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Gull Lake Ice

Sun shines over Gull Lake ice piled on the eastern shore at the Gull Lake Yacht Club Monday. Nearly half of the central Minnesota lake is ice free. (Brainerd Dispatch/ Steve Kohls)...

By Steven L. Kohls

April 04, 2016 at 10:59 PM

Sun shines over Gull Lake ice piled on the eastern shore at the Gull Lake Yacht Club Monday. Nearly half of the central Minnesota lake is ice free. (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.