Arts & Culture

Al Batt: Watching prairie chickens dance a rare gift with small population

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask.

Arts & Culture

Guest Column: Power of Produce club back this year

Last year was the first year that the Albert Lea Farmers Market offered the Power of Produce Club ...

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The Stairwell News: Life lessons from the cheer-up squad

Life lessons from the cheer-up squad.

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Al Batt: Purple martins likely stay put, huddle up if coming back to cold

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask.

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Serendipity Gardens: What is your favorite color to have in the garden?

My Merriam-Webster Dictionary states the color blue is a color between green and violet in the color spectrum: ...

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Al Batt: Starlings recognized for looks, aerial displays and as pet to Mozart

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask.

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Art is: What is art? Shows defy a definition

What is art?

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Al Batt: Missing meadowlarks may be found south as population here falls

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask.

Arts & Culture

Serendipity Gardens: Still time to see if April folklore holds true this year with the crazy weather

This morning I was sitting by the patio doors writing in my birding journal when a robin landed ...

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Audubon’s process involved shooting, mounting, drawing, dissecting

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask.

Arts & Culture

Activity, chatter increase in fields, ponds, yards as spring arrives

Al Batt of Hartland is a member of the Albert Lea Audubon Society. Email him at SnoEowl@aol.com. My ...

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Whatever it is, make your garden ‘you’

When I started gardening, I had only been married a few years and we had finally purchased our ...

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Guest Column: Downtown is a historic cross-section

Did you know that Albert Lea has the most intact historic district in the state of Minnesota?

Arts & Culture

Al Batt: Dinner for one at a time as chickadees follow feeder pecking order

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask.

Arts & Culture

Finding common ground: Can art bring us closer?

Can art heal? Can art help us to find common ground? Can art bring us together?

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