“That’s Our New Theater” Sometimes art begets art. On his drive home from a poetry festival in Marshall, Minnesota, in the spring of 1998, Ken Flies imagined the basic idea for the Rural America Arts Partnership. He had heard enough that week of abandoned barns and falling silos, and he knew there was a strong […]
Rocori Senior Center
A New Home Founded in 1990 and with its lease up for renewal, the Rocori Senior Center began searching for a new home. The Center found that home in an unusual setting: a shared space with the Rocori Middle School in Cold Spring. The allocation of physical space for a senior center by the Rocori […]
Finke’s Berry Farm
Strawberry Fields Forever What is better than a ripe strawberry picked fresh in the field, or a handful of blueberries straight from the bush? ‘Nothing’ is the answer that Doug Finke and Diane Feld-Finke would give. The couple’s berry farm has come a long way since it began in 1986. Finke’s Berry Farm is a […]
Bert Raney Elementary 3rd Grade
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. […]