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Sunrise on the Nokasippi

021620.N.BD.MorningontheNokasippi.jpg — With temperature hovering near 20 degrees below zero Thursday, Feb. 13, the sun breaks through the mist rising off the open water of the Nokasippi River near St. Mathias. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

February 14, 2020 at 3:23 PM

With temperature hovering near 20 degrees below zero Thursday, Feb. 13, the sun breaks through the mist rising off the open water of the Nokasippi River near St. Mathias. 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.