From producer Leah Lemm on this week's Northern Voices: Celebrating Ties to MN's Northland: Marco Good went out on his own many years ago to live more simply and to learn the old logging style using horses. He’s done a lot, and now he passes along the knowledge he’s learned. We’ll hear a little about his journey into logging but also reflections on what he’s learned.

Fiber art and jazz music in Bigfork, a giant loom in Park Rapids, pebble art in Bemidji and a community mural in Virginia are just a few of the long list of arts opportunities happening across northern Minnesota. Click on the link to hear all about the wonderful arts experiences that await you!

Every first Friday of the month, we connect wtih Betty Firth from the Ely Folk School. She tell us all about the amazing classes and events happening at the folk school throughout the month! After talking with her we're all salivating and wishing we knew how to make apple strudel! Other offerings at the folk school this month include potica making, creating diamond willow walking sticks, pine needle basketry, forest bathing and much more! Check out the Ely Folk School website for a full listing.

On the first Friday of every month we check in with Katie Marshall from the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. She fill us in on all the haps and goings on in the arts scene around town. So much happening in Grand Rapids tonight! With options like iron pours, community rug making, live music and art exhibits including jewelry, bath and body products, tye dying, a vintage car show and even a collaborative fiber art show including more than 20 artists, much more, there is something interesting

“I really appreciated the really well made, strong felt…I learned that to be able to wear something or use something, it actually has to be really well made. Rug making, in particular, was something that really caught my attention…I was invited to participate in a rug making class where there were some women from Kyrgyzstan teaching…by the end of that class I was completely in love with rug making and they invited me to come live in Kyrgyzstan for three months with them and study with them and

Today Timberjay editor and publisher Marshall Helmberger told us about the request by U.S. Steel to weaken water quality standards at the Dark River near Virginia, MN. Minn Tac's tailings ponds disharge seeps into the Dark River and the MPCA is seriously considering the corporation's request. The Timberjay also editorialized on this issue of water quality standards this week. Marshall also filled us in on the Border Route Challenge from International Falls to Grand Portage . It's a canoeing

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every Tuesday morning, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the weekly Phenology Report. In this week's report, turtle talk, what's blooming, and much more! As always, we love to hear what our listeners are noticing out in nature. Give us a call at 218.999.9876 and let us know what is happening around your place. You can also send an email directly to John . Either

We hear from listeners and school kids across northern Minnesota every week when they submit their phenology observations. The school year is done and we're already lamenting the upcoming loss of our weekly classroom reports. The students have done such an incredible job of documenting and reporting their nature observations this year. We've loved all of it! Hopefully some of the kids will continue to connect with us over the summer. This week we heard from students across Minnesota as well as

Kelly Chandler from Itasca County Health and Lori Rothstein from University of MN Extension Service/College of Pharmacy were in today to talk about communicating and getting involved in making change in our communities when it comes to substance abuse. They told us about recovery capitals . Recovery capitals are everything a person has working to their advantage when trying to get clean from addiction. And, the more “capital” someone has, and the better the quality, the more successful their

This Youth in Radio Podcast features Kelli, Andrew, and Kayben from Apple Blossom Village in Bemidji who answer the question, "Who shares our community?" with a focus on Argentina. Hear the episode below. Listen Thursday mornings about 8:10 to hear the Youth in Radio Podcast on KBXE/KAXE. The Youth in Radio Podcast is also available on kaxe.org and through iTunes. If you know someone who might want to make a podcast, send an email to [email protected] . Northern Community Radio's Youth in Radio