Summer Photos from the Driftless Region

By John Torgrimson and Renée Bergstrom, July 22, 2024

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">The sun rises through the trees over old gravestones at the Arendahl Cemetery (located in Arendahl Township, Fillmore County). (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)</span>

The sun rises through the trees over old gravestones at the Arendahl Cemetery (located in Arendahl Township, Fillmore County). (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

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Fresh tomatoes and basil sandwiches are the taste of summer. (Photo by John Torgrimson)

People gather under the Confluence Bridge where the north and south branches of the Root River merge. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Sun sets over a southeast Minnesota farm in the Driftless. (Photo by John Torgrimson)

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Contributors

John Torgrimson

John Torgrimson is managing editor and co-publisher of Root River Current.

Renée Bergstrom

Renée Bergstrom is a photographer, weaver and painter whose artwork is available at Lanesboro Arts. Renée loves to dig in the dirt so you may see her in her garden along the Root River Trail. She is currently a Public Voices Fellow on Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls with the OpEd Project and Equality Now. The cohort of twenty women is publishing thought provoking articles.