About Us
About Rum River Icelandics
We are located 6 miles northwest of Milaca, Minnesota, just 3 miles
off of U.S. Highway 169. Nestled in a new development area, we
have about 7 acres of what was once an alfalfa field. When I moved
here with my wife and children in the fall of 2002, we debated back
and forth about what to do with 7 acres. It's too much to mow, not
enough to farm. We thought of raising animals, but what? Were we
going to raise elk, Lowline Angus, alpacas, or Whitetail Deer? Maybe
open a nursery business growing shrubs, trees, and other
landscape plants? Never did I imagine that we would choose
sheep! Lo and behold, on that fateful spring day in 2003, I was
looking through a book about various breeds of sheep and came
across this very unique looking animal. It had the shape of a sheep,
the horns of a sheep, but was it? The wool, long and flowing, looked
more like an exotic animal from some far off place. Little did I know
that it did indeed come from some far off place. That place being
Iceland. From that day forward, our hearts were set on the Icelandic
Sheep. Every day has been a joy in taking care of them, nurturing the
lambs, watching them jump and play in the springtime sun, and
watching the rams establish their dominance. There have been
many heartbreaks along the way, but all-in-all, I couldn't be happier
with anything else!
We are located 6 miles northwest of Milaca, Minnesota, just 3 miles
off of U.S. Highway 169. Nestled in a new development area, we
have about 7 acres of what was once an alfalfa field. When I moved
here with my wife and children in the fall of 2002, we debated back
and forth about what to do with 7 acres. It's too much to mow, not
enough to farm. We thought of raising animals, but what? Were we
going to raise elk, Lowline Angus, alpacas, or Whitetail Deer? Maybe
open a nursery business growing shrubs, trees, and other
landscape plants? Never did I imagine that we would choose
sheep! Lo and behold, on that fateful spring day in 2003, I was
looking through a book about various breeds of sheep and came
across this very unique looking animal. It had the shape of a sheep,
the horns of a sheep, but was it? The wool, long and flowing, looked
more like an exotic animal from some far off place. Little did I know
that it did indeed come from some far off place. That place being
Iceland. From that day forward, our hearts were set on the Icelandic
Sheep. Every day has been a joy in taking care of them, nurturing the
lambs, watching them jump and play in the springtime sun, and
watching the rams establish their dominance. There have been
many heartbreaks along the way, but all-in-all, I couldn't be happier
with anything else!
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| Rum River Icelandics Al and Amy Birnbaum 14292 170th Street Milaca, Mn. 56353 (320) 250-4085 al_birnbaum@RumRiverIcelandics.com |