JASPER, Minn. — The winds of history can be found in Pipestone County. "I come from 'Chicagoland' where they say it's the Windy City. No, this is windy," Trinidad Garcia said. Even on a day with ...

JASPER, Minnesota — The wind-fueled prairies of Pipestone County, Minnesota offer grand views of grand turbines. But a few turns down a back road, you'll also find their grandparents. “It kind of went ...

Regarding the letters of May 25 on rural wind power: Rural America used wind before electricity was available. Most farms had a windmill. They pumped water from the well into a tank for home use. Here ...

Mon., Sept. 9, 2019 Hugh Grim, left, a longtime hobbyist who restores old farm windmills, chats with Spokane County Interstate Fair visitor David Haraway, right, under an antique windmill that was ...

Windmills have been a great topic of discussion around New Jersey in recent years, but recently a new question popped up. Who is responsible for the old-fashioned, full-size windmill that is sitting ...

If you can't get a new windfarm up and running on your property, sometimes getting an old one going can be just as good. SOUTHEAST, N.Y. (AP) -- An antiquated windmill that has not been in operation ...

Over the last 26 years, Ruby and Chuck Rickgauer have become what some might call big collectors. Their collection is large not only in numbers, but in scale. They’ve amassed over 30 vintage windmills ...

After Issiaih Yott survived his first terrifying climb up the farm windmill at the age of 10, the machinery that was once the lifeblood of the Plains became his life’s work. Issiaih Yott talks about ...