News Release
Brainerd HRA Adopts Smoke-Free Policy
BRAINERD, MINN.-  The Brainerd Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners has recently adopted a smoke-free policy for their public housing properties.  The policy goes into effect August 1, 2011, and would eliminate smoking on all Brainerd HRA public housing properties. 

Cars buses and even a snow plow had trouble getting up the hill on east river road brainerd. Video of snow plow trying to get up hill. It is only a quick clip wasn't able to really show the full picture.

Took video of snapping turtles from laurel street bridge over mississippi river. Went to Kiwanis Park near Boom Lake and took video of Mallard Ducks and chipmunks, and bikers. Brainerd MN Nathan Steffenson

Brainerd MN fireworks from BIR Brainerd International Raceway Minnesota

There are now two regular bus routes are now available in Brainerd and Baxter offered by Brainerd/Crow Wing County Transit. The main stop that joins the routes is the Brainerd Public Library.
It cost $1 per ride on the regular routes. Routes are scheduled between 9am and 3pm.

This is in addition to the dial a ride service that is already available from 7:15 am to 4:30pm. Off schedule routes are $1 for Brainerd, $2 for Baxter. Call at least a day in advance by 1pm.

Operations are weekdays excluding holidays.

More Info and to see routes:
http://www.ci.brainerd.mn.us/transit/

Memorial Day Brainerd from 2009 and 2010 wreath drop from Laurel Street Bridge into Mississippi River. Quick clip of short parade from 2010

Minnesota's State Bird the Common Loon. This video starts off with Lake Superior near Baptism River & Tettegouche State Park. Later goes to Long Island Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern MN. The video ends at the Mississippi River in Brainerd MN. Nathan Steffenson