The Roadhouse

It’s time again to talk turkey! The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line fields thousands of calls at this time of year. Turkey expert Mary Alice spoke with Will to share some tips and memorable calls.  You can call 1-800-BUTTERBALL for help, or text them at 844-877-3456.

Thunder Bay author Elle Andra-Warner is out with a new book, "Lighthouses of Lake Superior's North Shore". This full-color guide presents photographs and history of 41 lighthouses and navigational beacons between Duluth, Minnesota, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Will spoke with Elle on The Roadhouse about the book.

Paul Metsa is a legendary musician and songwriter from Minnesota. Born on the Iron Range, he has been based in Minneapolis since 1978.  Will spoke with Paul about his new release, "Whistling Past the Graveyard - Deluxe Edition Remastered."

Chuck and Kim Corliss (you might know them from North Shore Winery in Lutsen) are about to set off on a sailing adventure to the east coast of the Caribbean.  

You can follow their sailing trip here.

Local artist Emily Wick makes woven goods that are practical, displayable, and wearable.  Will spoke with Emily about her work.

You can find Emily's work here.

Kaitlin Kimmel is a new Cook County resident doing some interesting work related to climate change. She's a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department, and has her PhD in ecology from the University of Minnesota.  Ann spoke with Kaitlin about her work.

After several recent incidents of people using emergency beacons to summon rescue from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, we thought we'd talk with a local outfitter to get his take on it. Ann spoke with Andy McDonnell, owner of Tuscarora Lodge and Canoe Outfitters on Round Lake up the Gunflint Trail, to learn more.

The Carpenter Ants, a group from West Virginia and known to many locally who attend the Radiowaves Music Festival, are out with a new album, "Tearin' Down the House". Will spoke with the group's guitarist Michael Lipton about the new album, and what they've been up to since the start of the pandemic.

Internationally renowned wolf expert Dave Mech got his start studying wolves on Isle Royale when he was a graduate student in the late 1950s. At 62 years and counting, the Isle Royale Project is now the longest continuous study of any predator-prey system in the world.

Dave and outdoors writer Greg Breining have written a wonderful account of those first years called “Wolf Island," and they joined Ann to tell us more.

A new app developed by the University of Minnesota is helping first responders across the country manage compassion fatigue.  Will spoke with Tai Mendenhall, associate professor of Family Social Science, to find out more about the app and learn about what exactly compassion fatigue is. You can download it free here.