Month: February 2016

MNbump Assets

MNbump Assets

Thanks to the help from the University of Minnesota’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships and their Tourism Center we’ve been working on identifying a deeper understanding of our ttourism potential and ways to develop opportunities – and we have been busy identifying assets… Big Stone Lake, Big 

VIDEO:  Appleton Prison Meeting

VIDEO: Appleton Prison Meeting

Excellent meeting last night in Appleton!  I have uploaded the video for those of you here on the MNbump that were unable to make the meeting. There were many from Big Stone County that were employed by the Appleton prison – they were a significant 

National Park System Assistance in the MNbump!

National Park System Assistance in the MNbump!

The City of Ortonville has obtained the assistance of the National Park System in preparing a City Park Plan.  What an opportunity to evaluate their community’s Park System and tie in with the area’s land uses and assets!

The fresh look at our area from students (and professors) is a great reminder to those of us that live here of the beauty that surrounds us daily!

Check out the website that has been created for this Park Plan process and watch the videos of the first meeting with the students.

Link to blog post & video on their first meeting:

https://ortonvilleparks.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/park-plan-first-meeting-meet-the-group/

 

VIDEO:  Ortonville 2015 in Review

VIDEO: Ortonville 2015 in Review

A video with a few highlights from events held here on the MNbump in Ortonville –