Program 41: Charles Blandin arrives in Grand Rapids, 1916 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

On the Thursday morning show we welcomed Holly Christensen and John Downing from Advocates for Family Peace to have a conversation about domestic violence. Advocates for Family Peace serves women and children and also works with men in the intervention program for men and fathers. One of the men in the group, Chris, came in to tell his story.

Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn finish up our conversation on the state of journalism. Chuck has optimism for the future and Aaron is shopping online for a printing press in his garage for when the apocalypse hits. SIGN UP FOR THE DIG DEEP PODCAST

The second annual Take a Walk on the Wild Side Wild Rice Festival will take place tomorrow, October 21 in Park Rapids. We spoke with Nemeth Art Center Executive Director and Take a Walk on the Wild Side event co-coordinator Michael Dagen about the festivities. There will be a public art project going on, art classes, and, food vendors and, of course, lots of wild rice.

For ten years now, artists in the Bemidji area have invited the public into their homes and studio spaces to share their processes and craft during the annual First City Studio Cruise. The event kicks off this Friday and runs thru Sunday. Maps for the the self guided tour are available at the Bemidji Visitors Center by Paul and Babe, the Watermark Art Center , Gallery North , many of hotels around town and at the KBXE studio at 305 America Ave in downtown Bemidji. If you can't get to one of

On this second installment of our journalism conversation on Dig Deep this week Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn take a deep dive into how radio stations and newspapers were consolidated and how that affects small towns. SIGN UP FOR THE DIG DEEP PODCAST

The 5th Annual Bioenergy Day will be held on Wednesday October 18 starting at 9am. The day will include tours of area organizations that using bioenergy including: Lonza - Learn about using wood fires as a fuel through an air aspiration fuel recovery system that uses wood biomass boiler. Minnesota Power's Rapids Energy Center - See how local wood biomass is turned into clean renewable energy. Rapids Energy Center is a cogeneration facility that provides the Blandin Paper Mill with all its steam

Nathan Bergstedt embarked on an epic journey traveling on his bicycle from Grand Rapids, MN to St. Louis, MO. John and Heidi spoke with Nathan about his his journey. Bonus on this interview - remember how fun it was to see a SNL actor or Carol Burnett show actor break character and break into a fit of giggles? Nathan has to put up with the whiskey laughs of John and Heidi on this one, and our listeners told us they enjoyed not only the story of Nathan's trip, but a belly laugh in the morning.

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

Fall is here and with that so is hunting season. John Bauer and Heidi Holtan spoke with Conservation Officer Sarah Grell on the Friday Morning Show. Do you have a question have a question you would like us to ask Officer Grell? Send it along to [email protected] .