Every Tuesday we focus on the natural world around us during the Phenology Show. Listeners send in comments and observations from their daily lives and adventures while our resident phenologist John Latimer provides a full report of animal activity, growth and blooms, comparing aspects of current happenings to events in past years. Take a listen to this week's listener comments and John's full report below. In addition to learning about a wide variety of forest blooms, you'll hear about a heron

Laura Erickson joins Heidi Holtan and John Latimer on the Tuesday Morning Show. They talk about her upcoming Zoom presentations on birding that she will be offering to her listeners and followers through her new Patreon account. For more information go to lauraerickson.com . Laura also shares her knowledge of red-eyed vireos, robins, hummingbirds, sandhill cranes and more!

Steve Downng shares his thoughts on small gatherings after being in Covid lockdown now for three months.

Today on Northern Voices, I’m honored to be joined by Esther Humphrey. We talk about reciprocity. Being grateful and showing our thanks for what has been provided.

Today we learn the Ojibwe word for woodtick and Nana Boozhoo shares a story of the woodtick with us.

My grandmother was pregnant with my mother . The father , the man who impregnated her , was 35 years old . She was 15 . She's the one who served this six year sentence . -Sheila O'Connor Sheila O’Connor ’s grandmother’s story was the impetus behind her new book Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts and Fictions.

Lots of changes in the world – as K-12 students and college students just finished up distance learning during COVID-19. Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples announced this week they will open their campuses with a tuition freeze– safely – for the fall. They will still continue to offer distance and other kinds of learning to keep students, faculty and staff safe. Another opportunity in northern MN is the opportunity to study and finish a business degree at St. Scholastica. Kathy Modin

Thursday mornings we gather John Bauer, Fred Friedman and Kyle Erickson to talk sports. This week Kyle talks about fishing, they all join in on the disappointment about the dealings with the Major League Baseball Season, they discuss the changes in the transfer rules in basketball and end with a conversation on Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook. Heidi stumps them with trivia from Scott Hall.

This morning on our extra hour of the Morning Show we talked with Grand Rapids Players Executive Director Steve Jaeger and Program Coordinator Sharon Marty about their adaptation to their popular summer kids theater camps. They are holding a virtual, safe, DIY Theater camp... find out how to sign up here! Welcome to our DIY summer theatre camp! As you know, the COVID19 pandemic has stymied us all. Many have taken on the challenge to reinvent ‘normal’. Our home in the Reif Center has been

Our Early Bird Fishing Guide, Jeff Sundin , joins Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show. Jeff and Heidi talk this week about fishing in bad weather, the effect the closing of the Canadian border has on fishing in Minnesota and along with fishing tips, Jeff shares his recipe for coconut pike delight.