In this installment of What We're Reading, listener-readers tell us about their favorite books they read over the summer and we get to know more about our community of readers in a new feature, "Show Me Your Shelf" -- Producer Tammy Bobrowsky visits the home of Grace from Bemidji and asks her about her book collection. Do you have a bookshelf you would like to share with us? Send it along to [email protected] .

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

I happened upon Sarah, from Stillwater, just before her shift at Sweet Martha's at the State Fair. She talked about the fun of making millions of cookies for the entire run of the fair.

Haiden stopped by the booth to see what this radio stuff was all about. When she said she was thinking about radio as a careeer, we just had to talk to her.

We continue our *Governor Candidate Conversations with current St. Paul Mayor and DFL candidate for MN Governor in 2018 Chris Coleman . *Each candidate received the same questions in our interviews, with some clarifying questions if necessary.

Program 38: In the early 1900s Charles Blandin goes to work for newspapers in the Twin Cities. We meet George Thompson. 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

Jonathan Rundman 's recent record, Reservoir was 25 years in the making. To celebrate all those years of creating music, Jonathan put together a 22 song compilation of what might be called his favorites. We talk about that and more at the Minnesota State Fair.

The Bemidji Community Food Shelf relocated to the Bemidji Industrial Park in 2012. The new location, on a large plot of land, provided opportunity for a food shelf farm. The farm has produced fresh fruit and vegetables for the past four summers. This fall, in addition to the farm, the food shelf has just completed a deep winter greenhouse that will provide fresh produce throughout the winter in addition to the summer crops. The project is in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and

Ten Thousand Things Theater Company's mission is to bring "lively, intelligent, professional theater to people with little access to the wealth of the arts." This professional troupe takes shows to prisons, women's shelters, low income senior centers and other unexpected locales. They weave thespian magic without fancy sets and involved lighting. Instead, actors perform on the same level as their audience, leaving all the lights on, creating an intimate, powerful theatrical experience. Next week

School's open and the student Phenology Reports are rolling in! Click on the links to hear what the kids and adults are noticing from Virginia to Long Prairie! 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