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Cool Plunge

With temperatures hovering at 88 degrees Monday, June 7, 2021, the Nisswa Family Fun Waterpark was busy.

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With temperatures nearing 90 degrees, Aurielle Wilt raises her arms while her friend Brynn Uhrich plugs her nose just as they plunge into the water Monday, June 7, 2021, at the Nisswa Family Fun Waterpark. According to the owner, Steve McFarland, "We were planning on opening June 12 but the warm weather pushed us to open early." Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

With temperatures nearing 90 degrees, Aurielle Wilt raises her arms while her friend Brynn Uhrich plugs her nose just as they plunge into the water Monday, June 7, 2021, at the Nisswa Family Fun Waterpark. According to the owner, Steve McFarland, "We were planning on opening June 12 but the warm weather pushed us to open early." Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.
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