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Bridget Westrum’s Growing our Future supplies kids with the essentials to get gardening. Kit distribution is happening this spring in the Bemidji area and kids are welcome to sign up and get growing.

Margo Gray is a Side Lake, Minnesota, based artist who designed a text-message adventure through McCarthy Beach State Park called the "Secret Tree Society" and will unveil an immersive app for Mesabi Trail this summer.

Despite possessing about 1 million images, the collection isn't complete. The organization is seeking documentation of Indigenous weddings as well as interracial and same-sex marriages in the region.

Madi Stone, 21, owns the Coffee District in Bemidji. She's self-taught, self-made and said she's committed to her company and community.

The Watermark Art Center's Miikanan Gallery hosts Ojibwe artists Joan Kauppi and Shaawan Francis Keahna's Aanikoosijigaade: It Is Linked, a multimedia exhibit calling attention to contemporary society. An artists' reception will be 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 18.

Manidoo Ogitigaan shares Indigenous teachings in support of the Native community, aiming at a future when Ojibwe language flourishes and the Ojibwe worldview shapes action.

After a career in teaching, Rachel Gray returned to her family's ranch, where she now breeds designer cattle in an effort to best serve her buyers and her heifers.

William Tecku writes on scrolls, creating poetry that is both literary and visual.

A puppet podcast by Michael Lyons, supported by the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund

Bob Conzemius is a meteorologist working in the field of wind energy who talks about the science of weather on KAXE.

Annie Humphrey and Shanai Matteson celebrate the spring with Anishinaabe traditions like gathering maple sap at the sugar bush in Palisade and Cass Lake, Minn.

Eight couples and other featured dancers will show off their talents Thursday, April 20, at the Northern Pacific Center in Brainerd as part of the Dancing with the Lakes Area Stars. This event is the major annual fundraiser for Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity.

As seniors age, they may find it increasingly challenging to drive or may have limited access to public transportation. This can limit their ability to run errands, attend appointments and participate in social activities, leading to isolation and a decreased sense of well-being.

In catching up with David Wax and Suz Slezak, we find out their new album You Must Change Your Life was written pre-pandemic, and is eerily relevant to everything the world has experienced over these past years.

Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability hosts the annual Earth Fest 9-3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, Minnesota. The event includes children’s activities, a local marketplace, exhibits, speakers, live music and food.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Marshall Helmberger publishes the Timberjay newspaper serving Ely, Tower and Cook and much of northeastern Minn. Each week on KAXE’s Friday morning show he talks about the big stories of the week.

Lavender Kingbird was raised in a powwow family where beading, dancing and fashion were a way of life. An educator, designer, graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu and mother, Kingbird is a member of the Leech Lake band of Ojibwe and currently resides on the Red Lake Nation with her family.

Mark Spoden, Grand Rapids area wildlife manager with the DNR, joined the morning show to discuss how wildlife biologists measure winter severity.

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith supports the Fire Grants and Safety Act that will extend federal funding to support rural emergency and fire personnel.