Leader of Minnesota Youth Program Recognized as Powderhook Local Legend

By Justin Stakes

Local Legends recognizes men and women doing the local “boots on the ground” work of getting others into the outdoors, and seeks to highlight the honoree’s local work at a national level.

Lincoln, NE -(AmmoLand.com)- Powderhook is pleased to recognize Mark Tipler, Executive Director of Minnesota-based Tips Outdoors, as its second Local Legend.

Mark has been an outdoor educator for more than 20 years providing fishing, hunting and archery education to kids and families, through the program that bears his name. Through the years thousands of kids, families, and individual have enjoyed hands-on educational experiences in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region, many of whom now call themselves outdoorsmen.

Leveraging the work of hundreds of volunteers, and a strong partnership with the Minnesota DNR, Tips Outdoors has played a role in developing and training more than 180 Certified Outdoor Mentors in the Minnesota DNR Certified Outdoor Mentor Program.

Remarkably, Mark does all he does for others despite immense health challenges. At age 18 Mark was severely burned over nearly 80% of his body. Because of those burns, Mark now lives with severe chronic pain from the nerve damage the burns caused. Perpetually in pain, Mark …Read the Rest

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