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Looking to the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Looking to the Future Bagley, a town of 1,300 in north central Minnesota with its own Lake Lamand, also serves as the gateway to Itasca State Park. Itasca is known as the source of the mighty Mississippi River, yet it’s equally famous for over 3,000 acres of old-growth pine. Community leaders in Bagley often describe […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Minnesota, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals

A Place to Hang Your Hat

June 29, 2012 By admin

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 […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, South Dakota

Taking Action Toward Change

June 29, 2012 By admin

Taking Action Toward Change Residents of Kamiah know firsthand the importance of having a plan, a strategic roadmap providing direction for the future of this rural north central Idaho community. Yet they also know that just like having a roadmap and a car with no gas, a community having a plan without leadership goes nowhere. […]

Filed Under: Aquatic Center, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Family Entertainment and Activities, Heritage Tourism, Hiking & Cross-Country Skiing, Idaho, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Planning, Tourism and Recreation, Youth

A Community With a Can-do Spirit

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Community With a Can-do Spirit As you drive into eastern South Dakota, the prairie extends forever. There is vegetation the color of Black Hills gold. The sky is a brilliant blue. Pheasants, the peacock of the prairie, cross in front of you. Cattle graze. If you are traveling at night, the sky is hung […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Planning, South Dakota, Youth, Youth Leadership

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