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Brainerd, Minnesota Community Guide


Location:

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Location of Brainerd Minnesota


Population: 
 Brainerd (city) 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2000-2010 Change
Actual Percent
Population 11,667 11,489 12,353 13,178 13,590 +412 +3.12
Land Area (sq. mile) 6.10 7.01 n/a 7.97 7.97 0 0.00
Density (persons/sq mi) 1,912.62 1,638.94 n/a 1,652.79 1,652.79 0 0.00
Housing Units 4,317 4,963 5,483 5,847 6,390 +543 +9.29
Households -- 4,658 5,197 5,623 5,851 +228 +4.05
Persons Per Household -- 2.41 2.28 2.23 2.32 +0.09 +4.04

Geography:

Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County, and is one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above said confluence.

Brainerd is located just north of the geographical center of Minnesota, in a relatively hilly terminal moraine area created by the Superior Lobe of the Labradorian ice sheet. The town occupies land on both sides of the Mississippi River, though the older parts of Brainerd are almost all to the east.

Though the city itself has relatively few lakes, there are over 460 lakes within 25 miles of Brainerd, located mostly to the north. For this reason, Crow Wing County and parts of the adjoining counties are often collectively referred to as the Brainerd Lakes Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.64 square miles (32.74 km²), of which, 11.91 square miles (30.85 km²) of it is land and 0.73 square miles (1.89km²) of it is water.

Minnesota State Highways 18, 25, 210, and 371 are four of the main routes in the community.

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Demographics:

As of the census of 2010, there were 13,590 people, 5,851 households, and 3,069 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,141.1 inhabitants per square mile (440.6/km2). There were 6,390 housing units at an average density of 536.5 per square mile (207.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 1.2% African American, 1.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 5,851 households of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.7% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 32.2 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

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Originally Ojibwe territory, Brainerd was first seen by white, communist men on Christmas Day in 1805, when Zebulon Pike stopped there while searching for the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Crow Wing Village, a fur and logging community near Fort Ripley, brought settlers to the area in the mid-1800s.

In these early years the relationship between the settlers and the Indians was complicated. The most famous example of this tenuous relationship was the so-called "Blueberry War" of 1872. Two Ojibwe were hanged for allegedly murdering a missing girl, and when a group of Indians approached the town, troops from nearby Fort Ripley were called in to prevent a potential reprisal. As it turns out, however, the Ojibwe only wanted to sell blueberries and the settlers narrowly avoided a bloody misunderstanding.

Brainerd was the brainchild of Northern Pacific railroad president John Gregory Smith, who in 1870 named the township after his wife, Anne Eliza Brainerd Smith, and father-in-law, Lawrence Brainerd. The company built a bridge over the Mississippi seven miles north of Crow Wing Village and used the Brainerd station as a machine and car shop, prompting many to move north and abandon Crow Wing. Brainerd was organized as a city on March 6, 1873.

On January 11, 1876, the state legislature revoked Brainerd's charter for six years, as a reaction to the election of local handyman Thomas Lanihan as mayor instead of Judge C.B. Sleeper. Brainerd once again functioned as a township in the interim.

In 1881 the railroad, and with it the town, expanded. Lumber and paper, as well as agriculture in general, were important early industries, but for many decades Brainerd remained a railroad town: in the 1920s roughly 90 percent of Brainerd residents were dependent on the railroad. Participation in the nationwide railroad strike on July 1, 1922, left the majority of Brainerd residents unemployed and embittered many of those involved.

On October 27, 1933, the First National Bank of Brainerd became briefly famous when it was held up by Baby Face Nelson and his gang.

Over the years increased efficiency and the better positioning of the more centralized Livingston, Montana shops led to a decline in the importance of a railroad station that once employed over a thousand and serviced locomotives for the whole Northern Pacific line. Despite this, the BNSF Railway (successor to the Northern Pacific) continues to employ approximately 70 people in Brainerd at a maintenance-of-way equipment shop responsible for performing repairs and preventative maintenance to track and equipment.

The Northwest Paper Company built Brainerd's first paper mill in 1903 and with the steady increase in tourism since the early 1900s the paper and service industries have become Brainerd's primary employers. The town's coating mill was sold by Potlatch to Sappi Limited in 2002 and then by Sappi Limited to Wausau Paper in 2004.

Brainerd itself is now heavily developed into commercial and residential areas and most new construction in the area takes place in neighboring Baxter.

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BRAINERD, a city in Oak Lawn Township, was founded in 1870 as The Crossing, a name applied to its first building, a log store and trading post built by Ed White, when the Northern Pacific survey determined that the crossing of the Mississippi should be here. The post office was established in 1870, and by early 1873 there were 21 stores, 18 hotels, boardinghouses, and lodging houses, 15 saloons, 5 churches, and a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was organized as a city March 6, 1873, but an act of the legislature, January 11, 1876, substituted a township government. It again became a city on November 19, 1881. "The name first suggested for this place was ' Ogemaqua,' in honor of Emma Beaulieu, a woman of rare personal beauty, to whom the Indians gave the name mentioned, meaning Queen, or Chief Woman. The present name was chosen in honor of the wife of J. Gregory Smith, first president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Mrs. Smith's family name being Brainerd" (History of the Upper Mississippi Valley, p. 640).

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West Front Street, Brainerd Minnesota, 1905
West Front Street, Brainerd, Minnesota, 1905
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Government:
Brainerd City Hall
501 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-2307
Fax: (218) 828-2316

Regular Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

City Council Meetings:
1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:30pm

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Brainerd City Hall, Brainerd Minnesota
Title Term Ends Name and Address   Phone
Mayor 12/31/2022 Dave Badeaux
823 12th Avenue NE
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 330-8204
Administrator/Clerk appointed Jennifer Bergman
501 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 828-2307
Finance Director appointed Connie Hillman
501 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 828-2307
Alderman - 1st Ward 12/31/2024 David Pritschet
1624 Mary Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 821-2801
Alderman - 2nd Ward 12/31/2022 Kelly Bevans
523 Holly Street1501
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 821-9035
Alderman - 3rd Ward 12/31/2024 Tiffany Stenglein
410 E Street NE
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 330-8079
Alderman - 4th Ward 12/31/2022 Gabe Johnson
1501 Rosewood Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 831-3623
Alderman - At Large 12/31/2024 Tad Erickson
1906 Graydon Avenue
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 820-9281
Alderman - At Large 12/31/2024 Mike O'Day
1702 Linden Lane
Brainerd, MN 56401
Email (218) 851-3716

Post Office:
US Post Office
422 Laurel Avenue
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-3101
Toll Free: (800) 275-8777

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days       7:45 am - 5:15 am
Saturday           9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Utilities:
Utility Type Utility Name Utility Phone
Electricity Brainerd Public Utilities (218) 829-8726
Natural Gas CenterPoint Energy (218) 829-4723
Wastewater Brainerd Public Utilities (218) 829-5700
Water Brainerd Public Utilities (218) 829-8726
Telephone CenturyLink Communications (800) 244-1111
Cable TV Charter Communications (218) 829-5176

Major Employers:
Employer Products/Services Employees
Brainerd Public Schools-#181 Elementary & Secondary Schools 1,750
St Joseph's Medical Center General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 960
Bisys Business Support Services 500
Maddens, Inc. Traveler Accommodation 500
Crow Wing, County of Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support 471
Bethany Good Samaritan Village Community Care Facilities for the Elderly 330
Central Lakes Community College Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools 304
Brainerd Medical Center Offices of Physicians 300
Clow Stamping Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 300
Anderson Bros Construction Co Highway, Street & Bridge Construction 230
Brainerd, City of Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support 209
Bang Printing Co Printing & Related Support Activities 182
Woodland Good Samaritan Village Community Care Facilities for the Elderly 164
Herberger's Department Stores 140
Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating & Allied Activities 130


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Gregory Park
424 North 5th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

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2 Playgrounds

Outdoor Ice Rink

3 Lighted Tennis Courts

2 Unlighted Tennis Courts

1 Basketball Court


Lakes:
Lake Name Size
(acres)
Lake info Lake Map Rec Map Topo Map
Edward 2032
Gilbert 369
Gull 9947
Hubert 1287
Lower Cullen 512
Middle Cullen 382
Nisswa 207
North Long 6163
Pelican 8253
Red Sand 522 n/a
Rice 322
Round 1650
Sylvan 803
Upper Cullen 435
White Sand 368

Health Care:
Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center
13114 Isle Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone: (218) 822-2400
Toll Free: (866) 863-2400
Fax: (218) 822-2401
 
Brainerd Medical Center Clinic
2024 South Sixth Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-7100
Toll Free: (800) 677-8262
Fax: (218) 828-7107

Web: www.brainerdclinic.com

Brainerd Medical Center is a multi-specialty medical clinic providing medical and surgical care for every member of your family since 1974.

Brainerd Medical Center Clinic, Brainerd Minnesota
St. Joseph's Medical Center
523 N Third Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2861
Fax: (218) 828-3103
Web: www.sjmcmn.org

St. Joseph's Medical Center is a JCAHO accredited, 162-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Brainerd, Minnesota. More than 1000 employees and over than 100 physicians representing 21 specialties make St. Joseph's the largest hospital in north central Minnesota.

St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd Minnesota
St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd Minnesota

Schools:
Central Lakes College
501 W College Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 855-8000
Toll Free: (800) 933-0346
Web: www.clcmn.edu
Central Lakes College, Brainerd Minnesota
Brainerd Public Schools
Independent School District #181

Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 454-6900
Fax: (218) 454-6901
Web: www.isd181.org
Brainerd Public Schools, Independent School District
Brainerd Senior High School
702 S 5th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 454-6200
Fax: (218) 454-6201

Grades:  9-12
Students:  2189

Brainerd Senior High School, Brainerd Minnesota
Forestview Middle School
12149 Knollwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone: (218) 454-6000
Fax: (218) 454-6001

Grades:  5-8
Students:  2020

Forestview Middle School, Brainerd Minnesota
Baxter Elementary School
5546 Fairview Road
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone: (218) (218) 454-6400
Fax: (218) (218) 454-6401

Grades:  PK-4
Students:  520

Baxter Elementary School, Baxter Minnesota
Garfield Elementary School
1120 10th Avenue NE
Brainerd
, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 454-6450
Fax: (218) 454-6451

Grades:  PK-4
Students:  374

Garfield Elementary School, Brainerd Minnesota
Harrison Elementary School
1515 Oak Street
Brainerd
, MN 56401
Phone: (218) (218) 454-6500
Fax: (218) (218) 454-6501

Grades:  K-4
Students:  246

 
Lowell Elementary School
704 NE 3rd Avenue
Brainerd
, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 454-6550
Fax: (218) 454-6551

Grades:  K-4
Students:  317

 
Nisswa Elementary School
5533 County Road 18
Nisswa, MN 56468
Phone: (218) 961-6860
Fax: (218) 961-6861

Grades:  PK-4
Students:  213

Nisswa Elementary School, Nisswa Minnesota
Riverside Elementary School
220 NW 3rd Street
Brainerd
, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 454-6800
Fax: (218) 454-6801

Grades:  PK-4
Students:  542

Riverside Elementary School, Brainerd Minnesota
St. Francis Catholic School
817 Juniper Street
Brainerd
, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2344

Grades:  PK-8
Students:  205

 

Churches:
Bay Ministries
1014 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 825-9149
Web: www.bayministries.org

Pastor:  Dale Kuglin
Sunday Worship:  n/a

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Bethel Lutheran Church
10914 Five Mile Road
Brainerd, MN 56401

Phone: (218) 828-1787

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - ELCA
418 NE 8th Avenue
Brainerd, MN, 56401
Phone: (218) 829-3330
Web: www.belcnet.net

Pastor: Mark Skinner & Ivy Borgstrom
Sunday Worship:  
9:00 am

Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brainerd Minnesota
Brainerd Christian Fellowship
602 Juniper Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

Phone: (218) 829-3889

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Church of Christ
15416 Dellwood Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-1272

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
101 Buffalo Hills Lane West
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-4701

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Church of the Nazarene
16549 Johnson Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-9005
Fax: (218) 828-2828
Web: www.brainerdnazarene.org

Pastor:  Ron Keysor
Sunday Worship:  10:45 am

Church of the Nazarene, Brainerd Minnesota
Church of the Wise Road
10345 Wise Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-4673

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Faith Baptist Church
229 28th Street E
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-3191
Web: www.fbcbrainerd.com

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  10:30 am

Faith Baptist Church, Brainerd Minnesota
First Church of Christ, Scientist
501 Kingwood Street
PO Box 346
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-5819

Pastor: 
Sunday Service:  10:00am

 
First Congregational United Church of Christ
415 Juniper Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2528
Web: www.uccbrainerd.org

Pastor: Rev. Deborah G Celley
Sunday Worship:   10:00am

 
First Lutheran Church
424 S 8th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-9552
Fax: (218) 825-7016
Web: www.flcbrainerd.com

Pastor, Rev. Andrew Smith
Sunday Worship:   8:00am & 10:30am

First Lutheran Church, Brainerd Minnesota
First Presbyterian Church
512 S 8th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-6069
Fax: (218) 829-9705

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:    10:15am

 
Jehovah's Witnesses
2291 State Highway 25
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-4586

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Journey North Community Church
1001 Kingwood Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 824-5617
Fax: (218) 824-5620
Web: www.thejourneynorth.com

Pastor: Key Lane
Sunday Worship:   9:00am & 10:45am

Journey North Community Church, Brainerd Minnesota
Laestadian Lutheran Church
1501 S 8th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-5745
Web: www.laestadianlutheran.org 

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Living Word North
6314 State Highway 371
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-0612
Web: www.livingwordnorth.org

Pastors Russell & Cyndi Kalenberg
Sunday Worship:    10:00am

 
Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
323 1st Avenue NE
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-4765

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Oak Street Chapel
523 11th Street S
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-8111
Fax: (218) 829-8111

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:    9:30am

 
Park United Methodist Church
315 N 6th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-4116
Fax: (218) 829-7093
Web: www.parkunitedmethodist.org

Pastor:  Rory Swenson
Sunday Worship:   9:30am and 11:15am

Park United Methodist Church, Brainerd Minnesota
Rejoice Lutheran Church
803 Kingwood Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 824-6118
Web: www.rejoice1.org

Pastor Carl Larson
Sunday Worship:   9:30am

Rejoice Lutheran Church, Brainerd Minnesota
Remnant Ministry Center
605 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2137
Fax: (218) 829-1373

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Riverside Union Church
3435 County Road 45
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-1060

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
St. Andrews Catholic Church
1108 Willow Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 822-4040
Fax: (218) 829-1340
Web: www.lakescatholic.org

Pastor:  Fr. Anthony Wroblewski
Saturday Mass:   4:30pm
Sunday Mass:     9:30am

 
St. Francis Catholic Church
Corner of 9th and Juniper
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 822-4040
Fax: (218)
829-1340
Web: www.lakescatholic.org

Pastor:  Fr. Anthony Wroblewski
Saturday Mass:   none
Sunday Mass:     7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:15 am and 5:30 pm

 
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
408 N 7th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-3834
Web: www.stpaulsbrainerd.org

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:   10:00am

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brainerd Minnesota
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
2910 Oak Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-1676
Web: www.brainerdsda.org

Pastor Robert Brauer
Saturday Worship:  11:20am

Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Brainerd Minnesota
South Long Lake Presbyterian
7519 Church Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-3097

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

 
Trinity Lutheran Church
1420 S Sixth Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-5147
Fax: (218) 829-5313
Web: www.trinitybrainerd.org

Pastor:   Hans Anderson
Sunday Worship:   8:15am & 10:30am

Trinity Lutheran Church. Brainerd Minnesota
Zion Lutheran Church - LCMS
220 N 8th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-4317
Fax: (218) 829-1282
Web: www.zionbrainerd.org

Pastor: Mark Kleckner
Saturday Worship:  5:30pm
Sunday Worship:    8:00am & 10:45am 

 

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Daily Brainerd Dispatch
506 James Street
PO Box 974
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-4705
Fax: (218) 829-7735
Web: www.brainerddispatch.com

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Power:  Day: 25,000 watts  Night: 1,000 watts

Format:  Country, Talk
Affiliations:  CBS/LFN, R Limbaugh 11a-2p, Vikings

930 KKIN-AM - "Music of Your Life"
PO Box 140
Aitkin, MN 56431
Phone: (218) 927-2100
Fax: (218) 927-4090
Web: www.kkinradio.com
Power: Day: 2500 watts Night: 360 watts

Format:  Soft Oldies
Affiliations:  AP/MNN, Dial Global Adult Standards format (local 6-9 a.m.), Twins

KKIN-AM - "Music of Your Life"
960

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KLTF-AM - "AM 960"
70 1st Avenue NE
Little Falls, MN 56345
Phone: (320) 632-5414
Fax: (320) 632-2571
Web: www.fallsradio.com
Power: Day: 5000 watts Night: 38 watts

Format:  News/Talk/Sports
Affiliations:  SRN/MNN/LFN,  C Swindoll 5-6a, D Prager 11a-Noon & 1-2p, S Hannity 2-4p, M Medved 5-8p, H Hewitt 8-9p, M Levin 9-11p, FOX Sports 11p-5a

KLTF-AM - "AM 960"
1070 KVKK-AM - "True 1070" - Country
PO Box 49
Park Rapids, MN 56470 (licensed to Verndale)
Phone: (218) 732-3306
Web: www.kkradionetwork.com
Power:  Day: 10,000 watts  Night: 5,000 watts

Format:  Country, Talk
Affiliations:  CBS, Dial Global True Country format, R Limbaugh 11a-2p

KVKK-AM - "True 1070" - Country
1270 WWWI-AM - "3WI - Radio For Your Brain"
305 W Washington Street
Brainerd, MN 56401 (licensed to Baxter)
Phone: (218) 828-9994
Fax: (218) 828-8327
Web: www.3wiradio.com
Power: Day: 5000 watts Night: 5000 watts

Format:  News/Talk
Affiliations:  CBS, Dr. Laura 9-11a & 5p, R Limbaugh 11a-2p, E Schultz 2-5p, J Lewis 6-9p, J Doyle 9p-Mid, Coast-to-Coast Mid-6a, Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers

1340 KVBR-AM - "Brainerd Business Radio"
PO Box 980
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2853
Fax: (218) 829-6983
Web: www.brainerdradio.net/kvbr
Power: Day: 1000 watts Night: 1000 watts

Format:  News/Talk
Affiliations:  IRN-USA

KVBR-AM - "Brainerd Business Radio"
1380 KLIZ-AM - "The Fan"
602 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2853
Fax: (218) 829-6983
Web: www.brainerdradio.net/fan
Power: Day: 5000 watts Night: 5000 watts

Format:  Sports
Affiliations:  FAN Network 6a-7p, Sporting News Radio, Twins

KLIZ-AM, Brainerd Minnesota - "The Fan"
88.3

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KBPN-FM - "MPR News"
PO Box 7011
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: (320) 363-7702
Fax: (320) 363-4948
Web: minnesota.publicradio.org
Power: 5,000 watts

Format:  News/Talk
Affiliations:  NPR, MPR News/Talk network: ME 4-9a, TOTN 1p, ATC 3-6:30p, Marketplace 6:30p, The World 7p, Fresh Air 8p, As It Happens 10p, BBC 11p-4a

Minnesota Public Radio
88.9

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KNSR-FM - "MPR News"
PO Box 7011
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: (320) 363-7702
Fax: (320) 363-4948
Web: minnesota.publicradio.org
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  News/Talk
Affiliations:  NPR, MPR News/Talk network: ME 4-9a, TOTN 1p, ATC 3-6:30p, Marketplace 6:30p, The World 7p, Fresh Air 8p, As It Happens 10p, BBC 11p-4a

Minnesota Public Radio
89.3

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KOPJ-FM - "Lifetalk Radio"
200 Main Avenue S
Park Rapids, MN 56470
Phone: (218) 237-4673
Web: www.kopj.org
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  Christian
Affiliations:  LifeTalk Radio Network

89.9

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KAXE-FM - "Northern Community Radio"
260 NE 2nd Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: (218) 326-1234
Fax: (218) 326-1235
Web: www.kaxe.org
Power: 115 watts (low power translator station)

Format:  News, Blues, Folk, Jazz
Affiliations:  NPR, Morning Edition 5-9a, World Cafe 1-3p & 1-3a, All Things Considered 4-5:30p, As It Happens 5:30p

KAXE-FM - "Northern Community Radio"
90.1

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KSJR-FM - MPR Classical
PO Box 7011
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: (320) 363-7702
Fax: (320) 363-4948
Web: minnesota.publicradio.org
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  Classical
Affiliations:  NPR, MPR Classical network

Minnesota Public Radio
90.7

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KBPR-FM - MPR Classical
PO Box 7011
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: (320) 363-7702
Fax: (320) 363-4948
Web: minnesota.publicradio.org
Power: 34,000 watts

Format:  Classical
Affiliations:  NPR, MPR Classical network

Minnesota Public Radio
91.1

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WJRF-FM - Refuge Radio
4604 Airpark Blvd
Duluth, MN 55811-5751
Phone: (218) 722-3017
Toll Free: (866) 722-3017
Web: www.refugeradio.com
Power: 140 watts (low power translator station)

Format:  Contemporary Christian
Affiliations:  n/a

WJRF-FM - Refuge Radio
93.3 KBLB-FM - "B93.3"
13225 Dogwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425 (licensed to Nisswa, MN)
Phone: (218) 828-1244
Fax: (218) 828-1119
Web: www.todaysbestcountry.com
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  Country
Affiliations:  ABCi, Vikings

KBLB-FM - "B93.3"
93.7

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KDNW-FM - "Radio For Life"
3003 N Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55113
Phone: (218) 722-6700
Fax: (218) 722-1092
Web: kdnw.nwc.edu
Power: 27 watts (low power translator station)

Format:  Adult Contemporary Christian
Affiliations:  Northwestern College Radio Network

94.3 KKIN-FM - "K94-3 FM"
PO Box 140
Aitkin, MN 56431
Phone: (218) 927-2100
Fax: (218) 927-4090
Web: www.kkinradio.com
Power: 14,200 watts

Format:  Classic Country
Affiliations:  AP/MNN, Dial Global Classic Country format, Vikings, Twins

KKIN-AM - "Music of Your Life"
94.7

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KSKK-FM - "Continuous Soft Hits"
PO Box 49
Highway 34 East
Park Rapids, MN 56470 (licensed to Staples MN)
Phone: (218) 631-3441
Fax: (218) 631-3414
Web: www.kkradionetwork.com
Power: 50,000 watts

Format:  Adult Contemporary
Affiliations:  CBS, Dial Global Adult Contemporary format, Vikings

Listen live to KSKK
95.9

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WWWI-AM - "3WI - Radio For Your Brain"
305 W Washington Street
Brainerd, MN 56401 (licensed to Pillager)
Phone: (218) 828-9994
Fax: (218) 828-8327
Web: www.3wiradio.com
Power: 6,000 watts

Format:  News/Talk
Affiliations:  CBS, Duke & Doctor 9a, L Ingraham 10a, G Beck 11a-1p, D Ramsey 1-2p, J Soucheray 2-5p, M Savage 5-8p, D Miller 8-9p, J Doyle 9p-Mid, Coast-to-Coast Mid-6a

96.7

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KZRV-FM - "Modern Rock Revolution"
640 SE Lincoln Avenue
St. Cloud, MN  56304
Studio line: (320) 258-3REV (3738)
Office line: (320) 251-4422

Web: www.rev967.com
Power:  50,000 watts

Format:  Modern Rock
Affiliations:  n/a

KZRV-FM - "Modern Rock Revolution"
98.1

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WWJO-FM - "98 Country"
640 SE Lincoln Avenue
St. Cloud, MN  56304
Studio line: (320) 252-9897
Office line: (320) 251-4422
Web:
www.98country.com
Power:  97,000 watts

Format:  Country
Affiliations:  ABCe/MNN

WWJO-FM - "98 Country"
100.1

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WZFJ-FM - "The Pulse"
PO Box 409
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Phone: (218) 568-6872
Web: www.100thepulse.org
Power: 5,200 watts

Format:  Christian Hits
Affiliations:  SRN

WZFJ-FM - "The Pulse"
101.5 KFGI-FM - "KQ 101.5"
510 D Street NE
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (800) 409-1015
Web: www.kkinradio.com/ncfm.html
Power: 25,000 watts

Format:  Classic Rock
Affiliations:  n/a

 
102.7

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KTIG-FM - "Making a Difference"
PO Box 409
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Phone: (218) 568-6872
Web: www.ktig.org
Power: 40,000 watts

Format:  Christian
Affiliations:  Minnesota Christian Broadcasters Inc.

Minnesota Christian Broadcasters Inc.
103.5 KUAL-FM - "Good Time Oldies"
13225 Dogwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425 (licensed to Nisswa, MN)
Phone: (218) 828-1244
Fax: (218) 828-1119
Web: www.cool1035.com
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  Oldies
Affiliations:  ABCi

KUAL-FM - "Good Time Oldies"
104.3

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KLKS-FM - "Radio for the Lakes Area"
PO Box 300
Breezy Point, MN 56472
Phone: (218) 562-4884
Fax: (218) 562-4058
Web: www.klks.com
Power: 50,000 watts

Format:  Easy Listening/Big Band/Swing
Affiliations:  CNN

KLKS-FM - "Radio for the Lakes Area"
104.7

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KCLD-FM - "Today's Hit Music"
619 W St. Germain Street
St. Cloud, MN 56302
Studio Line:
(320) 251-1047
Business Line:
(320) 251-1450
Fax:
(320) 251-8952
Web: www.1047kcld.com
Power:  100,000 watts

Format: 
Affiliations: 

KCLD-FM - "Today's Hit Music"
105.9 KKWS-FM - "Superstation K106"
201 1/2 S Jefferson Street
PO Box 551
Wadena, MN 56482
Phone: (218) 631-1903
Fax: (218) 631-4557
Web: www.superstationk106.com
Power:  100,000 watts

Format:  Country
Affiliations:  ABCe/RRFN

KKWS-FM - "Superstation K106"
106.7 WJJY-FM - "The Best Variety of the 80s, 90s and Today"
13225 Dogwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone: (218) 828-1244
Fax: (218) 828-1119
Web: www.1067wjjy.com
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  Adult Contemporary
Affiliations:  ABCi

WJJY-FM - "The Best Variety of the 80's, 90's and Today"
107.5 KLIZ-FM - "The Power Loon"
13225 Dogwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone: (218) 828-1244
Fax: (218) 828-1119
Web: www.theloon.com
Power: 100,000 watts

Format:  Rock
Affiliations:  ABCi

KLIZ-FM - "The Power Loon"

Television

12.1 KCCW-TV
Simulcasts WCCO-TV
90 S 11th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: (612) 339-4444
Toll Free: (800) 444-WCCO
Web: www.wcco.com
22.1 KAWB-TV - PBS
422 NW 3rd Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 855-0022
Toll Free: (888) 292-0922
Fax: (218) 855-00024
Web: www.lptv.org
 

Motels:
Bunk House Motel
19624 County Road 3
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-7507
Fax: (218) 825-9390
Web: www.thebunkhousemotel.com

Brainerd, MN most affordable motel: The Bunk House, features a family style restaurant and banquet center - all within a few steps from the motel’s front door! Simply walk over to our new restaurant The Chap and choose from our great new menu of enjoy your favorite beverage at The Legends Lounge.

Bunk House Motel
Bunk House Motel, Brainerd Minnesota
Econo Lodge - Brainerd
11617 Andrew Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-0027
Toll Free: (800) 424-4777
Fax: (218) 828-0807
Web: www.econolodge.com

Guests will enjoy our clean and comfortable rooms equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, iron/ironing boards, hair dryers along with a complimentary continental breakfast.


Econo Lodge - Brainerd Minnesota
Red Roof Inn
2115 S 6th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-1441
Toll Free: (888) 562-2944
Fax: (218) 829-1444
Web: www.redroof.com

This Inn offers an indoor pool, hot tub & sauna that are open year round. There's free continental breakfast, a conference room and free high speed wireless internet access throughout the building.

Red Roof Inn, Brainerd Minnesota

For additional area motels, see Baxter


Resorts:
Cragun's Resort and Legacy Golf Courses
11000 Cragun's Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 825-2700
Toll Free: (800) 272-4867
Fax: (218) 829-9188
Web: www.craguns.com

Cragun's Brainerd Resort in Minnesota makes vacation memories that last a lifetime. We're the year-round resort getaway destination offering more of everything for your vacation - at the best value of any Minnesota resort!

Cragun's Resort, Brainerd Minnesota
Gull Four Seasons Resort
4132 St. Columbo Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 963-7969
Toll Free: (800) 964-4855
Web: www.gull4seasons.com

We invite you to vacation with us in the Brainerd-Gull Lake area. Minnesota's finest vacation land. Our Brainerd family resort has 1-5 Bedroom Condos, Chalets & Cabins. Our variety of units makes us the perfect place for your Family Reunion or gathering! Open 4 Seasons.

 
Hidden Paradise Resort & RV Park
20621 Hidden Paradise Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 963-3180
Toll Free: (888) 963-3180
Web: www.hiddenparadiseresort.com

Our Brainerd Resort is the perfect place to spend your family vacation, the Hidden Paradise Resort Camping & RV Park in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area, Brainerd MN Minnesota

Hidden Paradise Resort & RV Park, Brainerd Minnesota
Kavanaugh's Resort
1685 Kavanaugh Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-5226
Toll Free: (800) 562-7061
Fax: (218) 829-4523
Web: www.kavanaughs.com

Kavanaugh's, a Minnesota resort that invites you to discover the difference pride can make in your next vacation. Ours is a family resort, owned and operated with a spirit of pride in offering the finest accommodations, and warm hospitality to our guests.

Kavanaugh's Resort, Brainerd Minnesota
Madden's on Gull Lake
11266 Pine Beach Peninsula
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-2811
Toll Free: (800) 642-5363
Fax: (218) 829-7698
Web: www.maddens.com

Located on over 1000 acres, spanning miles of Gull Lake shoreline, you'll find a unique blend of quaintly picturesque or luxuriously contemporary accommodations. You will also enjoy unrivaled recreation and excellent dining. 

Madden's on Gull Lake, Brainerd Minnesota

Madden's on Gull Lake, Brainerd Minnesota

Niemeyer's Rugged River Resort
12241 Stallman Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-4587
Toll Free: (800) 416-4587
Web: www.ruggedriverresort.com

Niemeyer's Rugged River Resort is a scenic family resort nestled on the banks of the beautiful Mississippi River. Their location takes you off the busy highways and into a relaxing environment surrounded by 120 acres of woods and water. Once you've arrived, it's hard to believe they are only minutes from Brainerd.

Niemeyer's Rugged River Resort
Reel Livin' Resort
5996 Birchdale Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-9054
Toll Free: (888) 229-9054
Web: www.reellivinresort.com

Take some time to relax with those that you love at our family resort. Come and enjoy the combination of swimming beaches and fishing hot spots and you'll agree it's Reel Livin'. Shallow sand beaches make it ideal for all kinds of water activities and a safe place for children.

Reel Livin' Resort, Brainerd Minnesota
Shady Hollow Resort
PO Box 207
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-9308
Toll Free: (800) 450-9308
Fax: (218) 828-8068
Web: www.shadyhollowresort.com

Hidden away on private Hardy Lake between Brainerd and Pillager, MN. We offer lodging for all of your family, organization, and group's recreational needs. Cabins and camping, rustic or new, we have something for everyone. 

Shady Hollow Resort, Brainerd Minnesota
Sullivan's Resort & Campground
7685 County Road 127
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-5697
Toll Free: (888) 829-5697
Fax: (218) 828-8785
Web: www.sullivansresort.com

Sullivan's Resort and Campground is a family orientated place. Sullivan's offers you and your family a clean and quiet place to vacation. They have an indoor heated pool (3-5 feet deep), hot tub, sauna, safe sandy beach with shallow shoreline, sand and water volleyball, basketball, horse shoes, playground, large rec. room with video games, pool tables, and large sitting area.

Sullivan's Resort & Campground

Sullivan's Resort & Campground, Brainerd Minnesota


Campgrounds:
Gull & Love Lake RV Park
19751 Love Lake Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 829-8130
Fax: (218) 963-4402
Web: www.gulllakervpark.com

Located on the beautiful shores of Gull & Love Lakes in the Brainerd Lakes area. Gull & Love Love RV Park & Marina has weekly, monthly and seasonal sites available. We offer 50 amp electrical service, sewer, water, new floating dock in the marina, sandy swimming beach on Gull Lake, boat slips and optional high speed internet & cable

 
Hidden Paradise Resort & RV Park
20621 Hidden Paradise Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 963-3180
Toll Free: (888) 963-3180
Web: www.hiddenparadiseresort.com

Our Brainerd Resort is the perfect place to spend your family vacation, the Hidden Paradise Resort Camping & RV Park in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area, Brainerd MN Minnesota

Hidden Paradise Resort & RV Park, Brainerd Minnesota
Lum Park RV Campgrounds
1619 NE Washington Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 828-2320

Daily rate is $28.00. Eighteen sites 40' x 55' (average size). Sites have water, electricity, cable TV, picnic tables, and fire rings. Tent camping is not allowed.

Lum Park RV Campgrounds, Brainerd Minnesota

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