By Scott Mackenthun | From a bridge near Rush City to competitive ice fishing circuits, each found peace, purpose and a new direction in life.
Fishing can be so important to people, for so many reasons. One of the neatest things about it? It helps people when they are on hard times. A very special thank you to my friends Clayton Kettering, Kyle Lynn, and Chris Philen for sharing their addiction rock bottoms and their recovery highs. Also want to say thanks to Nicole Jacobs with ReelCovery, whose story we didn’t have a lot of room for but will get more coverage in a later column. Reelcovery is changing lives. Huge props too, to Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge. Their faith based recovery program is largely funded by a fishing fundraiser, as Chris explained in the piece. Finally, thank you to Star Tribune and Mark Baumgarten for the chance to share this story with a larger audience.
