Reaching Out Tucked among serene pines at the Cloquet Forestry Center, is a beehive of activity called the Northeast Minnesota Sustainable Development Partnership (NMSDP). The Partnership is reaching out to a wide range of groups in the region to find innovative ways to renew the countryside. With the energetic support of its executive director, Okey […]
Caring for Our Communities and Serving Our People
Caring for Our Communities and Serving Our People Hot Springs, Montana, is tucked away between the beautiful Salish and Cabinet Mountain ranges in western Montana on the Flathead Reservation of the Confederated Salish, Kootenai, and Pend D’Oreille peoples. Many of the residents in this tiny community of 500+ people are local Salish/Kootenai tribal members. Others […]
Shary’s Berries
It Takes a Strong Woman Although Shary’s Berries is small by conventional standards, there is more than enough work for Shary Zoff and her 10 year-old son, Sam. Located northeast of Duluth, in northern Minnesota on Homestead Road off of Highway 61, Shary’s Berries covers 40 acres. Roughly 10 of these acres are cleared with […]
A Place to Hang Your Hat
A Place to Hang Your Hat Whether you wear a cowboy Stetson, a farmer’s duckbill cap or a woolen stocking hat, the town of Dupree, South Dakota, offers you a warm welcome and a place to “hang your hat.” In this town, population less than 400, with a good arm you can throw a softball […]