Scenes from an American Countryside

Kathy’s Place in Sacred Heart, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Immigrants from Micronesia have boosted population numbers in Milan, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

The Montevideo High School basketball team prepares for a home game. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

A woman stands outside her home in Akeley, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Senior citizens in Todd County. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Dan Remer plays for senior citizens in Todd County. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Winter on Mille Lacs Lake in Isle, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Snowy rural Minnesota landscape. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

A congregation claps during a service to celebrate Memorial Day at the Zion Lutheran Church in Watson, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

A wind turbine marks the horizon near Appleton, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Carol Ford talks to a customer in Milan, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Actors perform during the paddling theater production, “With the Future on the Line: Paddling Theater from Granite Falls to Yellow Medicine,” along the Minnesota River in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Crowds gather for the weekly Tuesday night car show in Henderson, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Bruce Tiffany plants seeds in one of his fields in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

The Minnesota High School rodeo in Brainerd, Minnesota. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber

Students wait on the bleachers at Paynesville High School during prom. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber