The Roadhouse

Outdoors writer Sam Cook retired this year from the Duluth News Tribune after 38 years (though he still contributes a weekly general column). He joined The Roadhouse to talk with Dave about what he has been up to since retiring and, of course, to talk about all things outdoors.

Twin Cities musician Russell DuFresne was in town before the Christmas holiday to present A Very Petty Christmas, featuring the music of Tom Petty, at the Wunderbar in Grand Marais.  He joined The Roadhouse along with a special guest just before their gig to play a few songs and talk about how the show came to be.

A pack of wolves living near Voyageurs National Park was recently caught on video hunting freshwater fish— something that has not been documented before. Tom Gable is a researcher with the Voyageurs Wolf Project and he stopped by The Roadhouse to tell us more about this phenomenon as well as other happenings with wolves in the park.

You can learn more about the Voyageurs Wolf Project here.

Sometimes the holiday season can feel more stressful than fun.  Barbara Burns Churchill, a Master Certified Executive Coach stopped by The Roadhouse and spoke with Brian about ways we can lower our stress this time of year.

Are you curious about the early history of Grand Marais?  Have you ever wondered about the Scandinavian fishermen on the North Shore? 

WTIP's CJ Heithoff recently found out more about these topics and more when she sat down with author Tim Cochrane on The Roadhouse to talk about his new book, "Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais: Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade".  

The University of Minnesota Press is out with a mouthwatering new guide, “The Great Minnesota Cookie Book,” that offers recipes, pictures, and bakers’ stories.  Lee Svitak Dean is the food editor at the Star Tribune, and one of the co-authors of the book.  Lee called in to The Roadhouse to chat with Julie about how recipes made it into the book, as well as a few of her favorites over the years.  

The ski film "Hoji" tells the story of 35-year-old Canadian skier Eric 'Hoji' Hjorleifson, and has been in the making for 14 years.

Lutsen native Beau Larson worked with film director Scott Gaffney on the film for Matchstick Productions.  Beau joined The Roadhouse to tell us more about the making of the film.

Roadhouse favorite Jim McGowan stopped by Studio A to chat with hosts Dave and Julie and play some tunes, including a couple holiday songs.

A little over a year after making their Roadhouse debut, Brothers in Arms made a return trip to The Roadhouse.  They performed a few songs and spoke with Ann and Dave about what the band has been up to.

Brothers in Arms is made up of Joe Peterson on the Drums, Drew Heinonen on guitar, Jim Miller on the guitar, and Jonathan Steckelberg on bass.