Amanda Stadther Blogs

My fascination with Antarctica and everything frozen began when I was a 10-year-old farm girl on a school trip to the Antarctic Gallery at the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand. The collection of old photographs, clothing and maps told the stories of ... 

This past Labor Weekend as the rest of Minnesota headed to the cabin or grilled in the backyard I took a somewhat morbid bike ride into the past to a small lake north of Hinckley - Skunk Lake. On September 1st, 1894, the town of Hinckley, Minnesot... 

It was once a bustling South Georgian whaling station at the end of the world. Nowadays, the deserted settlement of Grytviken is known better for being the final resting place of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and the southernmost place for a shoppi... 

You know the story..you start feeding a couple of birds in winter..then next winter they bring their relatives, the year after that they bring the in-laws and before you know it, 200 birds come for dinner every day. This story is like that..just with... 

By Amanda Stadther Richfield, Minnesota. Some citizens can trace its origins to 1890 - 194 years ago. I have lived here for just 18 months. A former agricultural town Minnesota's oldest suburb is one-tenth the size it used to be having been gradual... 

In a quiet corner of Eureka, Minnesota there is a small farm, not unusual for these parts, but its occupants are not what you would expect. Furever Wild owner Terri Petter runs a non-profit farm for "fur bearing animals" and hopes to educate the pub... 

India is one of those places you will never forget, especially if you are a photographer but it is hard work! The first time I went I was so terrified I didn't leave my New Delhi hotel for two days. Many people who go to India stay in big-name Weste... 

Things I've done..not all were intelligent...but I took some photographs along the way.. *Whale watching...six meter swells, set a vomiting record. *Camel riding in outback Australia...would have been better had I not been hungover. *Been... 

When I was a kid I thought travelling the world with my camera would be a glamorous existence filled with exotic places and exciting adventures. I thought rare wildlife would miraculously appear and pose for that perfect photo at just the right time.... 

Every New Zealand town or city has one - a modest memorial somewhere in the middle of town, dedicated to our war-time soldiers who did not return and on ANZAC day honored by those who did. Anzac Day ,April 25, marks the anniversary of the first camp... 

I was born and raised in New Zealand but I now call the United States of America and Minnesota home. As a senior journalist and chief reporter I have published hundreds of news, feature articles and photographs. I enjoy the quirky, the funny and the... 

"Come to Minnesota," they said. "It's not that cold," they said. "You'll get used to it," they said. Having just emerged from the hardest winter in decades, with the snow melting and the temperature here in the Twin Cities in the balmy upper 30's, I...