Amanda Lofthus joined John and Sarah to talk about breakfast, but since she hadn't had any, the conversation went every which way. From graduation to block parties , and from spring road tours to lettuce and cheese sandwiches , John and Sarah discovered how to make it through the day on little or no food. The secret...a kaiser roll and mustard with dill in it. 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.

We care deeply about the natural world around us here at KAXE-KBXE. Each week our resident phenologist John Latimer's Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. Continued development of the paper birch, trembling aspen and black ash as well as ant activity, wildflowers beginning to grow and even a report on sturgeon spawning are all included in this week's report. What are you noticing? Send us a note via email or leave a voicemail at

This week, our old friend Sasquatch pitches a new venture that sounds eerily familiar...

Program 70 "The Future is Secure": Making The Big Switch to Ground Wood Papers, 1940s 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

The Ikidowin Indigenous People's Task Force (IPTF) Youth Theater Ensemble brings their production,"We will do it for the Water!"to the Reif Center Grand Rapids Friday morning at 10a.m. and again Friday afternoon at 1p.m. The multi-modal experience illuminates the culture and history of Ojibwe and Dakota people in terms of their commitment to protecting water. Executive Director of IPTF Sharon Day wrote the production that begins with protecting the Coldwater Spring in the Twin Cities and ending

Senator Amy Klobucher joined us on Making Sausage this week to talk about the recent vote on net neutrality and a fire fighter cancer registry.

Grand Rapids' Farmers' Market has opened for the season in a new location, next to the south branch of Grand Rapids State Bank. The market is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Their new space is right off the intersection of Pokegama Avenue and Golf Course Road. Early Wednesday morning, as the market was getting set up for the first time this season, Jesse Davis , member of the market and Director of Membership Services for the MN Farmers' Market Association , provided an audio

Every May 17th Norwegians worldwide celebrate Norway's independence with a day similar to our 4th of July - only theirs is called Syttende Mai (the 17th of May). George "Ole" Olson stopped by the studio to talk about this special Norwegian holiday. Ole gave us a history lesson on the complicated relationship between Norway and Sweden and told us about the events related to the day. The Sons of of Norway Bemidji Lodge 500 will host this year's Syttende Mai event tomorrow, May 17th at the

Every Tuesday we hear from students and listeners as they send in weekly Phenology observations. As spring makes way for summer, there has been tons of activity out in the woods, on the lakes and along paths and roadways we humans ride, walk and run on. This week we heard from students in 9 different schools as well as other non-school related youth observations and reports from adults as well! We're so grateful for everyone who shared what they've been noticing and we are so proud of all the

We care deeply about the natural world around us here at KAXE-KBXE. Each week our resident phenologist John Latimer's Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. Birds are returning, eaglets are hatching, leaves are popping and the world is greening up. Spring is in full swing in northern Minnesota! What are you noticing? Send us a note via email or leave a voicemail at 218.999.9876. We'd love to hear about it. If you love this stuff,