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Winter activities abound this first weekend of February. KAXE Producer Jennifer Barr has rounded up a few things to check out in Bemidji, Palisade, Hill City and Crosslake.

The director of Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pest Center has been working in Cass County to study the effects of this warmer winter on the emerald ash borer.

FFA students from Grand Rapids recently received awards including the historic appointment of three students to the state officer board and the Forest Management and Products Proficiency Award.

Zak Rivers shares his quest to canoe the length of the Mississippi River with an unlikely passenger: his cello. Each Monday morning, KAXE brings you Bright Spot, a story or song to lift your spirits.

Jeff Sundin has been a professional fishing guide in Minnesota for almost 40 years. In 2023, he was inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame and he’s a weekly guest on KAXE.

The pageant based on tales from the Finnish book of legends features larger-than-life puppets. It is 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the New York Mills Civic & Commerce Corn Feed and at Finn Creek Festival at noon Saturday.

There's plenty to do throughout Northern Minnesota this week, including a harvest fair in Bemidji and a mental health conference in Grand Rapids.

From golf courses to beaches to shopping malls, we heard from many of you this week about your first jobs.

The Brainerd-based center offers consulting and workshops for those who want to start or enhance a small business, including Madeline Johnson, who opened Little Threads in 2025.

Lead for Inclusion in Bemidji will host a book club event for "When Stars Are Scattered" at 4:30 p.m. March 4, 2026, at the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.

Itasca Life Options empowers and provides opportunities for people of all abilities. Members of the group will perform a play Friday at noon at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids.

Specially trained dogs (and their human handlers) are attentive listeners for young people learning to read with the Bemidji Area Reading Canines program.

Bemidji Downtown Alliance members Gina Grinde of Four Pines Bookstore and Molly Miller of Patterson’s Clothing join the KAXE Morning Show to talk about Sip, Shop, and Stroll going on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Events this week include Trip Talk and candlelight snowshoeing in Bemidji; sustainable agriculture talk in Brainerd; and Anishinaabe Dibaajimowin: An Ojibwe Story in Grand Rapids.

This month, biologist Pam Perry and phenologist John Latimer discuss Red-headed Woodpeckers, Bald and Golden Eagles, and the curious forms of Red and White-winged Crossbills.

Applications for this year are open through May 30 to get financial help from the Bemidji nonprofit organization, which is also hosting a May 8 breakfast and auctioning off a 'She-Shed.'

Author Phyllis Root and photographer Kelly Povo have a new book, “Chasing Wildflowers,” highlighting wildflower treasures in out-of-the-way places. They joined the “KAXE Morning Show” to talk about the project.

University of Minnesota rising senior Dani Fraher was an intern at KAXE in the summer of 2025 through Report for Minnesota and the Minnesota Journalism Center.

The lounge operates in Central Square Mall in Grand Rapids in conjunction with Hero's Heart Animal Rescue. Time slots are available for hanging out with cats — adoption optional.

Jeff Sundin is a Northern MN fishing guide who joins the KAXE Morning Show Thursday mornings at 6:20 a.m. This week, he talked about fishing licenses, walleye ice season and getting shelters off area lakes.