Program 42: Changes at the top, 1917 - 18: Charles Blandin takes charge; Anselm Bossard's diminished legacy; we meet C. K. Andrews 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

A radio story about wolves ignited a curiosity in author Joanna Dymond . Her wonder about wolves being taken off the endangered species list inspired a passion for researching the creatures. As a result, she's become an advocate for wolves and has now framed many of her discoveries in a children's book called Howling Yowling Growling with the Lost River Wolf Pack . She stopped by the KBXE studio to talk about her book and her writing path.

We continue our *Governor Candidate Conversations with Representative Tina Liebling (DFL) from Rochester. *Each candidate received the same questions in our interviews, with some clarifying questions if necessary.

Do you believe in ghosts? Do you love to be scared? Brainerd Community Theater is getting into the spirit of Halloween with the chilling production The Woman in Black . Patrick Spradlin and Kevin Yeager bring the two man production to life this weekend at the Chalberg Theater on the Central Lakes College campus in Brainerd. In this segment of Area Voices, Spradlin and Yeager share insights on the ghost story. The play will run October 26-28 at 7:30pm with a matinee at 2pm October 28 for folks

The Firearms Deer Hunting Opener is November 4 th and the DNR predicts a good deer season barring any unforeseen unusual weather. Deer numbers are up following three years of conservative harvest regulations designed to rebuild the population, coupled with three relatively mild winters. As a result, more antlerless permits are available this year, and hunters in many parts of the state will have additional opportunities to harvest more deer. This year there is going to be a massive Chronic

School's open and the student Phenology Reports are rolling in! Click on the links to hear what the kids are noticing across the listening region! Know of a teacher who wants to get students involved in the Phenology Program? Send John Latimer an email! Send along your observations and questions about what you are noticing outside. We'd love to hear from you. Email or give us a jingle and leave a message at 218.999.9876. Join our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page on Facebook to connect with others in

Tuesdays are dedicated to the natural world around us here at KAXE/KBXE . The Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's what's changing color, flying, blooming, ripening and happening in nature here in northern Minnesota. What have you noticed? 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, you'll dig our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page on Facebook . Check it out! Phenology is made possible by the members of Northern

Brady Kampenkel drifts between two distinct realms of childhood in his poem "To Be Called Home." Listen to it here

MaryJo Hamilton joined us this morning to tell us about the origins and the 11th season of the Brainerd Lakes Area Curling Club. This season for the first time they are hosting a 10 day national tournament.

This week Marshall addresses the New York Times Magazine article "In Northern Minnesota Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs Wilderness". Marshall also talks about an editorial he wrote this week about splintering of the District 8 DFL party .