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Minnesota sunset angler

Landon Olson prepares to fish in a freshly cut hole Tuesday, Feb. 2, on North Long Lake.

020421.N.BD.MinnesotaSunset2.jpg — Landon Olson cleans the slush from a freshly cut hole on North Long Lake as the sun sets Tuesday, Feb. 2. Olson was in the process of setting up his portable fish house in search of walleyes. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

February 03, 2021 at 5:26 PM

Landon Olson cleans the slush from a freshly cut hole as the sun sets Tuesday, Feb. 2, on North Long Lake. Olson was in the process of setting up his portable fish house in search of walleye. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

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.