November 10 marked the 43rd anniversary of the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of her 29 crew members. Every year on that day, Split Rock Lighthouse has held a special memorial beacon lighting and a reading of the crew members names to the tolling of a ships bell.

In the audio below, Roadhouse host Brian Neil spoke with Lee Radzak, site manager of Split Rock Lighthouse just before this year's memorial beacon lighting.
 

Folk duo Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet, better known as Curtis and Loretta performed at the Grand Marais Public Library in October 2018.  Before that performance, they dropped in on The Roadhouse to share some of their songs with us.  You can learn more about Curtis and Loretta here.

Paul Huttner, MPR's chief meteorologist, recently traveled up the North Shore to play alongside his band, "Suburban Legend."  While in Grand Marais, he stopped by The Roadhouse and chatted with host Julie about his band and, of course, other weather topics.

Some of the featured guests at the 2018 Sivertson Gallery Inuit Premiere included throat singers Nina Segalowitz and Taqralik Partridge, artist and carver Bill Nasogaluak, and a representative from the Canadian Consulate, Rob Pengelly.  Dave spoke with each of them on The Roadhouse about their talents.

Bob Fenwick is a former Cook County commissioner and former Major League Baseball player for the Astros and Cardinals.  He joined a special Roadhouse program, broadcast live from the North Shore Winery in Lutsen, to reflect on his major league career.

We all probably know at least one person who is all about sports.  But, just why are some of us so into sports?  To answer that question, WTIP invited  Doug Hartmann, professor, and chair of sociology at the University of Minnesota, to join The Roadhouse.  WTIP volunteer Brian Neil spoke with Hartmann about the psychology of being an avid sports fan.

Northern Wisconsin band The Saints of Circumstance stopped by The Roadhouse before a recent gig on the North Shore.  The group is a quartet of David Blong (guitar), Olaf Kirsten (guitar), Jeff Kriner (drums), and Scott McCafferty (bass).  More information about the group can be found here.
 

Detriot Duo Robert Jones and Matt Watroba were in Grand Marais for a concert organized by the North Shore Music Association on Friday, October 12.  Prior to the concert, they stopped by the WTIP studios for a special Thirsty Boots hosted by Carl Solander, on Thursday, October 11.  Then on Friday, they joined Ann and Brian on The Roadhouse.   You can learn more about the duo here.

We are in the middle of peak fall color season along the North Shore.  Have you ever wondered why the leaves change colors?  To answer that question, we invited Eric Singsaas, director of the Wood and Bioeconomy Initiative at the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth, to join us on The Roadhouse.  

Canadian company Heliene has recently opened a new solar panel manufacturing facility in Mountain Iron, Minn. Scott McLorie is the vice president of business development for Heliene, and he joined The Roadhouse to tell us more about the new solar panel factory.