Renée Bergstrom

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.

Author's Archive

<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>

Summer Photos from the Driftless Region

Renee Bergstrom’s photos capture summer in southeastern Minnesota

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Maiden Hair Fern (Adiantum) flourishes in full shade or dappled sunlight. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)</span>

June Arrives

Renee Bergstrom’s photographs capture recent spring arrivals.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b;"><em>High School baseball is in full force during May. In this picture, the batter makes contact with the baseball while the catcher is still poised to receive the pitch. (Photo by Craig Johnson)</em> </span>

Prelude to Summer

Craig Johnson and Renee Bergstrom capture the full essence of May.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; "><em>Geese and goslings float in the water on a sunny spring day. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)</em></span>

Seasonal Photos

Spring Nature: Craig Johnson and Renee Bergstrom capture the emergence of animal life in April.

Sandhill Cranes along the Root River near Whalan. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Winter Thaw

Renee Bergstrom and John Weiss capture the changing season.

Sunrise, with its mottled pinks, blends in with the red farmstead. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Winter Beauty

Renee Bergstrom and John Torgrimson capture the beauty of January.

Pottery for sale in Sue Pariseau’s studio southeast of Lanesboro. Sue organizes the annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour in April. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Profile | The Artist Behind the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour

Renee Bergstrom visits with Sue Pariseau, the artist behind the annual spring Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.

Sunset comes early in November as each day gets shorter, leading up to the winter equinox on December 21. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Prelude to Winter

Renee Bergstrom captures in images the transition from autumn to winter.

The Power and Control Wheel (The Duluth Model) is a comprehensive wheel that outlines patterns of abuse encompassing physical, emotional, psychological, and financial aspects. It includes tactics such as intimidation, isolation, threats, coercion, and manipulation.

Essay | Listening is Doing Something

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

A sphinx moth dances on a bed of petunias on a warm day in October.

Seasonal Photo

Renee Bergstrom captures the fading images of Autumn.

Water flows over the Lanesboro dam along its autumn journey to the Mississippi River.

Autumn Surprises

Renee Bergstrom’s photos introduce us to Autumn

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

Late Summer Scenes

John Torgrimson and Renee Bergstrom capture some scenic sites in Fillmore County.

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