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Hampton Square

June 29, 2012 By admin

When local customers first pull up to Hampton Square in Blue Ridge, Georgia, they may not see the fresh start-up businesses housed in the newly renovated building right away. They may be remembering the Pontiac dealership, the International Harvester tractor showroom, the poultry factory, the skating rink and the antique store that had all, at […]

Filed Under: Appalachia, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development and Marketing, Cultural Preservation, Georgia, Historic Preservation, Performing Arts, Regional Arts, Starting a Business, Storytelling, Theater

Fall Family Fun on the Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

It’s the glint in his eyes and the mischievous delight in his voice that draws one in to Steve Enger. As he spins tales and visions of abandoned farm equipment turned into marketing props and catapults—an old grainery meticulously renovated into a haunted house, and farmland magically transformed each fall into an intricate maze carved […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Business - family, Corn Mazes, Cultural Preservation, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, North Dakota, On-Farm Visits, Storytelling, Tourism and Recreation

Bert Raney Elementary 3rd Grade

June 29, 2012 By admin

Hands-on Learning Third graders in Pam Betheldson’s class do not learn about science and nature simply from books. They go on frog hunts at nature centers to learn about their ecosystem hands-on. The frog hunt is one of the many activities used to teach the Yellow Medicine East students all about the frogs of Minnesota. […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Biodiversity, Children, Families and Learning, Collaboration, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cultural Preservation, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Consciousness, Environmental Education Programs, Innovative Teaching, Minnesota, Program - university, Public Schools, Schooling, Storytelling, Wildlife Management, Youth, Youth

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