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Article: ICE FISHING: BRAINERD LAKES; Fishin' ... and chillin'; Family, friends and freezing: the makings of quite an Extravaganza.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 25, 2009
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Byline: DENNIS ANDERSON; Staff Writer
BRAINERD - Gull Lake just north of this town might not be exactly halfway between New York and Alaska. But it was close enough to that mark Saturday for Sue Johnson and her brother, Jay.
"We wanted to get together with our family and friends in January in Minnesota, and this is where we decided to do it," said Sue Johnson of New York City. Her brother lives in Juneau, Alaska.
The Johnsons were among nearly 9,000 anglers who gamely withstood below-zero temperatures and 20-degrees-below-zero windchills Saturday to compete in the Brainerd Jaycees 19th Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake.
The event ...