Arts & Culture

Al Batt: There is nothing quite as breathtaking as working with cranes

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

Arts & Culture

Guest Column: September is a busy month for the museum

The museum is full of activity this September! We are gearing up for Autumn in the Village, taking ...

Arts & Culture

Al Batt: Why do cardinals fight with windows? Where are all the birds?

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

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Al Batt: What do swallowtail butterflies eat? Do cicada killer wasps kill?

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

Arts & Culture

New executive director feels welcome at museum

Three weeks ago today I embarked on a new adventure and have been humbled by the warm reception ...

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Al Batt: Where have squirrels gone? What are steel-blue cricket hunters?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I’m still as ...

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Plenty of pickling recipes for summer harvests

At no other time of the summer will you find as wide a variety of produce as is ...

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Art Is . . .: Storytelling can teach everyone so much

I was introduced to storytelling about 25 years ago and at the time my thought was, “So, what ...

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Al Batt: Do pelicans use their bills to carry fish, as well as their babies?

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

Arts & Culture

New executive director takes over at museum

The Freeborn County Historical Museum, Library and Village Board of Directors and I, Pat Mulso, past executive director, ...

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Al Batt: Not all that appear to be bumblebees are actually bumblebees

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic, I just finished a big ...

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Guest Column: Writing a love letter to A.L. as an ‘outsider’

My favorite song is playing in the background and I’m all comfy cozy, perched on four pillows in ...

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Across the Pastor’s Desk: ‘Where is my God?’ often asked

Across the Pastor’s Desk by Kenneth Jensen Kenneth Jensen is a retired Evangelical Lutheran Church Association pastor living ...

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Al Batt: 20 different turkey vultures seen in A.L. — what are they up to?

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

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Across the Pastor’s Desk: Living life on the Jericho road

The parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10 is a great commentary on its time and our ...

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