Big Stone County, Minnesota - Living Rural and Loving it!
The featured picture (above) is the Train Depot in Clinton. Â This building has been beautifully restored/maintained with a nice little playground and picnic tables behind the building – great stop while traveling through the MNbump on Highwy 75 (King of Trails!) The first is a …
Carson Ouellette, Northwest Minnesota Regional Field Representative for  U.S. Senator Al Franken, was in Ortonville this morning talking concerns with local leaders. Pictured (L to R):  Ortonville Mayor Steve Berkner, County Commissioner Brent Olson, Carson Ouellette of U.S. Senator Al Franken’s Office, Cindy Jorgenson of OAHS, …
KDIO announces the new summer hours for the Museum:
Museum Opening for the Season
The Big Stone County Historical Society Museum announces its opening dates and hours for 2016. The museum will be open this Saturday, April 9th and Sunday, April 10th. Then the museum will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays the rest of the month starting April 15th. Friday and Saturday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
If you would like to visit the museum on days that the museum in not scheduled to be open, please contact Larry Helgeson at the museum at (320) 839-3359, at home at (320) 273-2331 or cell # (320) 305-4533.
Starting May 1st the museum will be open seven days per week. Monday through Saturday hours will be 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Photo Tour of the Log Home (just one of the Museum out buildings)
Do you see the Fiber coming to your place yet? Big Stone County – “Living Rural and Lovin’ it” is getting even better! Acira – Powered by Farmers Mutual & Federated Telephone will have fiber to the home across our County (rural areas  since our communities are already have internet coverage) – …
A great video by Lee and Jeanie Kanten – work accomplished so far and the plans for the Water Plant building.
With the amazing interaction that this photo received when I posted it to the MNbump Facebook Page, I thought it would make a great first post for our newly added category “Photo Highlights”.  I was running early for a meeting that was in Graceville – so I took a quick loop to drive along the lake and with the gorgeous evening and calm waters who could resist stopping to take a quick picture of that view!  (Facebook Insights:  4,300 FB feed reach, 446 post clicks & 218 likes, comments & shares for this picture!)
This beautiful Church was erected during the pastorate of Father Michael O’Brien and was given the title of Church of the Holy Rosary.  In 1897, it was dedicated by Archbishop John Ireland.  The steeple was destroyed and other extensive damage done by a tornado in 1944.  Renovation and redecoration of the Church were completed during the years while Father D. Eichinger and Father D. Lehman were pastors.  (Information taken from the Big Stone County Historical Society’s “Big Stone County, Minnesota 1881-1981 book – Stop by the BSC Museum at 987 US Hwy 12 in Ortonville for everything historical in Big Stone County!!)
Link to the Church of the Holy Rosary Website
Carol Bauer has taken many amazing pictures of this Church, Graceville & Big Stone County – check out her Facebook Page.
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 …