As the 2024 winter season unfolds in northern Minnesota, many organizers of annual winter events, including the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, find themselves facing a difficult decision.

Less than four weeks before the anticipated annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon started, the board of directors made the tough call to cancel the event due to a lack of snow.

In this week's Outdoor News Podcast episode, host Kalli Hawkins speaks with the President of the John Beargrease, Mike Keyport about the tough decision to cancel the race. Keyport also shares that given the cancelation, mushers are moving north in search of snow to prepare for the Iditarod.

Awaiting Winters Arrival & John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Canceled

WTIP'S 'Talking Books' with Gwen Danfelt.
May 20, 2024

Talking Books 2024May20

Prom King Ray Dressely And Queen Amery Oberg - Prom Royalty Interview

Spring CCHS Softball - Grete Youngdahl

CCHS Adalin Roberts Interviews Mom Kate Keeble About Prom Experience

Graduating Seniors Reflect On High School - Emma Crook

This episode is packed with stories from the Wilderness! If you've ever wondered about the permit quota system and how that came to be, you'll want to hear Bill Hansen's interview with Jim Hulbert, one of the people who developed the very first "Visitor Distribution Program," back in the early 1970's. 
There's also a new segment of "Keep it Wild," which covers BWCAW "Fishing 101." And we've also gathered up a collection of critter stories from Canoecopia 2024. We hear about a wolf "greeter," being charged by a moose, a hungry bear story and what happens when mice attack.
Thanks to everyone who shared your stories with WTIP for this diverse, fun and informative episode!
(Photo courtesy of Jim Hulbert)

Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 107

Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen explains what the new Investigator role will entail and why he believes the department needs it.

Sheriff Pat Eliasen on the newly created Investigator position

The mission of this ongoing series is to explore where our community fits into the bigger picture of racial inequality and the history of our public institutions. In Episode 16 our hosts Staci Drouillard and Tyler Howell present an early history of schools on the North Shore of Lake Superior, beginning with the very first religious-run school on the banks of Omiimiiziibi-The Pigeon River.

"It Happens Here" is funded in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

It Happens Here - Episode 16 - Assimilation

Pat Eliasen live music on Scenic Route 5/24/24

Commissioner Ann Sullivan on the role of the Cook County Board

WTIP is the community radio station serving Minnesota's North Shore. We share a variety of outdoor news content from the region, including Lake Superior, Isle Royale and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. From fishing and hunting to environmental issues, this locally-produced podcast covers important outdoor news relevant to our broad community of listeners.

Awaiting Winters Arrival & John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Canceled

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