We so appreciate being part of a great giving community! So many area businesses gave gifts so we could raffle them to our deserving volunteers at our annual appreciation dinner. Every volunteer and their guest went home with a fantastic prize. Dinner was prepared by The Pillager Lions and it was delicious!
If you’re shopping at any of these area businesses please let know how much you appreciate their support for our LGF volunteers!
Businesses donating prizes, In no particular order;
Copper Creek Garden Center – Nisswa
Holiday Gas Station – Mill Ave
Cash Wise Liquor – Baxter and Brainerd
Tutt’s Bait and Tackle
Emily Meats
Rosalinni’s Pizza Brainerd
Valerie Ann’s Family Foods
5Rocks Distillery
Slice on Oak
Blue Oyster Restaurant
The Old Open Window
The Bridge Tavern
The Green Lantern Bar & Grill
Coco Moon Coffee Bar
The Wild Bird Store – Brainerd
Gravel Pit Golf Course
Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake
Ya-Sure Kombucha
Ernie’s on Gull
Eagles Landing Golf Course
Zorbaz on Gull – Lakeshore MN
Main Street Ale
Ye Old Pickle Factory
Spirits of Nisswa
Highway 3 Marine
Nisswa Marine
The Center – Brainerd
SPR Sports
Dear Loree,
As our 2025 season comes to a close we want you to know that your spirit is with us on every fishing trip, every nature tour and at every chapter function and board meeting this summer. Our chapter would not be as strong as we have become without your dedication to bring us back from the covid years and beyond. You taught us our guests come first and foremost and set the bar for us to reach for and exceed. We miss you immensely and think you’d be proud for what we achieved this year and will move into 2026 with energized spirits while remembering your drive and devotion for all of Let’s Go Fishing.
Sincerely,
Your Let’s Go Fishing Family
LGF Brainerd is PROUD to support our veterans. Another great day on the water with hero’s from Reuniting After War’s reunion weekend on Gull Lake. Our crew, Scott, George and Ron shared some time on the water with some of our country’s finest. Sharing fishing stories with buddy’s that haven’t seen each other for twenty years. This work of RAW, specifically Mary Brigita Henry, is heroic and we’re so thankful to have a few hours with them. Safe travels back home heroes!
On Wednesday July 27th we held a dedication of a Memorial bench in honor of our friend and colleague Loree Besser. This memorial bench was donated as a memorial from generous donations from her many friends, family and her Let’s Go Fishing Family. Loree had a great sense of humor and a beaming smile. She touched many lives in the Community, family, friends and her Let’s Go Fishing family.
During this 2025 season, we think of her often and miss her dearly. We dedicate this bench in memory of Loree. This bench represents the Love that Loree had for serving others and a peaceful place for guests to sit and look at the beauty of the Lake in reflection and remembrance.
David – Brainerd LGF President
Join our Let’s Go Fishing MN Master Naturalists Volunteers for a scenic cruise up the Mississippi River from our Rice Lake Partnership #2. We take our time going upstream to view Bald Eagles, Trumpeter Swans, Great Blue Herons, Spiney Soft-shelled Turtles Common Loons and anything nature has in store for us. We always see something cool so bring your cameras and binoculars or use our loaner binoculars to view up close. The nature tours are available for any open trip as shown on the Rice Lake Partnership #2 schedule. Just tell our scheduler in the notes that you’d like to enjoy an LGF Nature Tour (no fishing on these) and Cheryl will coordinate with one of our naturalists. We hope to see you soon!
Over 50 returning and NEW volunteers attended our 2025 Castoff Training at Cragun’s on May 19. YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL GROUP OF HUMANS! President David Brown resided over the festivities with assistance from the LGF board members, Kathy Dufour and Peggy Forestner from CRMC. We’re quite excited for a record breaking year in 2025! With our “New to us” Partnership and the newly remodeled Friendship (Thanks Shannon’s!)
2025 is sure to be our best year yet to serve our community. Our Seniors, Veterans and Disabled Adults are sure to have a safe, comfortable and fun time making memories with out dedicated volunteers. Thanks to Cragun’s Resort and Jersey Mikes of Brainerd for assisting us in hosting the Castoff 2025!
The season is almost here! Join us for our annual Cast-off Training session at Craguns on Monday May 19th from 4 – 7 PM. Your 2025 LGF Board Members will present to all volunteers on the “Who-What-Where” of volunteering for LGF in 2025. If you haven’t previously, please register as a new volunteer here: https://brainerd.lgfws.com/volunteer/
We will review for procedures for ALL returning volunteers so please add to your schedule and PLEASE-PLEASE_PLEASE bring a friend! Remember, we do not require a minimum amount of trips. Take two trips or twenty, LGF needs YOU!
Please call and RRSVP by April 4th
Thank you Shannon’s Auto Body for your donated labor and shop space to remodel our faithful Boat #1. Work is under way to completely redo the boat from the pontoons up. All new decking, flooring, seating and more! Jason from Shannon’s is heading up this project with LGF volunteers Dave and Ron joining the effort. Joshua from CLC College is also assisting as part of his internship at Shannon’s to learn the boat service trade. Joshua is an extremely hard-worker with a “Can do attitude”!
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