Photo by Noelle OlsonJoe and Lynn Zerwas stand in front of the Corn Lady stand in Rush City.
Noelle Olson
ECM Post Review
There are a lot of corn stands around, but not many have been around for 30 years.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Wyoming resident Lynn Zerwas, known as “The Corn Lady,” started her stand in Pine City during the Reagan Administration and currently is selling corn, fresh fruit and vegetables at the Dollar General store parking lot in Rush City.
The stand offers corn, peaches, potatoes, onions, beets, cucumbers, carrots and other fresh produce from The Green Barn in Isanti.
“The earliest that I’ve sold corn during the season was July 9,” Lynn said. “But I usually start around the 18th. It depends on when it’s ready, and I don’t want the corn until it is the way people like it.”
This is the first year Lynn has put her stand in Rush City. Her husband Joe comes with
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