Hovland adventurer Rob Torkildson has had many amazing adventures and experiences, and is about to set off on another one…traveling the world on a Viking ship. It’s called the Midgard Expedition, and Rob joined Dave on The Roadhouse to tell us more about it.

Practicing mindfulness can be a great way to help manage stress.  Sounds simple enough, but what exactly is practicing mindfulness?  To find out, Brian spoke with Doug Kennedy, leader of the Mindfulness in Education initiative at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing.  

Nashville singer-songwriter-fiddler-actress Caitlin Nicol-Thomas joined Dave and Julie on The Roadhouse to perform some of her music in the studio, as well as chat about her recent her wedding, what's she up to next, and much more.

The Moving Words series, a tour of Minnesota Book Award winning authors, is coming to Grand Marais next weekend, Sept. 14.
Featured authors include Cary Griffith, Ed Bok Lee, Wendy Webb, and Mary Wingerd.

The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library sponsors the Minnesota Book Awards and hosts many other programs as well.
Alayne Hopkins, assistant director of programs and services at the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library joined Dave on The Roadhouse to tell us more.
 

The Federales are a country-rock band from Minneapolis.  While in Grand Marais for a weekend full of shows at the Gunflint Tavern, the group joined Annie and Julie to make their Roadhouse debut. 

The Federales are:
Ben Miller – guitar, vocals
James Gould- electric guitar
Mark Larson – drums
Chris Holm- bass
Jay Scabich – fiddle

You can learn more about The Federales here.

A recent study finds that acupressure can improve chronic pain symptoms in the lower back. Dr. Suzanna Zick joined Annie on The Roadhouse to tell us more about the traditional Chinese medicine technique.  Dr. Zick is the co-director for the integrative family medicine program at the University of Michigan.

Northeastern Minnesota is one of the darkest places in the world, making it great for nighttime sky viewing.  Voyageurs National Park is applying for certification from the International Dark Sky Association.  Ashley Wilson, dark sky intern at the park joined Julie on The Roadhouse to tell us more about dark skies and the certification process. 

The Dang Ol’ Tri’ole is a 5 person bohemian folk group from the Twin Cities.  They joined Dave and Brian on The Roadhouse to perform some of their original songs for us.

The Dang Ol' Tri'ole is Rob Higgins: Bass/Vocals, Richard Yaegar: Trumpet/Vocals, Michael Higgins: Guitar/Vocals, Wesley Full: Cajon/Congas, and Dan Yaeger: Aux Percussion.

You can learn more about the group on their Facebook page.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is in need of more people to collect seeds for their tree nurseries. Kristina Somes, Minnesota DNR nursery supervisor joins Brian on The Roadhouse to tell us more.

You can also learn more on the DNR website here.

The Thunderheads returned to The Roadhouse to play some original and some cover tunes.  They also chatted with Dave and Brian about the latest endeavors the band has taken on.  The Thunderheads are Steve Blexrud; lead guitar and vox, Craig Paquette; rhythm & slide guitar, vox. Don Blue; bass guitar, and Bill Boyce; drums. 

You can learn more about Thunderheads on their Facebook page.