
1/3: The Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge choir sings Saturday, June 5, 2021, during the 13th Annual Fishing Challenge at Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

2/3: Boats line the shore on Gull Lake Saturday, June 5, 2021, as people seek out the relief from this early heat wave, with temperatures more than 20 degrees higher than normal, by being cooler by the water. Anglers were also participating in the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge's 13th Annual Fishing Challenge at Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

3/3: When it's hot, it's time to move the chairs right into the water as people did on Gull Lake Saturday, June 5, 2021, just off the beach at Cragun's Resort near Brainerd. Temperatures set new record highs in the Brainerd area, including 96 degrees reached Saturday. 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.