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Ancient tradition of gathering Wild Rice

Richard and Carrie (left) Mark and John Aspinwall pole their canoes through the wild rice beds off of Green's Point in the Mississippi River Wednesday. Three generations of the Aspinwall family have been coming to Green's Point near Brainerd to g...

Richard and Carrie (left) Mark and John Aspinwall pole their canoes through the wild rice beds off of Green’s Point in the Mississippi River Wednesday. Three generations of the Aspinwall family have been coming to Green’s Point near Brainerd to gather wild rice. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Richard and Carrie (left) Mark and John Aspinwall pole their canoes through the wild rice beds off of Green’s Point in the Mississippi River Wednesday. Three generations of the Aspinwall family have been coming to Green’s Point near Brainerd to gather wild rice. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

Richard and Carrie (left) Mark and John Aspinwall pole their canoes through the wild rice beds off of Green’s Point in the Mississippi River Wednesday. Three generations of the Aspinwall family have been coming to Green’s Point near Brainerd to gather wild rice. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls.

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