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Two adult women stand on either side of three high school students wearing medals around their necks. The boy in the middle is holding a crystal plaque.

Stand Up, Speak Up

A tiny trout floats in water surrounded by groups of tiny bubbles.

Trout in the Classroom | Opening a New World To Kids

Girl wrestlers pair off as they warm up on the mat in a high school gym.

Girls are Wrestling in Southeast Minnesota—and Loving It!

<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; ">Preschoolers pause their morning hike to sit on a log to eat a snack. (Photo by Doruk Evcim)</span>

Eagle Bluff’s Nature Preschool

Homeschoolers team up to provide group-learning opportunities for their students. At left, Odyssey Homeschool Association families explore the Ferguson Apple Orchard in Galesville, Wisconsin (submitted photo). At right, Christian Homeschoolers of Fillmore County families in front of Kapper’s Big Red Barn near Chatfield. (Photo by Mya Hagen)

Homeschooling: A Closer Look

A family explores Cave of the Mounds, located in Dane County Wisconsin (link in article below). Cave of the Mounds takes its name from the Blue Mounds, two large hill landmarks. The main cavern began forming over a million years ago as water dissolved the limestone bedrock below the surface. (Photo courtesy of DARK Trail)

Explore the Driftless Area Via the DARK Trail

Fiddlehead ferns, ramps and nettles are readily available in the Spring in Southeast Minnesota. (All photos by Loni Kemp unless noted)

Learning to Forage in Minnesota

Potter Auditorium hosts a range of performing arts events. The Chatfield Center for the Arts is shooting for 100 shows in the coming year. (Photo courtesy of Chatfield Center for the Arts)

Spotlight Shines on Chatfield Center for the Arts

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

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

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

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

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