Itasca Pride

Events this week include the Lumberjack Jaunt in Brainerd, an orchestra concert in Grand Rapids and a talk on light pollution at the Sax-Zim Bog.

KAXE covered pushback on the LGBTQ+ community, changes in rural health care delivery, a coal ash spill at Boswell Energy Center, tribal land back efforts, helium mining and more.

It's another busy week in Northern Minnesota, a performance by the Teddy Bear Band in Bemidji, inclusive theater in Grand Rapids and a unique event in Brainerd.

Organized by new nonprofit Itasca Pride, the event marks the first large-scale gathering in support of the region's LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month.

Itasca Pride Fest is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 23, on the grounds of Old Central School in Grand Rapids.