Bart Sutter is an award-winning author and a past Poet Laureate of Duluth.  He recently published a new book titled, " Nordic Accordion: Poems in a Scandinavian Mood".  He stopped by The Roadhouse and spoke with Jay about his new release, and read a few poems as well.  

sPARKit! is a project sponsored by Springboard for the Arts in the Twin Cities. The “sPARKit” mobile trailer invites the public to come, play games, and engage in conversation and will be at various sites in Cook
County the week of June 18-22, courtesy of the Grand Marais Public Library. Soozin Hirschmugl is the creative force behind sPARKit, and she called into The Roadhouse to speak with Dave about sPARKit.

Newly formed group WunderDogs stopped by The Roadhouse to play a few songs and talk with hosts Dave and Brian about how the group came to be.  The WunderDogs are Thomas Stamps (Drums), John Mianowski (Bass), and Pete Kavanaugh (guitar).

Larry Weber is a naturalist, author, and award-winning teacher. You may know him as a regular guest on WTIP's North Shore Weekend.  Larry recently joined The Roadhouse to talk about his latest book, "Web Watching: A Guide to Webs and the Spiders That Make Them."

Leading naturalist and author Bernd Heinrich was the featured speaker at North House Folk School during their 2018 Northern Landscapes festival, and while in Grand Marais, he stopped by The Roadhouse. He’s written 21 books, is an expert on ravens among other things and is a world-class runner to boot. 

Lutsen guitarist Jon Kallberg joined The Roadhouse again, this time with three unique guitars.  Jon performs some covers and original songs on each guitar, as well as talks about the history of them.  

Briand Morrison (guitar) & Roxann Berglund (vocals) took time ahead of a busy summer to stop by The Roadhouse and play a few tunes together.  Find Briand's full schedule for the summer and more here.

Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of 31 cookbooks, and has been a food writer and columnist for many publications including Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.   She joined The Roadhouse to talk about her latest cookbook, "Breakfast with Beatrice." 

How can we manage stress and enjoy the present moment more of the time?  One way is using mindfulness-based stress reduction.  Dr. Douglas Kennedy, assistant professor at the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota, joined The Roadhouse and spoke with Dave about this method for handling stress.  

Robert Hunter is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and author.  He recently stopped by The Roadhouse to chat with hosts Dave and Jay about his journey getting to where he is now with multiple albums released and a recently published novel, Relapse.  More information about Hunter can be found here.