Month: August 2024

Diane Knight is pictured in front of a wall of Doodles – intricate pen and ink designs that she creates. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Profile: The University of Diane

John Torgrimson visits with Fillmore County artist and author Diane Knight.

The 71st Mabel Steam Engine Days was held the second weekend in September. (Photo by Cristal Adkins)

Steam Engine Days Celebrates Autumn Harvests

Richard Wolfgramm visits the iconic Steam Engine Days in Mabel.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Bob Bovee’s career as a musician in old-time music stretches back 53 years and counting. (Photo submitted by Bob Bovee)</span>

Profile: Have Guitar, Will Travel | Bob Bovee’s Musical Journey

Steve Harris visits with Houston County old-time music and barn dance legend, Bob Bovee.

Grand Champion honey at the Fillmore County Fair. (All photos by Renee Bergstrom)

A Grand Champion Day at the Fair

Photographer Renée Bergstrom captures “a day at the fair”, a photo essay from the 2024 Fillmore County Fair.

RRC Root River Diary Goat in Pickup by Adrienne Sweeney (1)

Root River Diary: Four Dogs and a Surprise

Adrienne Sweeney discovers it’s not just dogs hanging out at the dog park.

The Root River's North Branch takes an unnatural twist to the north at the site of a former hydroelectric dam. The river channel originally curved to the right – now mostly grown over with trees. (Photo by Dan Brown)

To End Erosion at a Former Dam, Engineers Shifting Root River Back to its Original Bed

Dave Shaffer, with photographer Dan Brown, reports on plans to address a massive erosion problem on the North Branch of the Root River northwest of Lanesboro.

A field of Queen Anne's Lace. (Photo by Delia Bell)

Poetry: Biennial Beauty, Black Holes & Insomnia

  Biennial Beauty Tuesday, August 1, 2023 As I walk I daydream of lying in a field. Little white umbrellas float above two sun kissed bodies   drifting with the clouds overhead. Soon, when raindrops begin to fall,   these lacy umbrellas cannot hold back the water that soaks through their clothes but tickles only…

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Buyers look over the livestock up for bid at the Lanesboro Sales Barn. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)</span>

To Market, to Market | A Trip to the Lanesboro Sales Commission Auction

Tom Brudvig takes in a hearty breakfast and the weekly Friday auction at the Lanesboro Sales Barn.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">La Crescent volunteers plant trees on Arbor Day 2024. (Photo provided by the city of La Crescent)</span>

More Trees and People to Care for Them in La Crescent

John Weiss checks in with the tree planting and care in Tree City USA, La Crescent.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">A bright green tree frog nestles in for a little rest. (Photo by Dick Nethercut)</span>

Dog Days of Summer

 

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">A rolling coral reef ready to go on stage. (Photo by Laurie Byrne)</span>

Behind the Scenes and Under the Sea

We go backstage with Laurie Byrne at a Wits’ End Theatre production in Chatfield.

The Root River Trail is a tourist destination for recreationalists in southeast Minnesota. A six-mile trail expansion will extend the trail from Harmony to the Iowa border. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Trail Extension South of Harmony is Under Construction

Dave Shaffer reports on the bike trail extension to the Iowa border.

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