Sandbar Storytelling Festival: Business & Immigrant Stories
The Next Featured Business: Baystate Milling
Thursday, July 17 | 7 pm
Free Admission | Freewill Offering
Winona History Center | 160 Johnson St
The next business to be featured in this year’s Business & Immigrant Stories is the story of Bay State Milling on Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m., at the History Center, 160 Johnson St.
Dustin Sanborn, operations manager for Bay State Milling, will explore the history of and operations at the Winona site since 1899. Learn about the varieties of flour produced here, which include traditional bakery, whole wheat, rye, organic, and specialty. The importance of quality products has been a guiding ambition for over 100 years at Bay State Milling. Sponsored by the Sandbar Storytelling Festival.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Sandbar Storytelling Festival, in partnership with the Winona County Historical Society, is continuing their series of Business & Immigrant (B&I) Stories, featuring local businesses and organizations of Winona.
Representatives from each organization will present the story of how their businesses were devised, grew, and succeeded in Winona. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free but the opportunity for a freewill offering will be available. Reservations are encouraged but not necessary at ssf25.eventive.org/schedule.
Upcoming Featured Businesses:
Project FINE | Tuesday, Sept 16
Previously Featured Businesses:
The second featured business in this year’s series was the Winona Farmers Market on Thursday, June 19.
Sandy Dietz and Sarah Schaub will talk on the history of the Winona Farmers Market and the impacts of the market on the local community and economy. Sandy, along with her husband, Lonny, own Whitewater Gardens Farm, a small family vegetable farm in the bluffs above the Whitewater Valley. Sarah, a 4th-generation family farmer, is co-owner and co-operator of Valley Gardens, LLC and works alongside her parents on their organic produce farm, nestled in the beautiful Western Wisconsin bluff country.
The first business featured in this year’s series was The Blue Heron Coffeehouse on Thursday, June 5.
The driving force behind the Blue Heron Coffeehouse has always been a passion for providing good food and service to the community. Larry and Colleen Wolner presented on the family business, which began in September 1998 directly across from Winona State University. Creating quality food products made from scratch using organically grown ingredients whenever possible has made it a destination.
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival, October 7-11, will feature a full week of nationally recognized storytellers at venues throughout Winona.
For more information, email sandbarwinona@gmail.com.
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival is a member of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/membership/.