Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities

Milt Lee talks with Charles Grolla about the Native American moccasin game. Charles shares with us the legend surrounding this ancient game.

Taconite Harbor was a booming and lively community on the Western edge of Cook County. It was built in the 1950s to house employees of the Erie Mining taconite shipping facility, but it has been nearly 30 years since the last residents were asked to leave and the town site dismantled. WTIP’s Will Moore looks back on the history of this community and the stories of some of the people who lived there in this edition of the Lake Superior project.

Fred Smith is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Wildersmith on the Gunflint.

In this edition of Gus’ Wild Side, we’ll hear about biting bugs – a negative aspect of our brief northwoods spring and summer seasons. Gus’ Wild Side is a regular feature on WTIP. Gus writes about our connections to Nature as he explores wildness from the High Arctic to his own backyard along the North Shore of Lake Superior

Jim Gallagher talks with Viet Nam veteran and author Jim Crigler about his mission to paddle the length of the Mississippi River to honor Gold Star families.