By
Kate Carlson
Winona 360
What started as a spur-of-the-moment adventure in the corner of Acoustic Cafe in downtown Winona turned into a lifelong passion and career for one Decorah, Iowa-based musician.
Michelle Lynn just wanted to write. During her teenage years, she penned everything from poems to prose to song lyrics, yet didn't have a medium in which to present her work.
"I've always had an interest in writing and poetry and it didn't occur to me until I was surrounded by musicians that I could learn an instrument and perform my work," she said.
And so she did. Lynn took up the guitar and began singing her pieces to friends and family, but her act wasn't complete without a live show. A friend who was attending
Winona State University at the time talked her into performing at the
Acoustic Cafe and from that moment on, she knew she was hooked.
"It's funny how you remember everything about your first show," Lynn said. "I can still remember how...
