Welcome to SUNRISE SHEEP & WOOL, a small farm located in Sunrise Township in East Central Minnesota, just below the St. Croix River where it angles East before heading South over Taylor's Falls. We are located 6 miles East of North Branch, 1/2 mile South of Hiqhway 95 on Kost Trail.

The farm consists of about 30 acres of pasture and 30 acres of Oak and Conifer forest. In August of 1998, we purchased it from Sharon and Gordon Frank who homesteaded the place in 1973. It is now the home to a flock of purebred Icelandic Sheep, who enjoy the grass and hay raised on our farm.

Our breeding plan includes artificial insemination using frozen semen imported from Iceland. We emphasize several different lines of Leadersheep from Iceland, which include Ari, Biskup, Blesi, Geri, Karl Phillip, Leifur, Prestur, Skumur and Tigull lines. For those interested in Leadersheep, two utube videos about Leadersheep have recently become available: Icelandic Leadersheep, Part 1 (8 min) and Icelandic Leadersheep, Part 2 (9min).
See also Anecdotes about Leadersheep.

In September of 2007, Sunrise Sheep & Wool served as the host farm for the 3rd SouthRam Icelandic Sheep VAI Seminar. Fifteen registrants and a couple of spouses enjoyed two days of learning and fellowship. For those who missed the seminar and those who want to relive part of it, a slide show of the festivities can be viewed here.

The links below provide information about our flock to Shepherds interested in Icelandic Breeding Stock and Spinners interested in Icelandic Wool and Icelandic Rovings.  Each year we offer a limited number of Icelandic Freezer Lambs. We also have a small inventory of Ram Horns for sale. Contact us via phone or email for further information or to reserve your freezer lamb.

We accept Credit Cards(via PayPal), PayPal, or Personal Checks as payment.