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News About Gordon
FFA Degree

Honorary Chapter FFA Degree from the University of Minnesota Crookston Collegiate FFA for preserving Farm Heritage and promoting Agricultural Literacy through literature.

Article about Gordon in the Redwood Falls Gazette. Click HERE.

Review of A Farm Country Silo Filling
by Mary Ann Grossman in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sunday, December 20, 2015. Click HERE.

Article about Gordon in the
AgriNews. Click HERE.

Article about Gordon in the Pioneer Press. Click HERE.

Review  by Jeri L. Dobrowski in Cowboy Jam Session: Western Culture News & Reviews. Click HERE.

Article in St. Paul Pioneer Press, "A former farm kid shares his stories of growing up in Lakeville." Click HERE.
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Prologue to Farm 
Country Tales

Imagine an era
that’s diff’rent from now,
When times were not better,
but pleasing, somehow.
It’s the year 1950,
when farming was done
By Mother and Father
and Daughter and Son.

by Gordon W. Fredrickson

Read more...
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Reader Views Literary Award Winners

If I Were a Farmer Awarded first place in the children – toddler to 5 category

Farm Country Halloween Awarded second place in the children – early reader (6 to 8)


Events Calendar, a complete list of scheduled sales and book signing events

2022 Scheduled Events

January through December
Kiddie Lit Market  features books for kids by local authors.
https://www.kiddielitmarket.com/gordon-w-fredrickson 

Thursdays, May 26, 2022, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
          Book Sales
​          Montgomery Farmers Market
          Memorial Park
          Montgomery, MN 


Friday, May 27, 2022, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
          Book Sales
          Lonsdale Farmers Market
          outside Whistle Stop Tavern & Grill

          Lonsdale, MN
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Friday, July 8, 2022  9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, July 9, 2022    9:00 AM - 12 Noon
          
Book Sales
          Pan-O-Prog Craft Sale
          Lakeville Heritage Center
​          Lakeville, MN



Friday, Saturday, July 22-23, 2022, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, July 24, 2022, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

           Book Sales & autographing
           2022 Orange Spectacular
           Upper Midwest Allis-Chalmers Club
           Mcleod County Fair Grounds
           Toy/Vendor Building
           Hutchinson, MN
           https://orangespectacular.com 

Saturday, September (exact date to be determined) 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
           Book Sales & autographing
           Holmberg Orchard
           12697 325th Street
           Vesta, MN
           www.holmbergorchardmn.com


Sunday, September (exact date to be determined) 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
          Book Sales & Autographing
          Grape Stomp & Harvest Festival
          Next Chapter Winery

          New Prague, MN
           www.nextchapterwinery.com  

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
           Book Sales & Autographing
           Deep Valley Book Festival
           7th Edition
           Wow! Zone
           Mankato, MN
           www.deepvalleybookfestival.com           


Friday, December 2, 2022, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM   
           Book Sales & Autographing
           Carleton Craft & Custodial Bake Sale
           Carleton College
           Northfield, MN
    




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