Year: 2025

A woman bundled up with a knitted green hat, knitted green mittens, and a plaid scarf gives a thumbs up outside on a winter day.

Longest-Running Community Science Bird Project Celebrates 125 Years

John Weiss joins in with birders at Whitewater State Park to collect data during the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Couple stands in front of racks filled with growing mushrooms.

LeRoy-Area Couple Turns Family Dairy Farm into Gourmet Mushroom Business

David Phillips introduces us to farming entrepreneurs near LeRoy who are building a thriving mushroom business.

Black and white aerial photo of Lanesboro town from the 1800s.

Lanesboro Talking Trail

Details on a new audio-based history and storytelling project, Lanesboro’s Talking Trail, that opened to the public in 2025.

From the cover of Dan Butterfass' Book of poetry, published by Shipwreckt Books.

Poetry | Excerpts from Aerie

A collection of short poems from Dan Butterfass poetry book titled Aerie.

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