Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the Ojibwe word for outside and find out about the significance of offering tobacco. Michael Lyons is the creative mastermind behind the Ojibwe puppet series for YouTube and now for KAXE/KBXE's airwaves Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo. Our thanks to his contributions. Find out more about it and see the live stream from earlier this month.

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week we hear from listeners who have been paying attention to nature in our Talkback segment and 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. Butterflies setting a woman's mind at ease, orioles making another woman late for work, and families of trumpeter swans and otters melting John's heart are just a sampling of

Program 79: A Breakthrough Causes a Buzz in the Paper Industry 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 early

Here's the question: Who is responsible for clean water? The government? the DNR? Corporations? People who own lakeshore? Or is it all of us? It's a big question. Laura Connelly joined us this morning to talk about water quality and community input. Itasca Waters is conducting a county-wide process to generate community-driven solutions. Take the survey here.

This week Scott Hall talked with Marshall Helmberger - publisher and editor of the Timberjay Newspaper about the latest concerning Frontier Communications and the Commerce Department agreement, the latest on the new facility for Lamppa Manufacturing and more news from NE MN.

Today on the Monday Morning Show we learned from our intrepid puppet friends Nana Boozhoo and Natasha The Serenity Prayer in Ojibwe . Take a listen! Our thanks to Michael Lyons for this production.

Rachelle Randle joined us this morning to tell us about a play that she has written with her productions company Moonlit Magic Productions. It's called Alice in Her Wonderland . Auditions are at the Reif Center August 24-25th from 4-8pm.

Progtam 78: Problems With The Coater 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 early days the site that became

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Sarah Wilson from Bemidji shared her anticipated breakfast of English muffins with peanut butter and jam (no butter!) while already enjoying her pour over coffee. 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

Today in our Strong Women series on KAXE/KBXE we met Ashley Hanson and Joy Dolo. They are in Grand Rapids this week learning about the town and working with local actors to put together a production at the Reif Center tonight, August 16th at 7pm. It's the fictionalized story of the ruby slippers getting stolen, and a whole lot more - community identity, loss.... besides this production with Sod House Theater and P laceBased Productions , both of these Strong Women have a passion for the work