The Roadhouse

Super Duty's Jon Sullivan (vocals), and Jason Fladager (guitar) joined Al Oikari for a recent gig in Grand Marais.  While here, the group also joined Ann and Dave to play some tunes and talk about the band.

You can learn more about Super Duty here.

Staci Drouillard of Grand Marais (and WTIP development director) is just out with her first book, “Walking the Old Road: A People's History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe.” She’ll be reading from and signing the book Thursday, Dec. 5 at 5 pm. at Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais. Staci joined Ann in the studio to tell us more about her book.

It’s time again to talk turkey! The Butterball Turkey Talk Line fields thousands of calls at this time of year. Turkey expert Bill Nolan joined Dave to share tips and memorable calls ahead of Thanksgiving.

South Shore band The Saints of Circumstance stopped by The Roadhouse before a recent gig on the North Shore.  The group is normally a quartet, but performed without their drummer Jeff Kriner, as a trio of David Blong (guitar), Olaf Kirsten (guitar), and Scott McCafferty (bass). 

You can learn more about the group here.
 

Musical artists and author/illustrator duo Chan Poling and Lucy Michell are just out with a beautiful picture book for everyone, set on the North Shore. They’ll be in Grand Marais Nov. 30 at Drury Lane Books.  Julie caught up with Lucy recently on The Roadhouse to talk more about the book. 

Recent research shows that healthier foods, besides being better for us, also have a lower environmental impact than other foods. This sounds like a win-win and we wanted to learn more. Jason Hill, bioproducts and biosystems engineering professor at the U of MN College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, joined Dave on The Roadhouse to tell us more about the study.

Lutsen resident JD Lehr recently returned from hiking 1,600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.  He joined Brian on The Roadhouse to tell us why, and how it's changed him.

Blues guitarist Mark Joseph has just released a new album, “The Musician and the Muse.”   He had a CD release event at the Gunflint Tavern on Friday, Nov. 15.  Mark joined Brian and Dave on The Roadhouse just before the event to play some tunes and talk about the new album.

David Huckfelt of The Pines recently released his first solo album, which grew out of time spent as an artist-in-residence at Isle Royale National Park.  David joined Julie and Dave on The Roadhouse to tell us about that experience and album, as well as about a related special event coming up in Minneapolis on Thursday, November 21.

The North Shore Readers and Writers Festival took place in Grand Marais this past weekend.  Included among a number of public events was a panel discussion on writing humor.  We were lucky enough to welcome all three funny panelists, Lorna Landvik, Julie Schumacher and Sally Franson, in the studio to talk before the panel.