In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we experience the blending of historic preservation and the development of an artistic community as Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack travels to Farwell, MN. 

This exemplar of what defines a rural Minnesota town was facing what would be considered the typical economic struggles associated with having a population of 50, but instead of allowing the Farwell Norwegian Lutheran Church, the creamery, the schoolhouse, and the service station all fall into disrepair, a group of volunteers and artists have taken things in a different direction.  In fact, upon setting out on this journey, Gloria Pfeifer and Ted Irgens have found a groundswell of community support and interest in arts that has taken everyone by surprise. 

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