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8th Annual Plein Air Painting Competition & Exhibition

The Grand Marais Art Colony is hosting the 8th Annual Plein Air...
US Forest Service Naturalist Programs

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Trails End Band

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Plein Air painting competition under way in Grand Marais

Artists Neil Sherman and Brian Stewart visited The Roadhouse Aug.

All about Root Cellars

Guests on Northern Gardening discuss root cellars -- how they're built, what can be stored in them and more.

Nashville songwriter Jerry Vandiver visits Studio A

Jerry Vandiver, award-winning Nashville songwriter, chatted with Buck and Bob about the Nashville music scene and played a few tunes Aug. 20.

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MN State Fair butter sculptor tells all on The Roadhouse

Artist Linda Christensen has been carving butter sculptures at the Minnesota State Fair for 38 years. She talked with Bob Carter Aug.

Recent recipes: basil pesto, garden veggie pesto pasta and chipotle brownies

Project Compassion: Commemorating Those Who Have Served, One Painting At A Time

In this feature, Bob Carter speaks with Kaziah Hancock, a goat rancher and painter who created Project Compassion, a project that provides painted portraits to the

Gunflint Notebook: The Dock Jump

In this edition of the Gunflint Notebook, Steve ponders all the thought that goes into a successful summertime jump off the dock—from the cannonball to swan dives to the Michael Jackson.

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There were great northern lights shows on the North Shore the last week thanks to two minor solar storms that flared recently. Check out some great pictures taken by WTIP contributing photographers Travis Novitsky and Bryan Hansel in our Photos from the Edge gallery. If you're lucky you might see the aurora again tonight. Another solar flare occurred over the weekend and conditions are once again predicted to be ideal.

Canadian Archaeologist Dr. Matthew Boyd Visits The Roadhouse

In this feature, Anthropologist Dr.

Grand Portage Community Garden & Recipes for the Food We Are Growing

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Features


	Field Notes Molly Hoffman Molly Hoffman became a birder following a 1970 course in Ornithology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth which was part of a degree in Biology. Molly created Field Notes to bring a r
	History Speaks History Speaks is an exploration and presentation of aspects of our regions past.
	Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC began in the spring of 1933.
	Local Fish Report There are lots fish in Cook County lakes – the trick is to know where they are and how to catch them.
	Northern Gardening Northern Gardening covers a variety of gardening topics relevant to our northern climate.
	NorthShore ArtScene Joan Farnam Joan Farnam has been writing about the arts scene on the North Shore for more than ten years.
	The Roadhouse This program officially starts the weekend along the North Shore and across the North Woods.
	Walking the Old Road Walking the Old Road: The Story of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Chippewa is a monthly series told through the words and stories of the people who lived in Chippewa City.