Black Friday a draw for shoppers in the Brainerd lakes area

Black Friday a draw for shoppers in the Brainerd lakes area

BAXTER — Flurries were falling and cheer was had as customers gathered outside the doors of Fleet Farm in Brainerd as the clock struck 5 a.m. and the doors swung open to welcome the start of the holiday season. With a slight breeze and temperatures around 20 degrees, Black Friday shoppers on Nov. 28 were greeted at Baxter’s Fleet Farm with warm cups of coffee by employees running a coffee cart up and down both lines as customers waited for the d…