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Community Voices

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

Winter Thaw

Renee Bergstrom and John Weiss capture the changing season.

The Wolf Moon is also called the Moon on the Frost of Tipis by the Dakota people.  (Photo by Sharen Storhoff)

Essay: Winter Silence

January is a time of silence and the Wolf Moon. An essay by Loni Kemp.

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Poetry: Those Darn Feelings

Poetry by Diane Knight.

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.

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: I’m Changing My Ways With Water

Julie Little is inspired to save life-giving water at home.

(Submitted photo)

Poetry: Welcome Winter

Lanesboro historian and poet shares seasonal poems with readers.

On cold winter days, ice creeps slowly from the shore toward the main channel of the Root River near Peterson. (Photo by Craig Johnson)

Cold Days…Hot Nights

Craig Johnson shares seasonal photos.

(Photos by Andy Lowe)

Poetry: Emerging

‘Emerging’ by Lanesboro poet and musician Ann Lowe.

"...a flowing stream, a crackling fire..." foster companionship along the Root River. (Photo by John Gaddo)

Essay: Campfire Truths

Writer Ken Lubinski advocates replacing the annual business conference with a tribal campfire.

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.

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Essay: Scottish Highlands South of Highland

A Big Woods amateur homesteader raises Scottish Highland cattle.

A poem inspired by an image is called an Ekphrasis poem. This photo inspired the poem Double Vision. The photo was taken in September 1987 – “the corn still standing, with fall color (and gravel dust) in the distance.” The barn has since been torn down, but the rainbow door was saved. (Photo by Berta Aug)

Poetry: Double Vision & More

Preston area poet Berta Aug shares poems with readers.

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