We talked with Aaron to get ready for the Saturday November 17th edition of the Great Northern Radio Show . We are always excited for the show, but ESPECIALLY because we get to celebrate the 125th birthday of the town of Hibbing AND 20 years of the Hibbing Foundation. PLUS, the venue - the historic Hibbing High School auditorium is newly renovated! We can't wait to try out those new buttery seats and see the grand chandeliers, all while being entertained by Aaron Brown , the cast of talented

This month we travel to Hibbing for Let's Visit! In this segment, Hannah Forti discusses the 105 year history of the family-owned and operated Sunrise Bakery , how the community has changed during her lifetime and what she loves about Hibbing.

Ogimaakwewiwin hosts We Speak for Ourselves: Gigaagiigidotamaadizomin tonight at 5pm at the Rail River Folk School in Bemidji. Native American women are often under-represented and mis-represented in the media. In this segment of Area Voices, Melissa Townsend, reporter and producer for Minnesota Native News and Simone Senogles from Ogimaakwewiwin discuss native women in the media and the importance of native women sharing their stories.

Every week we hear from regular listeners and school kids from across the listening area as they report what they've noticed outside during the past week. This week, we heard from Prairie Creek School in Northfield, Augie in Shevlin, Ian in Minneapolis and a handful of grown-up listeners. Tundra swans, owls seemingly hunting in a group, nearly a whole week of grey skies, a snake and temps in the single digits are all included in this week's reports! What are you noticing outside? We would love

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every week, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the Tuesday morning Phenology Report. 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 way, we want to hear from you! If you love this stuff, please consider

We are seeing headlines in news that have to do with immigration and asylum in the United States. there is a nonprofit in Minneapolis that works in Minnesota, the nation and the world. On Friday they put out a response that denounced The President’s Proclamation to block asylum in the US. Advocates for Human Rights said: The administration’s direct attack on asylum is the worst assault our protection system has ever witnessed. The law is clear. Everyone has right to seek and enjoy asylum and

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 caller, 2nd-grader, Franklin Gatusky made breakfast for the whole family. The menu included toaster waffles, iwth butter in every square, and cinnamon rolls. Franklin also reported a perfect record at school so far this year, "I haven't gotten a single detention, yet," he said. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for

This month a traveling exhibit that started at the Gizhiigen Arts Incubator in Mahnomen, MN makes its way to the offices of the Region 2 Arts Council in Bemidji as well as the Miikanan Gallery inside the Watermark Art Center. The Gizhiigen Arts Incubator on the White Earth Reservation is an arts space where native artists can use studio space and learn many important aspects of becoming lucrative arts business entrepreneurs. Assistance with pricing and marketing work, photographing art pieces,

Each week Sarah and Jennifer 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, John Magilke from Stockholm, South Dakota share his mysterious internet coffee made with mushroom extract and a breakfast of greek yogurt with raspberries, nuts, and honey. 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

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every week, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the Tuesday morning Phenology Report. 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 way, we want to hear from you! If you love this stuff, please consider