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Located in a former Presbyterian church, Mainspring serves as an event space, bringing a community of people together over art. (Submitted photo)

Mainspring, Building Community Through Art

John Torgrimson visits with Melissa Wray, the director of nonprofit Mainspring.

Students study Karst geology on Eagle Bluff’s campus. Using simple tools of a geologist, they identify the chemical and physical properties of four different types of sedimentary rocks. (Photo submitted by Eagle Bluff)

Eagle Bluff Champions Outdoor School for All Bill

Eagle Bluff Director Colleen Foehrenbacher explains how the proposed Outdoor School for All bill in Minnesota will benefit the health of middle schoolers.

Karla Bloem, Executive Director of the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota, with Uhu the Eurasian Eagle Owl. (Photo by Alan Stankevitz)

Owl Center Puts Houston on the Map

Steve Harris takes us inside the amazing International Owl Center in Houston

Surrounded by Norway Spruce, the Harvey Benson farm south of Harmony is typical of many farmsteads in southeast Minnesota. The farm has been in the family since the late 1800s. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Passing on the Farm

Julie Little reports on a Harmony landowner who struggled over what to do with his land when he passed on. He found the answer just a few miles away in a couple that shared his values.