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The evening speaker was Mark Utter,
one of
the
authors of the book Brainerd Bound
It is 226 pages of beautifully done photographs and stories about the
Brainerd, MN, area. It also tells stories about people, places, and
things on the way from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to
Brainerd.
In addition, it details the history from fur trading, then logging, then the
railroads to the tourism industry we have today.
Mark's grandfather
purchased a cabin on Gull Lake in 1922. "The Brainerd area is a
special place on this planet," he explained. Some 30,000 photos were
taken with just 500 used in the book. The 18-month book effort is a
collaboration between Mark Utter, Mark Rustad, and nationally known
photographer Curtis Johnson. To date, the book is in its second
printing with 10,000 copies sold. The book was even printed at Bang
Publishing in Brainerd. Find out more at:
http://www.brainerdbound.com |
