A trio of trumpeter swans fly over the freezing waters of Gull Lake Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in East Gull Lake. The white giants usually congregate in the last open water of the season usually choosing shallow water with this year's crop of wild rice on the bottom.
Flight of the trumpeters
With the current cold temperatures in central Minnesota, lakes and streams are beginning to freeze. Swans need to have a place to feed on wild rice in the shallow water.
It’s time to get ready for the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza, back on Gull Lake’s Hole-in-the-Day Bay Saturday, Jan. 29, for its 31st annual charity tournament.
Snow passes by the region on Friday with another round Saturday as well as Sunday.
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - January 19, 2021
Warmer weather on a federal holiday provided the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.