If you've spent any time in Minneapolis, you know the Lowry Avenue Bridge, that graceful arch over the Mississippi whose lights change color all year long for holidays, causes, and celebrations. Of all the colors it wears, none feels quite as festive as the brilliant green it turns each March for St. Patrick's Day.

I set up downriver on an evening in March to catch it, and the city handed me a gift: just as the bridge lit emerald green, the setting sun swept across the downtown skyline behind it and turned the towers to molten gold. For a few minutes, the whole scene, green arch, golden skyline, soft pastel sky, held perfectly still and reflected straight down into the Mississippi.

What I love about this image is how much Minneapolis it packs into a single frame: the river, the skyline, and the city's most playful landmark all dressed up for one of its favorite nights of the year. It's a celebration piece, equal parts hometown pride, holiday spirit, and that fleeting golden-hour magic that lasts only a few minutes before it's gone.

Format notes

This image looks best on metal, where the glowing green arch and the gold-lit skyline take on a vivid, lit-from-within brilliance. Every format brings its own character, though:

• Metal — a single, ready-to-hang option. The standout: vivid and luminous, with the green and gold practically glowing.
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FAQ — The Minneapolis Arch of St Patrick's Day

What's the story behind this image? I set up downriver on a March evening hoping to catch the Lowry Avenue Bridge lit green for St. Patrick's Day — and the city handed me a bonus. Just as the bridge glowed emerald, the setting sun swept across the downtown skyline behind it and turned the towers to gold. For a few minutes, the green arch, the golden skyline, and the soft sky all reflected perfectly down into the Mississippi.

Why is the bridge green, and what is it? That's the Lowry Avenue Bridge, a graceful arch over the Mississippi in Minneapolis known for its color-changing LED lights. Throughout the year it glows in different colors for holidays, causes, and celebrations, and each March it turns a brilliant green for St. Patrick's Day, which is the moment captured here.

Is this only a "St. Patrick's Day" piece, or does it work year-round? It works beautifully year-round. While the green lighting marks St. Patrick's Day, at its heart this is a striking Minneapolis cityscape, the iconic Lowry Avenue Bridge, the downtown skyline, and the river at golden hour. It makes a festive seasonal statement in March and a gorgeous piece of hometown art every other day of the year.