
Congratulations to Steve Meisel, winner of the City of Maplewood’s 2026 Summer Photo Contest! Steve captured an incredible wildlife encounter between Sandhill Cranes and white-tailed deer fawns at the Maplewood Nature Center. His remarkable photographs and the story behind the encounter were also featured in the Minnesota Star Tribune. Congratulations, Steve! What a wonderful example…

There’s still time to submit your photos! Maplewood is hosting a Nature Photo Contest! People of all ages are invited to submit photo(s) of our beautiful parks, preserves and open spaces throughout Maplewood. We will have two age groups, 17 and under and 18 and older. Each group will have four finalists which will be…