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Shannon Geisen

Editor

Shannon Geisen is editor of the Park Rapids Enterprise.

She can be reached at sgeisen@parkrapidsenterprise.com, or by calling 218-237-1822 (office), or 218-255-2668 (cellphone).

After earning her bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Bemidji State University in 1995, she began her newspaper career as a staff reporter for the Review Messenger in Menahga/Sebeka. She joined the Enterprise in 2001.

A two-year stint overseas had her living in Zurich, Switzerland and working at an international school.

Upon returning to the U.S. in 2004, she rejoined the Enterprise as a graphic artist, creating ads, paginating the newspaper and designing special sections in 2005. In 2014, she moved back into the newsroom, writing human interest stories and covering local government. She was named editor in October 2017.

Geisen has two daughters.

In addition to writing and photography, she enjoys camping, biking, film, traveling and reading.

The story of Park Rapids' charming downtown is part of a series called Lakes Country Treasures, which will take readers down the roads and through some of the most unique must-see gems of Minnesota's lakes country.
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