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PHOTOS: Aurora borealis over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 5 months AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | May 12, 2024 12:20 PM

Aurora borealis lights up the night sky over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Friday into Saturday, May 10-11.


    Aurora borealis is shown over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Saturday, May 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Aurora borealis is shown over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Saturday, May 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Aurora borealis is shown over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Saturday, May 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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