Root River Current is many things to many people.

“There’s an intimacy with Root River Current. When I read it, I feel like I’m home.”

From insightful essays to humorous poetry to lush pictures that capture the essence of the greater Root River Valley, inspiration is a theme we regularly hear from readers.

Our stories also inform:

“Each year, up to 40 dump truck loads of soil are stripped from the Root River’s banks and stream bottom at a remote oxbow northwest of Lanesboro… Now, in one of the Driftless region’s most ambitious river restoration projects, engineers with excavating equipment intend to force the river back to where it belongs.”

David Shaffer’s report on this monumental project is one of our most-read articles in 2024. It informs – and inspires.

Thinking about the year to come, the stories to come?

Supporting Root River Current with a Sustaining Partner gift will make it happen:

• A sustaining gift of $7 a month invests a buck-fifty in each week of Root River Current’s content.
• Your sustaining gift of $10 a month pays one dollar toward each of the ten stories published each month.
• Investing $20 a month covers the cost of TWO DAYS of Root River Current’s online availability to you and your community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

When you give to Root River Current, you make good things happen in southeast Minnesota. Your gift helps pay for stories that inform and community voices that inspire.

We so appreciate the kind words, encouragement and support you give our team. We are, indeed, inspired by your support – and most grateful. Thank you!

John Gaddo & John Torgrimson | Co-publishers

PS: Giving your ongoing monthly, quarterly or annual donation TODAY will have twice the impact when combined with a $3000 Challenge from Root River Current’s Board of Directors in support of this Sustaining Partners campaign. Do it NOW!

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