Behind the Work
"Behind the Work" is a regular feature on WTIP. Each segment focuses on an individual and the work they do in the region. "Behind the Work" is dedicated to exploring people’s lives, what they do to get by, and the contributions people make to the community. It is not only an exploration of people’s livelihoods, but also and exploration of their passions and hobbies.
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What's On:
Behind The Work: Joan and Bob Burrows
Barbara Jean Johnson-Joan and Bob Burrows work at the Dockside Fish Market in Grand Marais each fall during the herring roe harvest.
Behind the Work: Bob Brandt, Driving Instructor
Kelly Schoenfelder-Bob Brandt has served as Cook County's Drivers Education instructor for 14 years.
Behind the Work: Krishna Woerheide
Barbara Jean Johnson-Krishna Woerheide keeps bees. She calls her bee and honey business Flower Power. But Krishna gets a lot more out of beekeeping than honey. Listen to her take on keeping bees and the lessons learned.
Behind the Work: Rosemary Lamson
Carah Thomas-This edition of WTIP's ongoing series Behind the Work features parish nurse Rosemary Lamson. Lamson is a retired public health nurse, now volunteering her time as a parish nurse.
Behind the Work: Brandee Wenzel
Barbara Jean Johnson-Brandee Wenzel is a Wilderness Ranger in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Behind the Work: Gladys Dockan
Carah Thomas-This edition of WTIP's ongoing series, Behind the Work features Gladys Dockan, 83. Dockan is a lifetime resident of Cook County and has been doing hair and giving home permanents for more than half a century. She did hair at the Care Center in Grand Marais for nearly 20 years, helping residents look and feel better with a cut and a perm. In this Behind the Work, Gladys gives a home perm to another lifetime Cook County resident, Mildred Johnson, 89.
Behind The Work: Natalie Stanton-Peterson
-This edition of WTIP's ongoing series, Behind the Work features international worker Natalie Stanton-Peterson. Natalie grew up in Kingston, Jamaica and St. Thomas, and currently lives in Lutsen, Minnesota. She works as a chef and food service manager at Lockport in Lutsen and as a line cook at Chez Jude in Grand Marais. She has spent 16 months living in Cook County, and plans to return to Jamaica in November.
Behind the Work: Joe Carlson
Carah Thomas-This edition of WTIP's ongoing series, Behind the Work features commercial fisherman Robert “Joe” Carlson. Carlson grew up near Hovland, Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Now 72, Joe still nets herring about five miles from where was born and raised, and first learned to fish from his father and uncles. He also worked in construction and logging over the years, and has commercial fished in Alaska every year since 1969.
On the farm in Cook County
Barbara Jean Johnson-Agriculture is hardly the first thing folks think of when they picture Cook County. In fact, many people think the cold climate and difficult soil make it almost impossible to grow food here, but all that doesn’t stop Nick Wharton and his family from trying. WTIP’s Barbara Jean Johnson has this report from our ongoing series on homesteading in Cook County.
Behind the Work: Randy Schnobrich
Barbara Jean Johnson-This edition of Behind the Work focuses on Randy Schnobrich, woodworker and fine craftsman. With more than 20 years of woodworking under his belt, Randy has built everything from cabins to dogsleds, commissioned furniture to custom doors. Randy also teaches several woodworking classes at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais.
