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Inside The Landing MN’s Lifeline for the Rochester-area’s Unhoused Community
All Aboard for History: Preston Depot Museum and Riverfront Center Celebrates Grand Opening
Photo Essay | Spring Wildflowers Along the Root River Trail

Culture & Community

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Sheila Craig stands in front of the former Preston Dairy and Farm Building, next to a banner announcing the project to build a Preston Depot Museum and Riverfront Center. (Photo by Alison Leathers)</span>

Following the Stepping Stones of Volunteerism

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Liz at her shop workbench working on a crown repair. (Photos for this article were provided by Liz Bucheit)</span>

Profile | Liz Bucheit: Creating a Lifetime of Art

Diane Knight is pictured in front of a wall of Doodles – intricate pen and ink designs that she creates.  (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Profile | The University of Diane

The 71st Mabel Steam Engine Days was held the second weekend in September.  (Photo by Cristal Adkins)

Steam Engine Days Celebrates Autumn Harvests

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Bob Bovee’s career as a musician in old-time music stretches back 53 years and counting. (Photo submitted by Bob Bovee)</span>

Profile | Have Guitar, Will Travel: Bob Bovee’s Musical Journey

Grand Champion honey at the Fillmore County Fair. (All photos by Renee Bergstrom)

A Grand Champion Day at the Fair

<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

<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

<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

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

<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

<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

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