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

A. Renée Bergstrom, EdD was a Root River Current founding board member. She 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 also writes and some of her essays are published in RRC. Renée travels with international organizations addressing female human rights abuses.