Rural Resurrection

What is Placemaking?

To some, the term “placemaking” has been a popular buzzword in urban planning circles for the past couple of decades. But placemaking has actually been around since the 1960s. It… Read more »

Ghost Towns: Links to Stories

The Ghost Towns series of posts has been a popular set of posts on this blog. As stated in each post, it is important to learn from these ghost towns… Read more »

Ghost Towns: Gilman, Colorado

Ghost Towns is a relatively popular category for the Rural Resurrection website. Our last posting in this category was on Crystal Springs, North Dakota. There’s an old saying, “Those who… Read more »

RAGBRAI: Links to Stories

My posts about each year’s RAGBRAI event in Iowa have been a popular set of posts on this blog. Each year that my team, the Buff Riders, takes on RAGBRAI… Read more »

Charles City Cannot Be Overlooked

Charles City was the overnight town at the end of the fifth day of RAGBRAI 2022. “Chuck City’s” downtown served as a good setting for the evening activities after the… Read more »

At Your Side Small Business Grant Program

Each year Main Street America rolls out a number of grants available to communities throughout the United States. Many times, they team up with the philanthropic arm of major corporations… Read more »

Implementation Month: Low-Hanging Fruit

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the fourth annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? One way of getting started is to find… Read more »

Implementation Month: SMART Goals

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the third annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! When implementing community plans it is important to know exactly what you want… Read more »

National Implementation Month 2023

Happy National Implementation Month!! This year’s National Implementation Month is the 4th annual celebration of getting things done! The concept for the month-long event came out of my earlier articles… Read more »

Looking Back on 2022

This year was finally a return to normalcy…..ok, somewhat normalcy. Looking back on 2022, we have as a nation, a world that has started to emerge from the pandemic. But… Read more »