Rural Resurrection

Hiring a Branding Consultant for Your City

As I’ve discussed previously on this blog, communities are quickly realizing the importance of branding. Conveying a brand helps build a sense of unity among residents. It helps market the… Read more »

The Importance of an Effective Wayfinding System

Navigating through the areas we live, work, and play has invariably been a predicament for all of us. Even with the advent of GPS and Google Maps, we all eventually… Read more »

USDA SEARCH Grant

Occasionally on Rural Resurrection, we spotlight a few grants that are available to rural communities throughout the Midwest. Usually, we are talking about a specific project and mention how a… Read more »

Bicycle Tourism is Regional Economic Development

Bicycle tourism is an under utilized sector of the tourism market for small towns. Many communities are realizing how impactful bicycle tourism is important to local economic development. However, those… Read more »

RAGBRAI ’25 is Coming!

The annual pilgrimage of biking enthusiasts will soon begin. Hefting their bikes and their gear into cars, trucks, buses, and trailers, they are coming en masse to Iowa. Specifically, they’ll… Read more »

Book Review: Deciding on Trails

As the name suggests, Book Reviews takes a look at books that have a rural subject or provide commentary on a subject matter that affects rural communities. Our last Book… Read more »

Happy Independence Day!!!

Happy Independence Day to everyone!

The DREAM Initiative

Near the center of Downtown Chillicothe, Missouri, sits Silver Moon Plaza. Much like many other downtowns, Chillicothe lost a building in its square, leaving an open lot void that sticks… Read more »

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Trail Grants Program

For small towns in the rural areas of this country, ideas and the desire are often in plentiful supply, but money often is not. Rural Resurrection is always on the… Read more »

Nebraska’s Creative Districts

At this year’s Nebraska Planning Conference, I had the chance to take in a few good sessions that piqued my interest. Possibly the best session I took in was one… Read more »