Albert Lea residents who participated in the Blue Zones Project potluck moais sample healthy food options on Monday evening at the Freeborn County Historical Museum. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
People could vote on their two favorite recipes during the Blue Zones Project potluck moai celebration Monday night at the Freeborn County Historical Museum. The winners won either a $200 gift certificate to Crescendo Exquisite Food & Fine Wines or Wedgewood Cove. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Nick Buettner, brother of Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner, speaks Monday during the potluck moai celebration. The moais brought people together in small groups to build friendships and learn healthy recipes. It was the first time in the nation for the initiative to be implemented. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune