International Falls is Going Global On the historic main street of International Falls stands a beautiful building that may have a big future. Today it is a vacant school, known as the AB/Backus building, but the people of International Falls hope it will become a community center, buzzing with the sounds of people and computers […]
Hoch Orchard
Creative Farming Nestled deep in the steep, wooded hills and valleys of the Mississippi River is the 30-acre Hoch Orchard, tended by Harry and Jackie Hoch. After leaving the orchard for seven growing seasons, Harry and Jackie decided to return to their apple orchard and raise their family in a rural community. Since 1997, the […]
High Pointe Coverings
A 40-year Old Idea Entrepreneur Lloyd Peterson’s company, High Pointe Coverings crafts wool mattresses, an idea Lloyd has entertained for 40 years now. The idea began forming when Lloyd visited a neighbor’s auction where he met his fate. “She showed me this mattress made of wool, which was over 100 years old. ”I ended up […]
Hidden Stream Farm
A Partnership Between Generations In Elgin, Minnesota a partnership has begun, a partnership of two generations. Everett Koenig, a winner of the Conservation Farmer of the Year in Wabasha County award, has been farming 180 acres near Elgin since 1961. In the 1970’s Everett made a conscious choice to move away from the use of […]
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