Community & Culture
Buck spoke May 11 with Jon Turk, environmental scientist and adventurer, about what drives him to undertake extreme adventure, what it takes to succeed, and pushing one's body to these limits at age 66. Jon recently completed a 1,500-mile circumnavigation...
Buck chatted May 11 with Julia Herz, craft beer program director at the Brewers Association, and publisher of craftbeer.com, about the huge rise in popularity of craft beers, which beer to serve with what food, and lots more.
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Bob chatted May 4 with Lloyd Kahn, founder of Shelter Publications, in town for the North House sustainability weekend, about his new book, 'micro-housing,' fitness and more.
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Buck chatted May 4 with Atina Diffley, organic consultant and author of "Turn Here Sweet Corn," her memoir about life as a Minnesota organic farmer. Buck found the book to be both suspenseful and moving. Listen and find out why.
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Welcome back to Magnetic North, the destination for every migrating feathered beauty on earth - or so it seems to us birdbrains. By that I mean every bird lover, not just the watchers.
Oh, like everyone, I watch the incoming warblers and Canada geese. I journal the date the...
Oh, like everyone, I watch the incoming warblers and Canada geese. I journal the date the...
Dave Seaton spoke Apr. 13 with artist, master teacher and mentor Hazel Belvo, who is serving as artist-in-residence at the Grand Marais Art Colony, about her artistic influences, vision, and process.
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Anna Deschampe and Allan Aubid are the parents of two young sons. They live on the Grand Portage Reservation in northern Minnesota. They discuss raising children to have traditional values while living in mainstream society and the role of the community and elders in parenting. They also share the...
Buck Benson and Ann Possis welcomed Michael Gulezian and local favorite Michael Monroe to Studio A Apr. 27 in advance of their joint Log Cabin Concert near Grand Marais that evening.
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Buck chatted recently with local writer Berta Bauer about the process and challenges involved in writing her first novel, "Genie's Bottle." There's a book reading and signing by Berta May 1 at 7 p.m. at Cook County Higher Education.
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Sometimes the world spins so fast it just makes you dizzy. Just a couple of weeks ago, my neighbor...
Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota...
Local naturalist and retired teacher Larry Weber joins us each Saturday morning to share his...
Split Rock Lighthouse, on the North Shore of Lake Superior, celebrated 100 years in 2010. A...
The Cook County News Herald is truly a treasury of moments in time. In this edition of our...
The north woods have been quite gloomy most days since May took over. With only a few peeks of sun...
It’s great to be back in the woods after a run southward to visit friends and family. The...
