Cheryl Sjoblad, Nisswa, buys violas from Al Cunningham, of Natural Spring Farm in Brainerd, on Thursday, May 7, at the opening day of the Nisswa Farmers Market. The market runs 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Nisswa American Legion parking lot. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
The Nisswa Farmers Market opened for the season Thursday, May 7, in the Nisswa American Legion parking lot with a few vendors and a few new guidelines.
Arrows direct people to walk one way, a handwashing station sits in the middle of the lot, and a sign lists safety precautions.
The market runs 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Legion parking lot. Other farmers markets across the area also are opening.
Laura Raedeke, Nisswa, looks at herbs to buy on the opening day of the Nisswa Farmers Market on Thursday, May 7, in the Nisswa American Legion parking lot. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
Nancy Vogt is editor of the Pineandlakes Echo Journal, a weekly newspaper that covers eight communities in the Pequot Lakes-Pine River areas - from Nisswa to Hackensack and Pequot Lakes to Crosslake.
She started as editor of the Lake Country Echo in July 2006, and continued in that role when the Lake Country Echo and the Pine River Journal combined in September 2013 to become the Pineandlakes Echo Journal. She worked for the Brainerd Dispatch from 1992-2006 in various roles.
She covers Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Lake Shore and Crosslake city councils, as well as writes feature stories, news stories and personal columns (Vogt's Notes). She also takes photos at community events.
Contact her at nancy.vogt@pineandlakes.com or 218-855-5877 with story ideas or questions. Be sure to leave a voicemail message!
