Rural Resurrection

Why Branding?

Branding is at the core of marketing in the corporate world. It is a key component to building a loyal customer base that keeps coming back to purchase your good… Read more »

Economic Impact of Bike Tourism

Last week we discussed “What is Bicycle Tourism?” in an effort to bring attention to this important sector of the tourism market for small towns. As of the date of… Read more »

What is Bicycle Tourism

With any luck, when this post is published, I’ll be in Pocahontas, Iowa. Sitting in a chair, sipping on a tasty beverage, and waiting for my team to ride into… Read more »

RAGBRAI ’22 is Coming!

It’s mid-July and that means that RAGBRAI ’22 is just around the corner. This year the annual event will be traversing the northern reaches of Iowa on its way to… Read more »

Adaptive Reuse: Ridgeway Community Center

Adaptive Reuse is a relatively popular category for the Rural Resurrection website. If done right, an adaptive reuse project can be a profitable venture for those involved. But if done… Read more »

6 Reasons For Adaptive Reuse in Your Community

In last week’s post we explored “What is Adaptive Reuse?” In addition to defining and describing what it is, we looked at some recent posts on Rural Resurrection about successful… Read more »

Over the past few years, there have been a few articles on adaptive reuse projects throughout the Midwest. But what is “adaptive reuse”? According to Wikipedia, “adaptive reuse refers to the… Read more »

Remembering the Pilger Tornadoes (Part 2)

Last week we remembered the tornadoes that devastated Pilger, Nebraska in 2014. June 16th marked the 8th anniversary of the twin tornadoes that changed Pilger forever. In the aftermath of… Read more »

Remembering the Pilger Tornadoes (Part 1)

June 16th of this year marks the 8th anniversary of Pilger, Nebraska, tornado. Or more so, the Pilger tornadoes as twin tornados ripped through the Pilger area at essentially the… Read more »

Ghost Towns: Crystal Springs, North Dakota

Ghost Towns is a relatively popular category for the Rural Resurrection website. Our last posting in this category was on Ardmore, South Dakota. There’s an old saying, “Those who cannot… Read more »