Exploring Minnesota /// Flying The Famous North Shore

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This past fall when the nation's colors were at an all time best, we had the opportunity to film for a few projects that brought us to Minnesota's famous North Shore. If you haven't been, we suggest you make the majestic trek. The views are jaw dropping and the colors in the fall are like never before. We are beyond thankful to be able to fly in one of the North Star state's prettiest locations.

 
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From Duluth to Grand Portage, the North Shore has breath taking vistas around every corner. Mind boggling cliffs stand tall over North America's largest fresh water body, Lake Superior. 

 
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Lake Superior offers quite the view. At some vistas you are able to see Wisconsin, but for most of the North Shore, it's as though beautiful Minnesota has it's own ocean. The body of water has carved out the granite along the north shore creating amazing hiking trails for tourism. It offers cliffs and rocks that you can't find anywhere else. The hills and vantage points are remarkable. Lake Superior has a surface area comparable to the state of Maine approx. 31,700 square miles.  Lake Superior holds roughly 3 quadrillion gallons of water... (let that sink in) this massive body of water is fed by over 200 rivers and it is the coldest and deepest of all the Great Lakes. 

 
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We were blessed with great views, colors, and some amazing weather on our 3 day journey up the North Shore. We put together a little North Shore Reel to share our adventure with all of you. 

Flying The US Capitol Christmas Tree - another first for aerial cinematography

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Standing 88 feet tall and weighing in at 13,000 pounds, the US Capitol Christmas Tree was cut on Oct 28th, 2014. This year's tree came form the Chippewa National Forest in north central Minnesota, and almost 500 people were present to witness the tree cutting ceremony.

The tree will spend 19 days on the road and travel about 2500 miles before it's installed on the front lawn of the US Capitol. The weather was cool, calm and overcast. All the planning and prepping made for another successful day in the air. 

 
 

North Star Aerial has been part of many great projects this year and we were honored to be part of this momentous occasion. We would like to thank the great production team at Lifetouch Media Productions, The US Forest Service and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.