About UsWelcome to Bluffscape Amish Tours in beautiful Lanesboro, Minnesota. We are excited that you have found us and hope that you take the time to explore the Southeastern Minnesota culture we have to offer you. Here is our story.
2005, Dave & Joan Ruen began their new business venture in Lanesboro. Joan taught high school business part-time and wanted to start a small business. Dave works full time in agribusiness, but fully supports Joan in the operation. We both were interested in framing and decided that custom framing and a small art gallery would be a great fit for the Lanesboro community as it is known as one of 100 Best Small Art Towns in America by author John Villani. Almost a year into the business we decided to add instant digital photo processing as a service to the community. The photo kiosk saves people a trip out of town for quick and easy photo service. After much thought and with mixed emotions, January 31, 2010, we closed the art gallery and gift shop. The artists and their work will be greatly missed! Thank you to our artists and customers, we had fun serving you! A New Addition November 4, 2007, we purchased Flaby's Amish Tour business. Gerry had wonderful tours with the Amish, and we thought it would be fun to carry on Flaby's professional Amish tours. Vern, Eric,and Joan are our excellent, knowledgeable, and friendly hosts that guide the tours. Dave is great with people and looks forward to a few Saturdays for his turn as the tour guide. The Ruen Family David, Joan, Meredith, Kirsten, and the late Andrew Ruen make up the Ruen Family. David is a native of Lanesboro. He is employed in the agribusiness industry and you may see him guiding a tour occasionally on Saturdays. Dave has lived in various places in the midwest due to his career and is now settled back in his hometown. Joan was raised in northwestern Minnesota. Joan moved from the flat Red River Valley to the rolling hills of the Bluff Country. She appreciates the beauty of both the open prairies of NW MN and the bluffs of SE MN! Joan enjoys guiding the Amish tours and meeting all the guests that ride along with us. Andrew a senior in high school in 2006, was accepted to attend Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and planned to major in chemical engineering. Andrew passed away on April 1, 2006. You can learn more about Andrew at the memorial link in this Web site. Meredith is a sophomore in college and is looking forward to the new challenges ahead with three majors. Meredith is always wearing a smile and loves to read. Meredith was a great help at our gallery last summer. Kirsten is active in school and loves to participate in sports, but appreciates her down time when she gets it. Kirsten has a great imagination and loves the outdoors. Kirsten was also able to pitch in at the gallery when needed. Our Reservation Specialists The friendly staff at the Feed Mill and Cheryl's Apparel will be taking your reservations for Bluffscape Amish Tours. Please call for reservations. To contact us for a Bluffscape Amish Tour please call (507) 467-3070 BluffScape Amish Tours Mailing Address: P.O. Box 316, Lanesboro, MN 55949 |
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