 A popular brewery in Niswa announced this week that it will be closing at the end of the year. Gull Dam Brewing opened in October of 2014 and will officially close the stores on January 1st, 2019. Owners Mark and Barb Anderson are retiring from the business to focus on other ventures. Gull Dam was the second brewery to open in the area following Jackpine Brewery and Brainerd. Gull Dam beer was distributed to over 330 bars, restaurants and liquor stores. It's been fun, but it's time. We've decided, my wife and I, that we own three other companies, so that's four total. Let's sell this one and focus on the other two. It's not like we're doing a full retirement, going to go off to the beach somewhere, right into the sunset. It's just that this one here, it takes a lot of time and it is positioned right now because of our brand name to sell. The Anderson's plan to host a retirement party December 29th, the Gull Dam taproom featuring the Lamont Cranston Band.