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Cook County adventurers Dave and Amy Freeman are spending a year in the wilderness. They paddled out in early September for a 365 day trip. On a regular basis they’ll be sharing some of their experiences travelling the BWCAW. WTIP will be broadcasting those observations, experiences, good...

 
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On April 7, 1917, the United States responded to three years of uncertainty and aggression by declaring war on Germany. The U.S. was now a part of World War I. One month later, at age 20, Albert Bally left his college studies in Milwaukee to enlist in the U.S. Army. His letters home to...
 
 
Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak --airs every third Thursday at 5 p.m.
Welcome to Anishinaabe Radio! The host is Erik Redix, Ojibwe Language Director at Oshki Ogimaag in Grand Portage. A bilingual approach to storytelling, the show features Ojibwe first speakers telling stories in English and...
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"Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is a radio series that explores the many facets of Ojibwe life.  As part of the series you will hear the words and stories of Anishinaabe people, including artists, poets, doctors, scientists, elders and...
 
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Elements is a series produced between WTIP and North House Folk School focusing on the natural materials found in our environment used in traditional Northern crafts.  Each episode takes a look at natural materials of our environment and how they're used to create basic things people need...
 
As part of WTIP's community voices series, Father Seamus Walsh, former priest for St. John's Catholic Church in Grand Marais, brings us a number of features, each telling the story of a different...
 
 
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has created the CACHE Project, which stands for “Community Agriculture through Culture, Health and Education.”
The acronym perfectly captures what the Grand Portage community is doing—coming together to share food from...
Gunflint Woods, Winds, and Strings, and a Little Jazz concert
Below you can find archives of the Gunflint Woods, Winds, and Strings Concerts that WTIP has...
 
 
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Over the past years, WTIP volunteer Joni Peterson has interviewed many of the international workers that come to Cook County.  Joni asks them a number of questions from the differences in weather and food, to what they like about being here on the North...
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WTIP is taking a deeper look at who we are as a community. Part of the effort is our commitment to learn more about the history of where we live here on the North Shore—from a time long before the first towns were established and the first European settlers arrived. We’ll be digging...
 
Idyllic atmosphere during WTIP's 6th annual Radio Waves Music Festival, September 6-8, 2013 (Carah Thomas)
WTIP regularly hosts live in-studio music. We feature local musicians, groups and bands as well as musicians and bands visiting the area.

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The Local Music Project is a monthly, locally-produced feature highlighting the music and talents of local and visiting musicians. Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage...
 
Minnesota's Women of Song
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This project is supported in part by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Joan Farnam has been writing about the arts scene on the North Shore for more than 10 years. She is also a potter and the ceramics studio facilitator at the Grand Marais Art Colony and works as a freelance writer and photographer. Her commentary on WTIP about what's happening in the arts can be...
 
 
Fridays @ 6pm
A showcase of local and regional...
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Sounds and Sparks is a new feature on WTIP that features Minnesota musicians telling the stories and meanings behind their latest songs and diving into their own creative process. This piece is funded in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage...
 
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4thThursdays @ 7pm
Tune in on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. to hear new editions of "Superior...
 
Fridays @ 4pm
The Roadhouse is a volunteer-produced music show with a special focus on the weekend, featuring local event and music announcements and a fun music mix. Hosted by a rotating cast of volunteers including Tracy Benson, Julie Carlson, Brian Neil and Dave TerSteeg.
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