Feature Stories

12 Oh, fleeting days of autumn in Minnesota

Audrey Kletscher Helbling captures the mood of the season in photos and words.

18 Roadside stand

Selling pumpkins a “ministry of joy” for Kasota farmer.

22 Educational corn maze

Making memories in corn field near Montgomery.

38 Budding author’s helping hand

10-year-old working hard on behalf of the Duluth Children’s Museum.

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On Faribault’s east side is Twiehoff Gardens and Nursery which is known for its pumpkins
that they sell by the wagon load. Photo by Audrey Kletscher Helbling

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4 Letters

5 Calendar

6 Glory days

I REMEMBER back in grade school sitting in art class painting a picture of an autumn sunset.

I was never good at art, at least not if you consider art being either drawing or painting. When I got older I told people my medium was words. I would say, “I paint pictures with words.”

I guess that helped me feel better about my lack of artistic ability....

8 Meet your neighbors: Sauk Centre

Kathryn Liesemeyer: Healing place comes full circle

26 Travel: Ely: Story By Bob Matson | Photos by Donna Andrews

BEARS HAVE CAPTIVATED humans from the beginning of time. The Ojibwa worshiped them as “the Spirit Bear” because of their human-like qualities. References to bears are found in ancient and modern literature, folk songs, legends, mythology, children’s stories and cartoons...

30 Cooking in the Country with Chris

Minnesota made: The season of giving and eating

36 Book reviews

Libraries of Minnesota (Minnesota Byways series)
Photos by Doug Ohman - Text by Will Weaver, Pete Hautman, John Coy, Nancy Carlson, Marsha Wilson Chall, David LaRochelle& Kao Kalia Yang Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2011

The Last Hunter, An American Family Album
By Will Weaver - Borealis Books, 2010

Why Did Santa Leave a Body? Yuletide Tales of Murder and Mayhem
Stories by Jessie Chandler, Michael Allen Mallory, Brian Landon, Camille Hyytinen, Barbara DaCosta, Joan Murphy Pride, Dennis Anderson, Kathleen Lindstrom, J. Henry, T.J. Roth and Marlene Chabot North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 2010

40 Gals and garages

Bruno Press: MARY BRUNO USED TO watch as her father, Don Bruno, worked on his old letter press machines. Little did she know that one day she’d follow in his footsteps...

44 What’s in your boathouse?

1955 Thompson Thomboy: Our featured boat is owned by Andreas Rude of Independence, Minn. Andreas is founder and president of the Thompson Antique & Classic Boat Rally...

45 Minnesota crossword

46 Back in the day

In Wasioja and Litchfield, historic buildings honor Civil War veterans: NO TED IN CIVIL WAR history as the first state to send troops to join the Union cause, Minnesota today remains committed to preserving historically-significant buildings connected to that divisive war.

48 Picture this

48 Picture This
Submitted by Jesse Johnson of Hector, Minnesota

SAY S JESSE JOHNSON, who took both of these photos in his yard in rural Hector: “ I love looking at the red barn and seeing the trees and scenery change with the different seasons. The snow covered berry branch is also in my yard. I am a wife of a great husband and we have two wonderful busy sons. In my spare time when I am not at work at the local elementary school or playing with my sons, I pick up my camera and start taking pictures. I love to capture the beauty of nature and precious moments of my sons as they grow and discover new things. Everything around us moves and changes at such a fast pace, it is nice that with a push of a button, snap of the shutter we can freeze a moment in time forever.

FYI If you’ve got a special photograph you’d like to share with the readers of Minnesota Moments, send it to us at E-mail: info@minnesotamoments.com or mail to: Picture This; Minnesota Moments, PO Box 436, Cold Spring, MN 56320. Photos will not be returned, unless accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.