Jim McGowan stopped by the Roadhouse over St. Patrick's Day weekend.  He spoke with hosts Dave and Ann about what his plans for the weekend were, as well as play a few Irish songs for us.

The 10th Fingerstyle Master Weekend will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20 at Cascade Lodge.  The event features Phil Heywood, Randy Sabien, and Gordon Thorne.  

Friday night there will be pub session with Randy and Gordon.  On Saturday there are multiple guitar workshops, one at 10 am with Gordon, and one at 1 pm with Phil.  There will also be a fiddle workshop with Randy on Saturday.  Also on Saturday, there will be a concert at 7:30 pm.

Gordon Thorne stopped by the Roadhouse to chat with Ann and Dave about the upcoming weekend, and of course, play a few songs while in the studio.

Minneapolis-based musician Billy Johnson made his Roadhouse debut this weekend in-between a number of gigs across the county.  You can learn more about Billy and his music here.

The University of Minnesota Duluth is hosting a conference aimed at directing Minnesota's next steps for dealing with climate change on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19 and 20.  Conference organizer Patrick Schoff joined to The Roadhouse to tell us more about the upcoming conference.

More information about the conference can be found here.

The Ann Bancroft Foundation, founded by the groundbreaking polar explorer, encourages girls to imagine something bigger. Over the last 21 years, they’ve granted nearly $1.8 million to girls to help them achieve their dreams.

Sara Fenlason is the executive director of the foundation.  Sara joined The Roadhouse to talk with Brian about the Ann Bancroft Foundation's work.

More information about the Ann Bancroft foundation can be found here.

Karin Svarstad has been researching and working with wool for more than 40 years. She has her own cultural center
and gallery on the West coast of Norway. She’s also been a guest instructor at North House for a few weeks recently.  Karin stopped by The Roadhouse and chatted with Julie about all thing wool.   

A poet with Cook County Connections was recently selected by The New York Times as having published one of the ten best poetry books of 2018. 

Michael Bazzett's book The Popol Vuh translates the Mayan creation story into verse.  Michael joined The Roadhouse during the Worldwide WTIP membership drive to read a sample from his book, as well as tell us more about the process behind translating the stories.

A new documentary about the history and use of the Gunflint Trail and the Mesabi Trail will be screened before the film's TV premiere, right here in Grand Marais at Voyageur Brewing on Feb. 27 at 6 pm.  The TV premiere will be Wednesday, March 6 at 7 pm on PBS North.

Lance Haavisto, one of the film's producers joined the Roadhouse to tell Brian more about the film.

Folk duo Curtis and Loretta stopped by the Roadhouse back in October.  They are Minnesota musicians who travel the country collecting people's stories and turning them into folk songs.  While talking with host Julie Carlson, they shared one particular story that ended up inspiring Lutsen resident Dave Howe to do something remarkable.

On Wednesday, February 20, local photographer Bryan Hansel is presenting “100 Days on the Road--Life as a Landscape Photographer” at the Grand Marais Public Library.

Bryan is an award-winning professional landscape photographer and outdoor educator. He joined The Roadhouse and gave us a preview of his upcoming presentation.