Minnesota

2023 World Snow Sculpting Championship

2023 World Snow Sculpting Championship Video from Stillwater Minnesota capturing preparations, carving, visitors, crowds, day, night, drone aerial and up close views of the artists creations. The 2nd annual World Snow Sculpting Championship #wssc event was held in Stillwater Minnesota January 18th through 22nd 2023. The #wssc event is downtown Stillwater Minnesota in Lowell Park north of the St Croix river historic lift bridge.

Click here to view images and video from the 2024 World Snow Sculpting Championship event in Stillwater.

Click here to view a longer length version of the video.

2025 Stillwater Minnesota World Snow Celebration

Learn more at the Greater Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce World Snow Sculpting Championship (WSSC) site.

Zephyr Theatre Stillwater Minnesota Ice Palace Maze Ice Maze

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2025 Stillwater Minnesota World Snow Celebration

The 2025 Stillwater Minnesota World Snow Celebration is a rebranding and expansion of the previous World Snow Sculpting Championship #wssc events. The 2025 Stillwater Minnesota Snow Celebration event downtown Stillwater adjacent to the St Croix River and Historic Lift Bridge located in the eastern twin cities Minneapolis St Paul metro area.

Drone Aerial Pictures Over Stillwater 2025 World Snow Celebration World Snow Sculpting Competition

Click on the above image to view more photos and scroll down this pager to view various videos from the 2025 and previous years events. Learn more about the Stillwater Minnesota Snow Events here, here (FB), and here (FB).

Stillwater World Snow Celebration aka World Snow Sculpting Championship WSSC


2026 World Snow Celebration Snow Sculpting Day 4 (1/17/26)


2026 World Snow Celebration Snow Sculpting Day 2 (1/15/26)


2026 World Snow Celebration Snow Sculpting Day 1 (1/14/26)

1st place Team Fjordwitches from #canada with their creation The Inosculation of Souls
2nd place Team Falcon of #mongolia with their creation Legend
3rd place Team #thailand with their creation Life in Frame
People’s choice Team Kawsay from #peru with their creation Tupuna / Enlace
Artist choice Team Fjordwitches from Canada

Winter Sunrise Stillwater Minnesota Video

2025 World Snow Sculpting Day 1 Drone Video

Day 1 (Wednesday January 15th) started out sunny, windy and cold and ended up cloudy and blustery however with lots of activity in the afternoon. Check out the activity including artists working on their creations up close (with invitation of one of the artist teams to fly through one of the creations) and Ice Skaters on the Ice Rink.

2025 World Snow Sculpting Day 2 Drone Video

Day 2 (Thursday January 16th) of the world snow celebration and world snow sculpture championship event #wssc saw lots of progress on the artist teams creations along with nicer weather.

Due to unsafe weather conditions, no drone aerial images were able to be captured on day 3 (Friday January 17, 2025) of the Snow Celebration event because of strong winds.

2025 World Snow Sculpting Day 4 Drone Video

2025 Stillwater Minnesota World Snow Celebration Video of Day 4 (Saturday January 18th) daytime and night time drone aerial views.

Previous Years World Snow Sculpting Championships

Stillwater World Snow Celebration aka World Snow Sculpting Championship WSSC

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Common Drone Questions Education Safety Topics

The following are common drone questions education safety topics for hobby recreational and commercial part 107 operators.

Pictures Over Stillwater Drone School

Common Drone Questions

Q: Why do you need to learn to fly a drone as they are automated?
A: Learn about the National Air Space (NAS) and where you can fly as well as other tips for flying drones safely. Otoh, you still need to learn how to drive a car, get a license even with self driving cars, or at least for now ;).

Q: Do classes include a live demonstration flight?
A: Demonstration flights are weather and other condition dependent.

Q: Can students bring their drone to the classes?
A: Yes.

Q: Where have you taught classes in the past?
A: Anoka/Hennepin Community Education, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie Central Middle School, Minneapolis Public Schools Community Education, North Central University STEM,  Stillwater Area Public Schools Community Education,  and Stillwater Public Library among others.

Q: How long have you been flying drones?
A: Over 10 years for singles and quads for about eight years.

Q: How long have you been commercial licensed drone operator?
A: Since May 2018

Q: How long have you been waivered to fly at night commercially?
A: I received my 107.29 (daylight waiver) back in December 2018 which was valid until April 21, 2021 when daylight waivers were sunset (e.g. phased out). As of April 21, 2021 for those who have either taken the new initial, or recurrent part 107 test, you are now authorized to fly at night without a waiver (e.g. daylight and night waivers no longer exist).

Q: Do you have any other waivers?
A: Yes, 107.39 (Operating Over People e.g. OOP) and 107.145 (Operating Over Moving Vehicles e.g. OOMV)

Q: How hard is it to get certified?
A: Depends on how well you can learn (or memorize). Getting your FAA TRUST  (The Recreational UAS Safety Test) certificate is relatively easy and quick, its free from various organizations such as AMA here. The next step takes more time which is getting your part 107.

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Additional Drone Questions and Answers

Q: How many flights have you flown?
A: Many thousands including indoors and outdoors.

Q: How many hours in the air do you have flying?
A: Over 600 hours air time.

Q: How many miles total have you flown drones?
A: Spanning thousands of flights several thousand miles flown.

Q: If I am not going to fly drones for commercial, why get a part 107?
A: Additional experience, you also get access to additional airspace and privileges by being a part 107. Keep in mind that part 107 is often thought of as being commercial license, when in reality, its a category or type of certification that allows you to do more, one of those things being commercial activity.

Q: How much money can you make flying drones?
A: Like many things it depends, keep in mind your costs of equipment, spare batteries, apps, licenses, registration, insurance among other costs that will impact what your earnings will be.

Q: Have you ever flown FPV, what do you think about them?
A: Yes , check out our FPV experiences page here. FPV drones are great for those who like the FPV gaming experience, including racing, general recreation, as well as for action cinematography videography indoors as well as outdoors. Keep in mind if you are going to fly FPV outdoors you will need to have a Visual Observer (VO) standing next to you watching the aircraft (drone).

Q: Whats different from flying indoors vs outside?
A: Besides obstacles, biggest difference is you may have poor to no GPS coverage that can impact automated flight modes, in other words, you want to practice your heads up and stick flying skills (or learn to fly FPV).

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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Twin Cities 2026 Drone Classes

2026 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.

Recent Events and News

Saturday Morning Coffee and WINGS: Santa Please Send Me a Drone For Christmas Webinar 11/12/25 (YouTube Recording)

Via WoodburyNewsNet.org – Where to See Holiday Lights in and Around Woodbury This Season (Including Stillwater MN)

Via Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com – Stillwater Twinkle Party and giant tree lighting set for Saturday

Winter and Spring 2026 Webinars & Other Events

July 8, 2026 – Barron County WI – Men’s Shed

April 25, 2026 – FAA Saturday Morning Coffee and Wings

April 8, 2026 – Eden Prairie High School

Spring 2026 Drone Comm Ed Classes Stillwater MN

Drones 101: Ready for Takeoff
Monday May 11, 2026
Pony Activity Center (PAC)
Stillwater MN
6:30-9:00PM
Learn more and register here.

 

Winter 2026 Drone Comm Ed Classes Roseville MN

Drones 101: Ready for Takeoff
Monday February 2, 2026
Anpetu Teca Education Center
1910 County Rd B W
Roseville, MN 55113
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Drones 101: Ready for Takeoff
Friday March 6, 2026
Anpetu Teca Education Center
1910 County Rd B W
Roseville, MN 55113
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Drone Aerial Photography
Monday March 16, 2026
Anpetu Teca Education Center
1910 County Rd B W
Roseville, MN 55113
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Drone Aerial Photography
Friday April 17, 2026
Anpetu Teca Education Center
1910 County Rd B W
Roseville, MN 55113
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Winter 2026 Drone Comm Ed Minneapolis MN

Drones 1: Essentials
Monday February 23, 2026
Ella Baker School
Minneapolis, MN
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video
Monday March 2, 2026
Ella Baker School
Minneapolis, MN
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Drones 3: Aerial Photography & Video Advanced
Monday March 9, 2026
Ella Baker School
Minneapolis, MN
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.

Check Back For Additional Spring & Summer Classes

Fall 2025 Drone Comm Ed Classes Roseville MN

Drones 101: Ready for Takeoff!
Saturday November 1, 2025
Anpetu Teca Education Center
1910 County Rd B W
Roseville, MN 55113
C207 – Fairview Room A
9:30AM-Noon
Call Roseville Area Schools for registration (651) 604-3500

Fall 2025 Drone Comm Ed Classes Minneapolis MN

Drones 1: Essentials
Monday October 6, 2025
Ella Baker School
Minneapolis, MN
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here

Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video
Monday October 20, 2025
Ella Baker School
Minneapolis, MN
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here

Drones 3: Aerial Photography & Video Advanced
Monday November 3, 2025
Ella Baker School
Minneapolis, MN
6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here

Previous Classes

Drones 101: Ready for Takeoff!
Monday September 15, 2025
Anpetu Teca Education Center
1910 County Rd B W
Roseville, MN 55113
C207 – Fairview Room A
6:00-8:30PM

Stillwater Area Public Schools Adult Community Ed
Drones: Aerial Photo & Video Registration
Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00AM-Noon, SAPS High School/PAC

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 1: Fundamentals, Registration
Tuesday June 24, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Justice Page School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 2: Aerial Photo & Video, Registration
Wednesday July 16, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Dowling School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 1: Fundamentals, Registration
Monday April 14, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Ella Baker School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video, Registration
Monday April 28, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Ella Baker School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 3: Aerial Photo & Video Advanced, Registration
Monday May 12, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Ella Baker School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 1: Fundamentals, Learn more and register here.
Monday February 24, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Ella Baker School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 2: Aerial Photography & Video, Learn more and register here.
Monday March 10, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Ella Baker School

Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education
Drones 3: Aerial Photo & Video Advanced, Learn more and register here.
Monday March 24, 2025 6:00-8:30PM Ella Baker School

Pictures Over Stillwater In Person Training and Consulting

Picture Over Stillwater also provides in-person custom one on one, and group UAS, UAV, Drone classes, seminars, coaching and consulting. Give us a call or send an email to learn more about our drone school, custom education, training, consulting and other drone service offerings.

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KSTP Minnesota Live Guest Appearance

On Thursday February 6, 2025 Pictures Over Stillwater Founder Greg Schulz (me) was an in the KSTP TV studio guest for a live segment on Minnesota Live with Megan Newquist, Chris Egert and Ken Barlow.

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Our conversation included how I got into doing drone aerial photography and video, as well as ground based photos & video, drone safety, covering and capturing events, drone community education and more.

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During the conversation several video and photo images appeared from around the twin cities metro area along with Stillwater and St Croix River Valley. Catch the replay here at Minnesota Live.

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About The Course Instructor

Courses are lead by Pictures Over Stillwater founder and chief remote pilot Greg Schulz. Greg is an professional FAA Part 107 certified (e.g. licensed) commercial drone operator (e.g. Remote Pilot In Command RPIC). In addition to being FAA Part 107, Greg is also MnDoT aeronautics licensed and insured. His drone flight experience includes having a 107.29 daylight waiver for night flights, 107.39 (Operating Over People e.g. OOP), 107.145 (Operating Over Moving Vehicles e.g. OOMV) along with various 107.41 airspace authorizations to fly in “0” or no fly zones as well as above published altitudes with FAA approval. Greg has accumulated hundreds of drone hours in the air, flown over a thousand drone air miles, spanning thousands of drone flights. As a professional drone operator Greg does projects involving aerial photography, video, FPV, thermal, photogrammetry (2D/3D model map image survey), inspection and other activity for construction, real estate, events among others, including indoor flights. Greg is also an FAASTeam Lead Rep and DronePro representive for Minneapolis region.

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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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Floods Flooding

Upper Midwest Twin Cities Stillwater Floods Flooding

This page is a collection of upper Midwest, Western Wisconsin, Minnesota, Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, Mississippi River, St Croix River Valley and other floods flooding content.


St Croix Falls Taylers Falls St Croix River

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2023 St Croix River Stillwater Minnesota Flood (visit our gallery)

Spring 2023 St Croix River Flood Views


Spring 2023 St Croix River Flood Views

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Winter Spring Summer Fall Weather Storms
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Downtown Stillwater Minnesota Opera On The River St Croix Riverfront

2025 Opera On The River

The 7th annual Opera On The River was held downtown Stillwater MN along the shores of the St Croix River July 26, 2025

2024 Opera On The River

Returning for its 6th season 2024 Opera On The River July 27 Stillwater Minnesota downtown 7PM outdoors in Lowell Park along scenic St Croix River front. The event is free and open to the public along with VIP seating for a fee. Learn more at the event page here.

Being in the park, in addition to reserved seating, there is free and open seating (or standing) in and around Lowell Park, or, if you prefer, from your boat. For the hearing impaired, there will be ASL service during the event. Even if you are not an opera fan, these shows are a lot of fun as they have a great mix of classical and musical songs that they perform.

Stillwater Evening Hot Air Balloons

2023 Opera On The River Video Views

Past Opera on the River Events

On Sunday August 2, 2020, On Saturday evening August 10 2019 Operatunity  Theatre presented their Opera On The Virtual river event. The 2020 event was a social distanced production taking place near the St Croix River and downtown Stillwater as well as being live streamed on FaceBook and YouTube.

Pictures Over Stillwater was honored to be involved with the production and live stream of the event providing aerial video images of the St Croix River Valley, Downtown Stillwater and event areas as well as documenting behind the scenes of this social distanced event.

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Watch for more images (still, video and 360 of the 2020 event to appear hear soon. Visit the Operatunity Theatre website and Facebook page to learn more about this event, St Croix Valley Opera and related information.

Views from Opera On The River Event

The 2020 event follows the 2019 inaugural downtown Stillwater Minnesota opera on the river free event.

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Downtown Stillwater St. Croix River Valley (few days before Opera event)

Despite the on and off rain throughout the day, the organizers, performers, volunteers as well as attendees braved the elements and proved that the show must and will go on.

The following image was taken during the soundcheck Saturday afternoon with some cast and crew on stage while Stillwater Minnesota native headliner Jack Swanson appeared at ease with the elements. When I saw this view during the soundcheck and the confidence of cast and crew, my thoughts were that rain or shine, this would be a great event.

The Opera On The River Show Must Go On

The following are some images of Opera On The River downtown Stillwater along St. Croix River during the performance after the rains passed (and a short delay to allow conditions to improve).

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Looking Forward to 2020 Opera On the River

Thank you to Opportunity Theatre event organizers, staff, volunteers, performers for allow Pictures Over Stillwater full access to capture these and other images of this inaugural event. Also thanks to all of the sponsors and attendees who braved the elements for this first of what will become an annual event. Hopefully the weather and conditions will look more like the following image of the St. Croix River valley and downtown Stillwater for the 2020 event.

Learn more about Opportunity Theatre and Opera On The River Event at operatunitytheatre.org where you can also sign up for their newsletter.

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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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