PassportPosts by Shane Lee
Brainerd Library I-pads
Technology allows people to accomplish new feats, but it also presents new challenges. The Brainerd Public Library will soon make ten I-pads available for the public to increase their digital…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure-Amazing Animals
Summer presents a wonderful opportunity for kids to explore nature. The Amazing Animals Summer Camp in Brainerd provides kids with education to better understand and appreciate wildlife. The Discovery Woods…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure-Sweetheart Canoe Derby 2014
The 17th annual Sweetheart Canoe Derby Paddled into Hackensack this summer. The C-1 State Championship Race held both single and tandem events. The canoeists paddle 13 miles across Birch Lake,…
Read MoreBrainerd Athletic Site Update
In October, Brainerd’s tennis courts and track were cracked and holding water. The football field was an absolute mess. Now, it is a site to behold. The project took a…
Read MoreCrow Wing County Outstanding Senior Volunteers
Crow Wing County’s Outstanding Seniors do not work for the recognition, but they received some anyway, today. Donald Mink and Bonnie Franzen both expressed shock upon receiving the honor. Mink…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure-Paul Bunyan Extreme 5k
One of the muddiest and toughest five kilometers you’ll ever see attracted more than one thousand runners to the Paul Bunyan Extreme 5k at Mount Ski Gull in Nisswa, Saturday.…
Read MoreBean Hole Days 2014
The Pequot Lakes Pit Crew busted out the giant cauldrons known as Thor, Ole, Sven, Lena, Big Bertha, and Baby Olga for the annual Bean Hole Days Celebration. More than…
Read MoreNW Children’s Lumberjack Day
The Forest History Center in Grand Rapids gave kids the opportunity to test their logging skills at the “Children’s Lumberjack Day” event. Kids worked the pull saw, set the table…
Read MoreEngineering and Manufacturing Camp
Middle and high school students gear up their brains at the Summer Engineering and Manufacturing Camp at Central Lakes College in Staples. 37 campers divide into 18 teams with the…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure-Sporting Clays Fun Shoot
Business leaders from around the lakes area mixed business with pleasure at the sixth annual Brainerd Lakes Chamber Sporting Clays Fun Shoot in Little Falls. 89 Brainerd Lakes Chamber of…
Read MoreState Patrol Retirees
Three state troopers with nearly 90 years combined service to Minnesota received a retirement celebration today in Baxter. Sgt. Curt Mowers, Sgt. Kevin Strand, and Sgt. Paul Bruggman handed in…
Read MoreH.O.G. Rally Motorcycle Courses
Hundreds of Harley Davidson motorcycle riders have rumbled into the Brainerd Lakes Area for the state H.O.G. Rally. Some of the riders take advantage of the opportunity to brush up…
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