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    January 11, 2019
    Skaters glide around the rink Thursday, Jan. 3, in Nisswa. Erin Bormett / Echo Journal
    Skating at sunset
    Skaters took to the ice during beautiful weather Thursday afternoon, Jan. 3, at the Nisswa ice rink in the city park. Kids and teens passed pucks...
    sports/recreationJanuary 11, 2019 - 6:00am
    January 3, 2019
    Carol and Matt Bradley pull their ice fishing equipment onto the ice during heavy snow Thursday, Dec. 28. Erin Bormett / Echo Journal
    Winter weather can't keep locals inside
    The heavy snowfall this week didn't stop locals from enjoying the outdoors. For Crosslake residents Carol and Matt Bradley, they spent the afternoon...
    sports/recreationJanuary 3, 2019 - 8:00am
    September 2, 2018
    Roger Landers (left), Gull Lake Trail Steering Committee member, and Ed Carlson, Nisswa Park Commission member, talk to Ada Vitale, who lives on Nisswa Lake, about the proposed Gull Lake Trail through Nisswa at a trail open house Thursday, Aug. 22. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
    People learn more about Gull Lake Trail in Nisswa
    About 100 people turned out at a community open house Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Nisswa Community Center to learn about a 3.1-mile section of...
    sports/recreationSeptember 2, 2018 - 4:00am
    June 11, 2018
    Zoe Bresnahan won the 2.4-mile swim with a time of 7:26:45 during the fifth annual Zorbaz Gull Lake Challenge Saturday, June 9, on Lake Margaret. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery and Videoplay button
    Swimming: Plymouth, Brainerd men pace Zorbaz Gull Lake Challenge
    Zoe Bresnahan of Plymouth placed first in the 2.4-mile swim during the fifth annual Zorbaz Gull Lake Challenge Saturday, June 9, on Lake Margaret....
    sports/recreationJune 11, 2018 - 11:00am
    May 16, 2018
    Running: Sour Grapes races at Northland Arboretum June 8-9
    Registration is under way for the 17th annual Sour Grapes Race at the Northland Arboretum June 8-9. The traditional Saturday morning races will...
    sports/recreationMay 16, 2018 - 10:30am
    May 3, 2018
    Dan Determan / Echo Journal Angie Lind, left, of Brainerd, along with Jennifer Oseland and Melissa Trees of Pequot Lakes reach the finish line together in the Run for the Lakes 5K Friday, April 27.
    Teens and Tesdahl dominate Run for the Lakes Races
    Brock Tesdahl, 25 of Hopkins, has once again taken first at the Run for the Lakes Marathon, April 27 among 161 runners with a time of 2:38:26....
    sports/recreationMay 3, 2018 - 2:06pm
    April 30, 2018
    Children follow the banana at the starting line of the Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Kids 1K Friday in Nisswa. The banana, accompanied by an orange this year, is an easy to spot runner to help keep the kids on the right course during the race. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery and Videoplay button
    Run for the Lakes Friday
    Children follow the banana at the starting line of the Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Kids 1K Friday in Nisswa. The banana, accompanied by...
    sports/recreationApril 30, 2018 - 6:00am
    April 26, 2018
    Run for the Lakes begins Friday
    The 11th annual Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28. The festivities begin on Friday with the Kids Fun Run at 6:30 p.m., with the 5K run/walk set to begin 15 minutes later. Awards for the 5K will be handed out at 7:45 p.m. On Saturday...
    sports/recreationApril 26, 2018 - 6:30am
    March 27, 2018
    A rotting beam and disintegrating shingles illustrate the need to replace the roof on the historic water tower and latrine building in Jay Cooke State Park. Built by the CCC in 1934, the building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Jay Cooke State Park facilities 'in crisis'
    CARLTON, Minn.—If visitors to Jay Cooke State Park want to use an indoor restroom, they're out of luck. The only choices now are a port-a-potty...
    sports/recreationMarch 27, 2018 - 7:31pm
    March 7, 2018
    Danny Sieve (left) helps his 8-year-old daughter Julia Luepke take off down the luge he built in the backyard of their Alexandria home. Beth Leipholtz / Forum News Service play button
    Dad builds luge run for backyard fun
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Danny Sieve needed a way to get his three daughters out of the house and away from the screens of electronics. So he...
    sports/recreationMarch 7, 2018 - 6:00am
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