Culture & Community

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Buyers look over the livestock up for bid at the Lanesboro Sales Barn. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)</span>

To Market, to Market | A Trip to the Lanesboro Sales Commission Auction

Tom Brudvig takes in a hearty breakfast and the weekly Friday auction at the Lanesboro Sales Barn.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">La Crescent volunteers plant trees on Arbor Day 2024. (Photo provided by the city of La Crescent)</span>

More Trees and People to Care for Them in La Crescent

John Weiss checks in with the tree planting and care in Tree City USA, La Crescent.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">A rolling coral reef ready to go on stage. (Photo by Laurie Byrne)</span>

Behind the Scenes and Under the Sea

We go backstage with Laurie Byrne at a Wits’ End Theatre production in Chatfield.

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Root River Current’s Local Events Calendar—Find a New Adventure!

It’s here — Root River Current’s Local Events Calendar!! Promote your event, find something new to do, see how our Root River valley communities are connected.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">A stave church in Renlie, Valdres, Norway, about 80 miles north of Oslo, where the author’s great grandfather attended church as a young man. (Photo by John Torgrimson)</span>

The Fabric that Binds | A Family’s History

Tracing family roots – from Ireland, Germany, and Norway to southeast Minnesota, John Torgrimson shares his personal story of how families are woven into our region’s past and present.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Giants of the Earth Heritage Center Staff in front of mural depicting Valdres, Norway, by late Norwegian artist Sigmund Aarseth. Left to right, Violet Hatfield, Bill Fried, Anastasia (Stacy) Wold. (Photo by Alison Leathers)</span>

Giants of the Earth Heritage Center | An Entry to Cultural Exploration

Alison Leathers visits the Giants of the Earth Heritage Center in Spring Grove, MN.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Karl Unnasch prepares a stained glass panel in his Pilot Mound studio. “Stained glass is a sneaky medium,” says artist Karl Unnasch, “a series of frozen brush strokes.” (Photo submitted by Karl Unnasch)</span>

Profile: In Conversation with Stained Glass Artist Karl Unnasch

Steve Harris visits with Karl Unnasch, nationally recognized stained glass and sculpture artist from Pilot Mound, Minnesota.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">A wicker, biodegradable casket awaiting burial at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville FL. (Photo courtesy of the Conservation Burial Alliance)</span>

The Final Decision: Choosing Natural Green Burial

Mary Bell discusses her decision to choose green burial and what the process entails.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Gordie Tindall of Lanesboro, Minnesota, in front of his pool hall. (Photo by Steve Harris)</span>

Gordie’s “Lost Ballparks” Find a Home in Lanesboro

Steve Harris talks baseball history with Gordie Tindall of Lanesboro.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Roger Steinberg drives down a Fillmore County road, one he drove many times when he worked for the University of Minnesota Extension. (Photo by John Weiss)</span>

Roger Steinberg Proves One Man Can Make a Difference

John Weiss shares the story of Roger Steinberg and his lifetime of service to community organizations in Southeastern Minnesota.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Soybeans being harvested in Illinois in September 2023. Six states in the Midwest witnessed the loss of more than 30,000 farms since 2017. (Photo by Darrell Hoemann, Investigate Midwest)</span>

Farm data a ‘wake-up call’ for SE Minnesota and surrounding states’ farmers

‘Investigate Midwest’ reporters breakdown the latest Ag Census data and what it means for area farms.

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Jim Fossum had Norrie Syndrome as a young child which left him blind most of his life. He has a talent for music and is well known in the Preston area. (Photo by John Weiss)</span>

Play Us a Song, Piano Man

John Weiss visits with a disabled blind man whose super power is playing the piano.

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