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People Welcome Fall With Cider at Apple Harvest Festival

Wild Terra Hosted It's Third Annual Apple Harvest Festival, the event attracted big numbers!

October 3, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “It’s one of our biggest events that we do, its one of our favorite events as well.” Said Ethan Hennings Wild Terra Owner Despite a dry year, Wild Terra in downtown Fargo gathered enough apples from local suppliers to make sure there was plenty of cider to go around for this big crowd. ” It was…

Hawley Man Re-Creates 19th Century Forge For Building Viking Age Tools

Swenson is working with researchers to help recreate tools from the late viking age based on archaeological finds from Scandinavia.

August 16, 2020

HAWLEY, Minn. — “This is Goose Prairie Forge; it’s a working blacksmith shop that tries to recreate the time period of about 1885 to 1910,” Goose Prairie Forge Founder Doug Swenson said. Doug Swenson, a physical therapist, doubles as a Blacksmith. He got the design for his shop through interviews with retired blacksmiths around the region, which helped…