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Discovered: The Underground Railroad In Southeast Minnesota And The Abolitionists Who Helped

April 15, 2025

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Minnesota’s Hooded History

April 1, 2025

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In The News: Opportunities to Create!

March 30, 2025

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Commemorating Norwegian Crossings With Music And More

March 26, 2025

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Groups of people of all ages sit around tables in a library with sun streaming in the windows.. They are leaning over tables sorting garden seeds.

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

March 25, 2025

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Women Who Shaped Southeastern Minnesota History

March 5, 2025

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Artist Creating New Life In Southeastern Minnesota

March 3, 2025

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Braver Angels Encourages Constructive Disagreement

Anna Loney reports on a community gathering recently held in Lanesboro to help people learn communication techniques.

Inside Root River Current: Our Ag & Water Connection

How do our partners approach their work? Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk's Madeline Heim shares her insights.

A small two-seater white and blue airplane sits on the tarmac with the door open and a women peeking out and smiling.

Flying into Fillmore County Airport

Alison Leathers chronicles the long history of the Fillmore County Airport and highlights recent improvements made through federal and state funding.

In The News: Trees!

Spring is a time for celebrating trees – we report on two restoration projects taking place in conjunction with Arbor Day and Arbor Month.

April Springs To Life

Root River Current photographers capture the arrival of Spring in Southeast Minnesota.

A robin stands in a pile of brush on the edge of a stream.

Essay: Celebrating Blossoming Ephemerals, The Return Of Birdsong, And Earth Day

An excerpt on Spring from Nancy Overcott’s book 'At Home in the Big Woods.'

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

Braver Angels Encourages Constructive Disagreement

Discovered: The Underground Railroad In Southeast Minnesota And The Abolitionists Who Helped

Minnesota’s Hooded History

In The News: Opportunities to Create!

Commemorating Norwegian Crossings With Music And More

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

Women Who Shaped Southeastern Minnesota History

Artist Creating New Life In Southeastern Minnesota

Braver Angels Encourages Constructive Disagreement

Inside Root River Current: Our Ag & Water Connection

Flying into Fillmore County Airport

In The News: Trees!

April Springs To Life

Essay: Celebrating Blossoming Ephemerals, The Return Of Birdsong, And Earth Day

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