Brainerd Nordic skiers invited to an evening of rowing

Athletes from the Brainerd Nordic Ski team were invited to a rowing mini camp Thursday, June 3, 2021, presented by the Brainerd Lakes Rowing Club before trying the sport on Wilson Bay. The skiers as well as family members were given an orientation to the techniques of rowing and parts of boat before heading into Gull Lake. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Athletes from the Brainerd Nordic ski team were invited Thursday, June 3, 2021 to try the sport of rowing at Maddens Resort on Wilson Bay. The Brainerd Lakes Rowing Club offered a mini camp for the athletes. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

The Brainerd Nordic ski team floats on Wilson Bay on Gull Lake in their eight-person scull Thursday, June 3, 2021, while receiving instructions from Brooke Watland and Ari Gallop on their jet ski. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

A member of the Brainerd Lakes Rowing Club Rikken Johnson gives an orientation to the different parts of a rowing scull Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Maddens Resort on Gull Lake. The club members invited the Brainerd Warrior Nordic ski team to an evening lesson on rowing in a scull. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Athletes from the Brainerd Nordic ski team wait for instructions Thursday, June 3, 2021, from Brainerd Lakes Rowing Club members Brooke Watland and Rikken Johnson as they guided the rowers in the scull on Wilson Bay. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

After rowing into Wilson Bay Thursday, June 3, 2021, athletes from the Brainerd Nordic ski team wait for instructions from Brainerd Lakes Rowing Club members Brooke Watland and Rikken Johnson. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Rikken Johnson (left) and Brooke Watland work with athletes from the Brainerd Nordic ski team Thursday, June 3, 2021, on the shores of Wilson Bay at Maddens Resort. The skiers were using rowing machines to learn the technique which they will use during the evening in the rowing scull. The Brainerd Lakes Rowing Club members invited the athletes to a mini camp on rowing. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Athletes from the Brainerd Nordic ski team lift a rowing scull on their shoulders before heading to the water on Wilson Bay on Gull Lake Thursday, June 3, 2021. The Brainerd Lakes Area Rowing Club invited the skiers to an evening mini camp on rowing. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch