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Directional Swans

With the fresh snow Thursday, the flock of swans, which have gathered near the shore on North Long Lake along Highway 371, catch the eyes of motorists as they travel between Baxter and Nisswa. (Brainerd Dispatch/ Steve Kohls)...

With the fresh snow Thursday, a flock of swans, which have gathered near the shore on North Long Lake along Highway 371, catch the eyes of motorists as they travel between Baxter and Nisswa. (Brainerd Dispatch/ Steve Kohls)

By Steven L. Kohls

November 19, 2015 at 9:10 PM

With the fresh snow Thursday, the flock of swans, which have gathered near the shore on North Long Lake along Highway 371, catch the eyes of motorists as they travel between Baxter and Nisswa. (Brainerd Dispatch/ Steve Kohls)

By Steven L. Kohls

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.