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Sophia Stoltmann took this photo on Lake Winnebago during the annual Battle on Bago ice fishing tournament last February.

“I took the photo at that time to remember the first morning of the battle,” she says. “And that moment, how the sun hit the ice while rising made the ice ripples look like small mountains to me. One of those moments Mother Nature showed how artistic she could be. At that time we were getting ready to drill our first holes… even though it was so cold it can be absolutely beautiful and you don’t want to miss a moment just because of the weather.”