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No ice? No problem on Glen Lake

Avid outdoor people stay on the prowl for opportunities that may never come their way again, and Kevin Ballant knew one was at hand when he drove by deep-blue Glen Lake and saw the forecast. Perch fishing on Christmas Day from a boat wearing a ball cap? Ballant was not about to pass up the chance.
Emilee Ballant, a senior at Michigan State, enjoyed Christmas Day on Glen Lake with a bucketful of perch. Courtesy photo

Avid outdoor people stay on the prowl for opportunities that may never come their way again, and Kevin Ballant knew one was at hand when he drove by deep-blue Glen Lake and saw the forecast.

Perch fishing on Christmas Day from a boat wearing a ball cap?

Ballant was not about to pass up the chance. With the traditional Ballant Christmas celebration already disrupted by family members contracting COVID, the day was open.

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