Snow flurries hit the Brainerd Lakes area. The day after the temperature reached a springlike and snowless 63 degrees, it looked like winter returned with a high only reaching 36 degrees.
A bicyclist rides through a snow flurry Wednesday in Brainerd. The day after the temperature reached a springlike and snowless 63 degrees, it looked like winter returned with a high only reaching 36 degrees. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch)
Snow flurries hit the Brainerd Lakes area. The day after the temperature reached a springlike and snowless 63 degrees, it looked like winter returned with a high only reaching 36 degrees.
City Adminstrator Jim Thoreen clears off his vehicle Wednesday after a flurry of snow fell in the Brainerd Lakes area. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch)
Growing up in the Brainerd lakes area I realized that I never wanted to leave, so it is a true blessing that I was able to find a job at the Dispatch doing something I love. As a visual journalist, I work in the mediums of photography and videography to bring our readers everything from sports, hard news, weather and local events to slice of life documentation of our coverage area.
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