http://www.thelandonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_007154235.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_007154235.html Stony Run Creek does more than give its name to Dale and Jo Pederson's business — Stony Run Woods Willow Furniture — it also supplies some of the raw materials. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:17:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_347121441.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_347121441.html George Mayerchak of Long Prairie sometimes sees a gnome or a wood spirit in a tree branch. Being the gentleman that he is, Mayerchak will release the little fellow from its wooden captivity. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:25:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_340094932.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_340094932.html Enestvedt Seed display, Minnesota State Fair Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_328192908.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_328192908.html There are 11,842 lakes in Minnesota but this one has always had a special power to draw humans. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_311173402.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_311173402.html “I wanted something they could be remembered by,” Denny Thedans said. “All those people who died on 9/11, we have to remember them.” Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:15:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_297165722.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_297165722.html It’s late August and the sweet corn harvest is going strong on the irrigated lands near Brooten. The Migrant Health Services clinic-in-a-travel-trailer rolled into the town’s migrant worker housing project earlier in the day. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_281161116.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_281161116.html As summer turns to fall, the slight chill in the air tells a Monarch butterfly that it’s time to begin its long journey south. It’s also the time for kids to journey to the Ney Nature Center near Henderson for a truly hands-on educational experience. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:15:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_263111802.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_263111802.html The next time you see a colony of bees on one of Minnesota’s back roads, tip your hat. They are some of agriculture’s hardest workers. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:15:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_253170940.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_253170940.html Marv Spomer started collecting signs 25 years ago when he and his wife, Jeanine, were antiquing and she said, “Why don’t you look for automotive stuff?” He’s never quit. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:12:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_240102617.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_240102617.html The Stomping Grounds across from the theater on 4th Street in Staples has the feel of what a coffee shop should be. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_226172454.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_226172454.html The one-room schoolhouse’s final report cards were handed out ages ago. ... And yet Heritage Acres in Fairmont is most certainly a living, breathing place, entertaining visitors of all ages while sharing Minnesota’s agricultural history. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_214145752.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_214145752.html It’s time Minnesotans did something about their legislature; the 1902 legislature. That year our representatives in St. Paul made the showy pink and white lady slipper our state flower. The north country’s largest orchid may not have been the wisest choice. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_205174414.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_205174414.html Who would suspect that a premier auto builder is headquartered in southwestern Minnesota? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_184120100.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_184120100.html When Glenn Brix wanted to make his woodworking hobby into a part-time commercial enterprise he took it in a surprising direction. “I’ve built and sold 250 coffins,” he said. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_171102318.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_roads/local_story_171102318.html Lloyd Majerus’ good-natured humor has kept his wife, Angela, in stitches for nearly 64 years.