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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Jul 18, 2026
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Kids And Mentors Outdoors kids enjoy their weekend on Castle Rock Lake. From left are Ahmir Sandoval, Landen Sullivan and Lucas Olsen.

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From left, Brody Mueller, Miracle Goldberg and Keagan Riege pose with Miracle’s northern pike.

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Sarah and Eric Berglund do an awesome job taking all the KAMO Kids tubing.

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Mark Walters For Agri-View

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Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.