Don Bell

Don Bell

Don Bell is a retired electrical and broadcasting engineer who grew up in Milwaukee and spent most of his professional career in Pittsburgh. His mother grew up in Lanesboro and he always thought of it as home. He now lives in Lanesboro with his wife, Anna Loney and two youngest kids.

Author's Archive

Exterior of the St. Mane Theatre with a vintage marquee on a small-town main street, brick facade, bench and sidewalk in daylight.

Essay | Lanesboro’s State Theatre, From Silent Films to Center Stage

A nostalgic look at the State Theatre in Lanesboro, Minnesota, tracing its journey from silent films to its rebirth as the St. Mane Theatre and a vibrant community arts space.

Connection with a neighbor and quick action by a local ambulance crew brought aid to Don Bell.

Root River Diary | Counting on Your Neighbors

Lanesboro’s Don Bell can count on his neighbors. This is an entry in our Root River Diary.

The author, Don Bell, is pictured by Amish Experience in Lanesboro—his grandfather’s leather shop was located on the ground floor in the 1950s. The building at one time housed the Odd Fellows Lodge.

Essay | When Summertime Was Paradise

Don Bell recalls his summers in Lanesboro as a boy.

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