Late Summer Scenes

By John Torgrimson and Renée Bergstrom, August 25, 2023

Amish oat shocks. Amish farmers cut oats, shock them, and leave them in the field to dry. (Photo by John Torgrimson)

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Gribben Mill was built in 1868 by brothers Peter and Patrick Gribben (Gribbin). It is located on Fillmore County Road 23, south from Highway 16 east of Whalan, Minn. Learn more about this nineteenth-century masonry structure in this report to the Minnesota Historical Society (page 24). (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

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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.