Program 83: A Difficult Transition in Leadership at the Paper Mill A radio series produced by historian Don Boese. Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series, "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota". The series begins with the arrival of the first Euro-Americans to the forested wilderness of Itasca County in the 1870s. In those

"In terms of how I choose subjects, it's kind of a combination of physical exploration and...Google Street View exploration... I look for a... formal structure that appeals to me in a building whether it's dilapidated or new. It will have some sort of formal quality to it that I think will translate well to the piece...the level of detail and the textures help me decide whether to go super tiny or a little bit bigger...I just have a massive quantity of old magazines and I'll flip thru them until

I had the chance to talk with author Brad Meltzer before the launch of his two newest books in the I Am series - this time I Am Marie Curie and I Am Walt Disney. He is telling the stories of ordinary people who have changed the world. Leaders who had lives like ours - with ups and downs, failures and successes and perseverence. Leaders who were humble.

Today we learned ZAASAKOKWAAN BAAKWEZHIGAN. The Ojibwe word for frybread. There's even a recipe! Thanks to Michael Lyons and his sidekicks Nana Boozhoo and Natasha for contributing their work to KAXE/KBXE.

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week in our Phenology Talkback segment we hear from listeners who have been paying attention to nature. John Latimer takes a close look at the blooms and changes happening while considering how the timing measures up to past years in his Phenology Report. This week in our talkbacks we heard from Al in Hibbing who wondered about a black swallowtail caterpillar he saw this week. Dave from Remer was concerned about

On this back to school day it's good to think about the time of year we are in - whether it's Phenology with John Latimer or learning an Ojibwe word of the day, we are in a time of change. In Ojibwe the word is WAATEBAGAA-GIIZIS - or Leaves Changing Moon. Check out the video podcast as well - and how cool these guys are - whether it's Natasha's piereced ears or their love of KISS, you can see it here!

Program 82: Charles Blandin's Declining Health and Its Impact On Paper Mill Business A radio series produced by historian Don Boese. Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series, "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota". The series begins with the arrival of the first Euro-Americans to the forested wilderness of Itasca County in the

Each week John and Sarah pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s callers, Gus and Susan join the fun from their Singing Chihuahua taco truck currently parked in Deer River. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an email !

The Beltrami County Historical Society will host the second annual melodrama fundraiser Thursday, August 29th at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. Local actors will bring exaggerated drama and over the top characters to "Round House Nellie, He Can't Catch You There" and a play written by Bemidji-based author and playwright Roy C. Booth, "Grandpa Jim is Dead." Beltrami County Historical Society Executive Director Gary Rozman stopped by the morning show to tell us about the event and the appeal of

Should a pasty always contain rutabaga? Marlise Riffel says "Yes!" but qualifies that this is just her opinion. Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability is making 800 pasties for their First Annual Iron Range Pasty Festival on October 5th. Most pasties are a combination of meat and veggies wrapped in a pastry crust, although other types exist. They originally came to Minnesota's Iron Range with Cornish miners who favored them for lunches because they would stay hot in a lunch box and could be