Big Stone County, Minnesota - Living Rural and Loving it!
Thank you to Edie for sharing this!  (If you’d like to see highlight’s from last year’s events: Birding 2015) Salt Lake Birding Weekend 2016 Saturday April 23 Sponsored by MOU and MRVAC If you’re dreaming about spring and finding migrating shorebirds or prairie wildflowers, why …
Some great wildlife shots from around the MNbump! And a great sunset shot with the snow almost gone…
The presentation last night was excellent! Â We have received great feedback on the evening, and we are looking forward to scheduling the first work session within the next few weeks.
If there are people within the ages of 30 to 49 that are looking to move to rural areas of Minnesota, how do we let them know what a great option Big Stone County would by?
BSAG Handout:
Handout Page 1 Our Call to Action
Handout  Page 2 About BSAG
2016-03-07, Big Stone PresentationÂ
Presentation Video:
BSAG Presentation Kelly Asche from Vicki Oakes on Vimeo.
Discussion following the Presentation Video:
When: Â Monday – March 7th – at 7:00 PM Where: Â Veterans Memorial Building, Main Street, Clinton Rural is Our Opportunity This is your call to action! Population projections for 2010 to 2025 show that Big Stone County is 1 of only 9 counties projected …
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 …
Excellent meeting last night in Appleton! Â 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 employer for our region! Â If you’d like to see this facility re-opened, please go to their new website and see how you can help.
Handout from the Meeting: Â The Appleton Option Handout
Website: Â AppletonOption.org
Appleton Prison Meeting from Vicki Oakes on Vimeo.
The City of Ortonville has obtained the assistance of the National Park System in preparing a City Park Plan. Â 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 …
A video with a few highlights from events held here on the MNbump in Ortonville –
Events & Fun… Living Rural and Loving it! We’ve included a few highlight videos that we have posted throughout this past year from a few of our events to provide a glimpse of life here on the MNbump.  Hope you enjoy! The Celebrate Families Picnic on June …
