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Adventurer Eric Weicht paddles the Mississippi from Minnesota to Memphis

Eric Weicht is a former Cook County resident known for adventuring on bodies of water. He chats here with Will Moore about his most recent trip--canoeing down the Mississippi from northern Minnesota to Memphis through the month of November.

WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast Episode 93

For many paddlers, the BWCA is the ultimate destination for all trips. For others, its the training ground for trips further north.

WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast Episode 92

It’s all about hammocks in Episode 92.

Ferns

Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.

American Freedom – Front & Center!

Organizer Eric Mickelson of the annual “Freedom Fest” in Goodridge, MN shares details of the annual salute to freedom and liberty.

MN90: Dave Frishberg’s Bill

1975 – St. Paul composer and lyricist Dave Frishberg was known for hits like “I’m Hip” and “Peel a Grape.” Now he was being asking to write a song for a cartoon music video series, Schoolhouse Rock. And could he make the lyrics about a bill becoming a law? Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Roses For Virginia

1986 – Virginia Clemens’ multiple sclerosis was making it harder for her to go outside and enjoy her favorite flowers. So her husband gave the land across from their house to St. Cloud, which turned the plots into Clemens Gardens. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Tim Burton’s Mars Movie

1996 – Hollywood director Tim Burton fell in love with Topps trading card images created by two Minnesota artists thirty years before. But would audiences fall in love with Burton’s new film, Mars Attacks!, based on those cards? Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Jim Denomie’s Year of Daily Paintings

2005 – Jim Denomie, Ojibwe artist from Minneapolis, had only been painting for fifteen years. Now 50, he wanted to bring the fun back into his art by making a painting a day for a year. But that was after spending all day at his construction job. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Warroad Hockey Legend, Henry Boucha

In 1975, Henry Boucha, Ojibwe hockey talent from Warroad, played for the Minnesota North Stars. He had a promising career ahead of him, until a wingman from another team gave him the injury that ended his career. Now, 35 years later, the guy who injured him wanted to talk. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MHB – DUOS

Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! DUOS from the Gopher State, including Curtis & Loretta, Idlewheel, Red Monk & Wolf Girl, The Jensen Sisters and more! Plus we report on the demise of America’s oldest craft brewery–all on MHB!

(Aired 7/20/23)

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