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Essay | “May Peace Prevail on Earth”

Regional Arts

Each spring, the Mississippi River’s backwater streams gradually return to life across the Reno Bottoms south of Brownsville. (Photo by Ken Lubinski)

Essay | Spring Rising

Essayist Ken Lubinski reminds us we’re not the only ones awaiting spring.

The author fly fishing on the Root River. (Submitted photo)

Poetry | An Ode…A Shiver…A Loon

Lanesboro poet Becky Damron shares three poems with readers.

The Wolf Moon is also called the Moon on the Frost of Tipis by the Dakota people.  (Photo by Sharen Storhoff)

Essay | Winter Silence

January is a time of silence and the Wolf Moon. An essay by Loni Kemp.

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Poetry | Those Darn Feelings

Poetry by Diane Knight.

Pottery for sale in Sue Pariseau’s studio southeast of Lanesboro.  Sue organizes the annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour in April.  (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Profile | The Artist Behind the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour

Renee Bergstrom visits with Sue Pariseau, the artist behind the annual spring Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.

Dave and Lynn Susag, pictured here in traditional Viking garb, have made multiple trips to Norway. (Photo submitted by Lynn Susag)

Profile | A Norwegian Love Story

Steve Harris introduces an artist couple devoted to themselves and their Norwegian art.

(Submitted photo)

Poetry | Welcome Winter

Lanesboro historian and poet shares seasonal poems with readers.

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