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A photo of an open sign in a small-town store window. Pexels stock photo.
"Living in a small town, you can't beat it. "
A Small-Town Upbringing Stays With You
A blurred image of a vintage fence railing on a farm. Pexels stock photo.
"Paul paid me a dollar an hour while I was packing stakes."
Driving Stakes and Surveying the Land in Wyoming--Spenser N.
Two women, a mother and daughter, wear orange and white t-shirts and sit on a couch with gray, zigzag stripes.
"We got off the bus for graduation all sweaty and nasty but at least we had a State Championship!"
Batesville's First Softball Champs: A Mother & Daughter Story, Arkansas
"This utter sadness that people had and then a year and a half later to have joy in that moment, it was really moving to me."
An Unforgettable Season: 2012 State Champions in Boys Basketball
Vintage photo of women on the sidelines of a 6-on-6 basketball game, wearing striped shorts.
"When I first think of 6-on-6 basketball, what comes to mind is fast."
An Iowa Tradition: 6-on-6 Women’s Basketball
Photo of a red barn on a farm with pines in the background. Pexels stock photo.
"I loved my job in the hay field."
First Job on the Family Ranch in Rural Nebraska
A dock on Lake Michigan. Pexels stock photo
"There's this sense of security in a smaller town. "
You're Not Alone in a Small Michigan Town
A view of buildings in a small Virginia town. Photo by Heather Shelton
"You need to cherish the little things in life. "
Cherishing Friends and Family in a Small Michigan Town
A family walks in the sunset with a bright sky in the background.
"It taught me that I belong. "
Cherished Memories from Dobbs Ferry, New York
An older man in a striped, gray suit and glasses puts his hands together as he talks.
"He had to do a lot of farming, maybe that's what kept him from going to school."
Mr. Wilbur Cobbs: School and Work in South Carolina
Ojibwe Community members Natalie Weyaus, Mike Wilson, Charles Lippert and Terry Kemper
"We respect water because we were born in water."
The Ojibwe Community and Water in Minnesota
Craig and Clarissa Prudhomme
Whitewater Adventures in Banning State Park, Minnesota--Craig & Clarissa Prudhomme

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