"We're all about communication, compassion, and connection ... it's putting the value of the other individual and the relationship that we have with them at the center . It's more so about building community- building a sense of trust, honoring another person and their good intentions even when conflict may arise . I think of, even our daily interactions- say in a in a grocery store or between a parent and child- really it's getting at the root of the issue, seeking out what that need might be

Program 75: Charles Blandin in His Later Years, pt. 2 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

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. This week John updates us on bluebirds, berries, deerflies, hazelnuts, and blooms of asters, fireweed and fringed purple orchids. John reminds us of some things that happen

Today on the Wednesday Morning Show we heard about the ecology of wild rice during our local food segment....Maggie and Katie talked with Annette Dray Drewes - she is a Clean Water Watershed Specialist for the MN DNR. We also learned some Ojibwe language today with our puppet friends Nana Boozhoo and Natasha . These new contributors come from the creativity of Bemidji writer, musician and comic book writer Michael Lyons. Mahnoominike Giizis is the wild rice moon - or the moon in August.

Marshall Helmberger is a regular staple of the Friday Morning Show - reporting on news from NE MN that he covers in The Timberjay. For quite some time Marshall has been the watchdog and "muckracking journalist" reporting on questionable practices in Tower, MN city government. He was recently featured in the Star Tribune.

Yes, it's puppets on the radio! Ojibwe puppets created and from the mind of Michael Lyons. In our first episode we learn the Ojibwe word for coffee and we get to hear the super puppet couple of Nana Boozhoo and Natasha. Check out more of Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo on YouTube!

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, 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 !

Program 74: Charles Blandin turns 80. His "harem" and other memories of Blandin in his later years 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

We check in with Betty Firth from the Ely Folk School every First Friday to find out what will be happening during the month. From Chaga mushroom classes to beading to a walking theater production, there is a ton to get involved in this month in Ely!

Every First Friday we discover what's going on in the arts scene around nothern Minnesota. Today we spoke with Katie Marshall from the MacRostie Arts Center in Grand Rapids and we caught up with Jennifer Gorman from Itasca Life Options who stopped in to discusses Crafted, an exciting program dedicated to empowering and providing opportunities to people of all abilities. Crafted offers space for people with disabities to make and distribute their art.