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Guy Whitehead grew up in a small town in North Dakota — his graduating class had 14 kids — and has an affinity for small-town living. He and his wife eventually settled with their kids in Stillwater, but he ultimately chose Hudson when he decided to open up Lucky Guys Distillery in 2022.Guy credits his grandfather as the genesis for his passion of cocktails. Family runs deep for Guy in the business as well, as his wife Michelle is also involved — and the name of the distillery is actually a reference to their three sons, not to Guy himself.On this week's episode of St. Croix Stories, we record from the upper level of Lucky Guys Distillery downtown Hudson (101 2nd St S) with views of the St. Croix River. During the conversation, Guy shares more about his passion for spirits and cocktails, discusses the challenges and lessons learned in opening a distillery, and dives into his affinity for Wisconsin and the small-town charm of Hudson.If you haven't checked out Lucky Guys yet, be sure to stop in and explore their cocktail menu of over 200 drinks.Send a message to the hostFollow St. Croix Stories on Facebook and Instagram, and hear all episodes at stcroixstories.com.

What is success?; Vince McMahon is not an admirable guy; Terry John Zila makes his annual Thanksgiving visit; playwright Kevin Kling; Alabama treasure hunter gives up on dredging stuck boat out of the St. Croix River; Michael Brodkorb previews the Vikings game.

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson kick off Season 6 of River Radio, speaking with Dan Kaufman, contributing writer, The New York Times and The New Yorker, on how NAFTA helped our neighboring state of Wisconsin transitioned from its progressive heritage to become a key swing state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 election (4:00); and Greg Seitz, writer and founder, St. Croix 360, about developments on the river, including the discovery of dead turtles (25:30). Also included is the latest on the Brookside Bar and Grill's challenge to the Marine City Council and other local news (48:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week's GuestsDan Kaufman, Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker Greg Seitz, founder, St. Croix 360Government Links: City of Marine on St. Croix City of Scandia May Township Washington CountyNews/Information Links: Dan's NY Times Magazine Article – The NAFTA Effect Marine City Council July 1 Workshop on Brookside Bar and Grill Marine City Council July 11 Meeting (Brookside discussion and vote) Brookside filing with Minnesota Court of Appeals (in Search, enter Case # A24-1257)Scandia Plastics Recycle  Washington County Elections InformationBusiness/Organization Links: Marine Community LibraryEvents: Ellen Anderson Penno talk at Marine Library

  State Services for the Blind and the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living collaborated with Wilderness Inquiry to offer a unique camping and canoeing experience for Pre-ETS students at Interstate State Park, Minnesota. This initiative aimed to empower blind and low-vision youth by enhancing their independence, self-advocacy, and teamwork skills. Participants engaged in a range of outdoor activities, including setting up tents, canoeing on the St. Croix River, and exploring hiking trails, all while learning valuable skills for navigating the outdoors. This inclusive event showcased the possibilities of outdoor recreation for individuals of all abilities, inviting more people to explore the natural world.   To find out more about the services provided at State Services for the Blind, and what they can do for you, contact Shane DeSantis at shane.desantis@state.mn.us or 651-385-5205.   Full Transcript    

Flood waters are receding along the St. Croix River, which provides the backdrop for the big celebration.   Find out more from Mayor Ted Kozlowski 

Flood waters are receding along the St. Croix River, which provides the backdrop for the big celebration.   Find out more from Mayor Ted Kozlowski 

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Columbia County; https://bit.ly/2QzF32XThe Cabin is also presented by Jolly Good Soda; https://bit.ly/DWxJollyGoodCampfire Conversation: Welcome back to The Cabin Podcast! In this episode, we're diving into all the amazing ways you can celebrate the Fourth of July around Wisconsin. First up, we've got some great freebies for you. Speedy Rewards loyalty members can grab a free Slurpee from 7-Eleven between July 1st and 10th, and if you're decked out in red, white, and blue, Krispy Kreme will give you a free original glazed donut. Plus, Sonic is offering half-priced cheeseburgers on July 4th for those ordering online or through their mobile app after 5 pm.For a fantastic day out, check out Waunaboom in Waunakee on July 4th. They've got live music from The Breakfast Club and Boogie and the YoYoz, movies in the park, a kids' bike parade, cornhole, pony rides, and a spectacular F-35 flyover during the national anthem.In Stevens Point, the Riverfront Rendezvous from July 4th to 6th is packed with live music, fireworks, food trucks, a boat parade, and tournaments in pickleball and cornhole. There's even a musical instrument petting zoo and a kids' safety day.LaCrosse's Riverfest, running from July 3rd to 6th, promises fun for the whole family with fireworks, arts and crafts, a comedy show, wrestling, axe throwing, races, and more. Don't miss the parade and the River City Water Skiers show.Eric also highlights other notable events like Manitowoc's Fireworks and SubFest, Green Bay's Fire on the Fox, and Milwaukee's Big Boom at Summerfest. Jake shares his excitement for the Eagle River Parade, featuring floats, historic cars, and plenty of water gun action. For a unique experience, head to Madeline Island for a top-rated fireworks show or join Hudson's Booster Days for a full festival experience with live music, a carnival, and fireworks over the St. Croix River. Tune in to hear all the details!Inside Sponsors:Jefferson County; https://bit.ly/3gt0NauBest Western; https://bit.ly/3zCCK3fPraise in the Pines; https://bit.ly/Praise_in_the_Pines

OK boys and girls, it is time to get ready for those final exams. In the case of the Avengers Academy, those tests are practical's. Before we sharpen those number 2 pencils, let's take a short pause and talk about some beaches. Why....well, if you read the book or listened to this podcast, you would have an idea of what we are talking about. Besides the comic book, I recently had the opportunity to travel through some states that I have skipped over for years. While I did get to enjoy the bitter cold shoreline of the St. Croix River in Hudson Wisconsin, I eventually made it down to the white sands and backing sun of Pensacola beach. And let me tell you, that place was full of people that were not wearing hazmat suits. Most of the people on the beach were wearing bikinis. Not me. I was in shorts and t-shirt. And that shirt stayed on thank you very much. But my shoes and socks came off. I just did not want to put the socks back on. They magically disappeared. Now Oregon beaches are not like that. They are rocky affairs that mostly have a grey sky over them. I mean, they are charming as a trailer full of poodles, but they are an acquired taste. You go for the scenery, not the sun. When it comes down to it, all beaches are great, except when you have to deal with people. People are the absolute worst. You come for a nice day on a sunny beach and there are all these people with the same idea as you. What a bunch of jerks. And they can be rude. If all the golden age comics are correct, the beaches are full of muscle bound jerks who just want to kick sand in your face. Or get their dog to do it. By the way, apparently most beaches have some ordinances about throwing knives or shuriken on the beach. Rule....the heck man. But, they cannot take away kissing on the beach. No they cannot. At the end of the day, you just need to get your kite or a book to read and enjoy the sand and the surf. Oh...and hello to Clinton. Thanks for chatting with me while I got this page together. Now get back to work.   You should check out the pictures at our website: https://jeffandrickpresent.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/avengers-academy-34-final-exam-part-1/   We also have some merchandise over at Redbubble. We have a couple of nifty shirts for sale. https://www.redbubble.com/people/jeffrickpresent/?asc=u   You can also subscribe and listen to us on YouTube!  Our show supports the Hero Initiative, Helping Comic Creators in Need.  http://www.heroinitiative.org/ Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Epic Odyssey (feat. Udio) by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12300-epic-odyssey-feat-udio License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Gayle Knutson conducts her yearly interview with Greg Seitz, writer and founder of St. Croix 360, about all things St. Croix River (4:30); and Jim Maher speaks with Deb Ryun who will soon be retiring after 15 years as Executive Director of the Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St. Croix and Namakagon (26:30). Plus, and update of local news (46:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week's GuestsGreg Seitz, St. Croix 360Deb Ryun, Wild Rivers ConservancyGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. CroixCity of ScandiaMay TownshipWashington CountyBusiness/Organization Links:Marine Community Library

OVERVIEWRichard McDonough is a renowned real estate agent in Stillwater, Minnesota, who has built a strong reputation in the industry through his dedication to continuous learning and effective use of social media and technology. His perspective on the real estate market in Stillwater is overwhelmingly positive, shaped by his experiences and deep appreciation for the town. He views Stillwater as a beautiful small town with a strong sense of community, excellent schools, and a variety of activities, making it an attractive place for many people to move to. His admiration for the town is further reinforced by its consistent recognition as one of the best small towns in America. This appreciation, combined with his commitment to building relationships within the industry, has significantly contributed to his success, as evidenced by his remarkable growth in 2012 GCI from $79,000 to $485,000 in just one year.TIMESTAMPS(00:05:17) Desirable Real Estate in Scenic Stillwater(00:16:29) Luxury yacht crew life and career transition(00:24:11) From Yachting to Real Estate: Embracing Change(00:28:03) Collaboration and Communication in Real Estate(00:31:18) Maximizing Lead Generation with Google Business(00:36:42) Stillwater: A Small Town with High Home Prices(00:41:22) Enhancing credibility and effectiveness through accurate real estate dataOVERVIEWReal estate in Stillwater, Minnesota offers a unique blend of small-town charm and access to major corporations, making it an attractive place to live. In a recent episode of "The Real Estate Sessions" podcast, host Bill Risser interviewed Richard McDonough, a successful real estate agent in the area, who shared insights into the local market and the challenges and opportunities it presents.Located in the St. Croix Valley, Stillwater is not just a suburb but a beautiful small town with a strong sense of community. It is home to Anderson Windows, one of the world's leading window manufacturers, and is in close proximity to other major corporations like 3M, Target, and Medtronic. This combination of small-town atmosphere and employment opportunities makes Stillwater an appealing place for both residents and businesses.One of the interesting aspects of the Stillwater real estate market, as McDonough pointed out, is that many residents have deep roots in the area. Generational homes are common, with houses being passed down within families. This means that a significant portion of McDonough's business comes from people moving into the area, attracted by the sense of community, excellent schools, and the variety of activities available.The St. Croix River, which flows through Stillwater, adds to the town's appeal. It is one of the narrowest national parks in the country and was one of the first two rivers designated as a national scenic waterway. The river offers protection and scenic beauty, making Stillwater consistently recognized as one of the best small towns in America.However, the real estate market in Stillwater is not without its challenges. McDonough highlighted the competitiveness of the industry, which can lead to inventory problems. To address this, he emphasized the importance of collaboration, information sharing, and effective communication among real estate agents and companies within the marketplace. By working together and helping each other, the real estate community can make the process smoother for everyone involved.McDonough also stressed the need for real estate agents to treat their profession as a business from day one. Many agents focus solely on transactions and wait for the phone to ring, rather than planning for their future. He compared being a real estate agent to owning a franchise, where keeping the doors open and actively seeking opportunities are

Hop in the car and get out of the Twin Cities Metro with two iconic stops: King's Bar and Grill in Miesville in known for 100+ burgers on the menu. Located across from a corn-flanked baseball field, people travel from all over to King's. And on the banks of the St. Croix River in Wisconsin, Pete Foster has built a little empire with three restaurants in Hudson. They explain what's different about running businesses outside the city center.

Thanks for listening to The Watershed, a podcast of We Are Water MN. In this episode, we hear from St. Croix 360 editor and founder, Greg Seitz. The We Are Water MN exhibit recently wrapped up its 2023 tour. In 2024, it will visit five communities throughout the state of Minnesota: Duluth (Hartley Nature Center), Holdingford (Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail), Chisago County, Cass Lake (Leech Lake Tribal College), and Shakopee (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). Learn more about We Are Water MN at www.mnhum.org/water. We Are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension. We are Water MN is funded in part with money from the Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Leah Lemm, who conducted our interviews in Stillwater. Thank you to Greg Seitz, editor and founder of St. Croix 360 and our interviewee for this episode. Learn more about St. Croix 360 at https://www.stcroix360.com/. You can find We Are Water MN on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearewatermn/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearewatermn/), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearewatermn). Follow along for the latest updates! Music credits: These Times, Waterbourne, Lamb Drop, Pull Beyond Pull, and On Top of It by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

Audra drinks her way through the Minnesota State Fair. Ann travels Up North and also down the St. Croix River in a canoe. School is starting back up and we want to wish all the kiddos and adults heading back to the classroom a great year. -------- Email: audraANDann@gmail.com -------- Connect with us on Facebook - https://tinyurl.com/2vfy2zb2 -------- Instagram search for WhatDidYouSayAA --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audraandann/support

Our Destination is the St Croix River with Brian Maze, Amaazen Outdoors, Prescott, Wisconsin.  Come along with us as Brian chases Muskies on the fly.  The St Croix is one of the original 8 rivers protected by the Wild and Scenic River act.  With little or no development, the upper section offers a wild, remote, and unpressured experience for anglers.  Brian covers the St Croix from end to end and takes us into the mind of the musky, plus bird dogs and grouse hunting, top fly patterns and leader set-ups, and keeping Musky fly fishing simple.  Stick around to the end for a great tip Brian calls “walkin the dog”.   With host, Steve Haigh  Be the first to know about new episodes.  Sign up at https://www.destinationanglerpodcast.com  Top Flies for Muskies: @DestinationAnglerPodcast onFacebook and Instagram Contact Brian at Amaazen Outdoors: https://amaazen.com/ | 920-277-5750  |  Brian@amaazen.com Facebook @Amaazen.Outdoors  |  Instagram  @Amaazen_outdoors Brian's YouTube channel Brian's podcast is called the Amaazen Outdoors Podcast Please check out our Sponsors: Rocky Mountain Angling Club – offering uncrowded fly fishing in the Rocky Mountains since 1992.  Fight the fish not the crowds.  https://rmangling.com/ | mangling@gmail.com |  800-524-1814 TroutRoutes - the #1 Trout Fishing app, helping you find new trout water so you spend less time on the road and more time fishing.  https://troutinsights.com/ | Facebook @troutinsights Instagram @TroutRoutes  Download the app here Angler's Coffee - elevating the coffee experience for the fly-fishing community & anglers everywhere with small-batch coffee delivered to your doorstep.  https://anglerscoffee.com/   | Facebook & Instagram @anglerscoffeeco    Destination Angler: ·       NEW WEBSITE!   https://www.destinationanglerpodcast.com ·       Get updates and pictures of destinations covered on each podcast:  @DestinationAnglerPodcast on Facebook and Instagram ·       Join in the conversation with the @DestinationAnglerConnection group on Facebook.  Comments & Suggestions:  host, Steve Haigh, email shaigh50@gmail.com Available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Recorded June 29, 2023.  Episode 97

In Stillwater, on the St. Croix River, a two-and-a-half block section of Main Street is closed for the next two months for construction. Local businesses are coming together to throw a dance party.

This past week, the Superior Telegram released it's 17th episode of Archive Dive, which is a monthly history podcast hosted by Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood. Each month, Maria and a local historian dive into the archives of historic events, people and places in Superior and Douglas County.  For this month's episode of Archive Dive, we focus on Antoine and Sarah Gordon, who founded the town of Gordon. The couple played a key role in growing the community following the end of the fur trade era. Their 1858 log cabin, which served as a home, hotel and trading post for the stage coach line, is listed on the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places. Maria is joined by Antoine and Sarah's great-great-grandson Doug MacDonald, as well as Brian Finstad — both of the Gordon-Wascott Historical Society — as MacDonald shares stories of Antoine and Sarah that were passed along in his family. Antoine (pronounced An-twine) was born in 1812 in Sandy Lake, Minnesota and died in 1907. Sarah was born in 1827 in Burnett County, Wisconsin and died in 1911. They met on Madeline Island, married in 1843 and went on to have three daughters and two sons. Antoine was community-minded and involved in many things, including as a storekeeper in Gordon. He founded a mission that became the Catholic Church. He also started the first school in Gordon. As MacDonald points out, this was despite the fact that Antoinie didn't have much schooling of his own. “He really only had not even a six-month education, but yet, he spoke five languages,” says MacDonald. “Latin, Sioux, Chippewa, English, French.” So what brought Antoine and Sarah to the Gordon area? “He was up and down the St. Croix River trading in years past,” says MacDonald. “He thought that it (Gordon area) was a choice spot apparently and apparently, it was.” Finstad is among many who appreciate what Antoine and Sarah founded, joking that they founded the best town in Douglas County. “I think they are some of the most interesting historical figures of the area,” says Finstad. “In their time, they had wide influence. They were so well-connected, if not related, to people in sort of fur-trade era society and the local native communities. Their story is just an interesting story. They moved around a lot and they were well-connected and had a lot of interesting events.” You can find that episode at superiortelegram.com or whatever streaming service you listen to this podcast.   In case you missed Archive Dive's 16th episode, we are re-sharing it here. In May, Maria and local historian Teddie Meronek take a trip back to the heyday of Superior ship building and discuss when the famous Dionne quintuplets visited Superior to help launch 5 cargo ships during World War II. Thank you for listening!

Rising water is prompting more road and park closures along Minnesota rivers. The St. Croix River was poised to reach major flood stage Wednesday in Stillwater, Minn. The Mississippi River is forecast to reach major flood stage in the coming days at St. Paul, Red Wing and Winona, Minn. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

The teenager, believed drowned in the St. Croix River, lost his footing and fell off a rock ledge yesterday evening at Interstate State Park in Taylors Falls, Minn. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Among the hundreds of volunteers filling sandbags along the banks of the St. Croix River in Stillwater, was at least one who helped save the town from a catastrophic flood in 1965. Others said they just wanted to pitch in. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer Music by Gary Meister.

Teams of volunteers started filling sandbags Monday in downtown Stillwater ahead of anticipated major spring flooding along the St. Croix River. This is an MPR morning news update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher speak to Craig Hansen, National Park Service Superintendent of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway about the latest on the river as spring approaches (4:30); and Nancy Altman, Co-Founder and President of Social Security Works, about how to save and improve the Social Security system (25:00). Plus,  an update of local news (49:00). Matt Quast is Technical Director.This Week's GuestsCraig Hansen, St. Croix National Scenic RiverwayReport activity to 1-800-PARK-TIPNancy Altman, Social Security WorksGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. CroixCity of ScandiaMay TownshipWashington County EventsBreakfast with the Easter Bunny in ScandiaArt Reach St. Croix Roz Chast Opening NightBusiness/Organization Links:Marine Community Library Marine Village SchoolMarineZine submissionsmmsuggins@gmail.com

This season we continue to travel around Minnesota but this time we're learning about all the fascinating historical sites our state has to offer and giving you a book prompt inspired by each site.   We will share six book suggestions to meet that prompt, to get you started on reading new books. You can also take that prompt and find any other book to meet the challenge! This week we encourage you to explore the Marine Mill. “On a bluff overlooking the St. Croix River is the site of what was a thriving industrial sawmill. Today, the ruins of the mill are as much a part of the site as the river, trees, and trails that run through it.” Read a book about nature. We give you links to each of these books on our show notes page, taking you to Amazon.com. If you click on any of them, and buy anything at all - including a nice book - Amazon will send us a small percent of the profits they made on these sales. Thank you for supporting CMLE!

Author Heidi Barr shares how to live with intention and the importance of ceremony, rewilding spirituality, and contemplating the wild silence. Heidi explains, "Being in relationship with the outdoor world is the foundation of my writing."  We discuss her newly published book, Collisions of Earth and Sky: Connecting with Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation. This is the perfect conversation for those who are feeling the novelty of the New Year subside, are battling with the montoney of February, or just need a moment to check in with yourself. About Heidi Barr:Heidi Barr lives in eastern Minnesota (Mni Sota Makoce in Dakota) near the St. Croix River — on ancestral and contemporary lands of the Wahpekute (Dakota), a place that also holds significance for Ojibwe and Ho Chunk people — with her family where they tend a large organic vegetable garden, explore nature and do their best to live simply.  As a mother, spouse, gardener, wellness coach, and writer, she is committed to cultivating ways of being that are life-giving and sustainable for people, communities and the planet. Hiking through forests and across prairies, wading in streams, digging in the soil and surrounding herself with natural wonder helps her stay grounded in reality.  Author of Slouching toward Radiance, 12 Tiny Things, Cold Spring Hallelujah, What Comes Next, Woodland Manitou: To Be on Earth, and Prairie Grown: Stories and Recipes from a South Dakota Hillside, she is also the editor of The Mindful Kitchen, a wellness column in The Wayfarer Magazine. Every now and then she coordinates with yoga teachers and organic farms to offer retreat experiences and always makes really good scones.  Her next book, Collisions of Earth and Sky: Connecting with Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation comes out in January 2023.In 2022, Heidi was a Poet of Place, a group of five regional poets who are advocates and ambassadors for poetry and creativity in the lower St. Croix Valley.Connect with Heidi:Web: https://heidibarr.comIG: @heidicbarrFB: Heidi BarrLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-barr-3884107/

In 1604, King Henri IV granted a fur monopoly to a French noble who led a colonizing expedition to an island located near the mouth of the St. Croix River, which in time was to mark the international boundary between the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the American state of Maine. The general area came to be known as Acadia. Among the lieutenants on this expedition was a geographer named Samuel de Champlain. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/IuUaNmYXPyM which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Support this channel when discovering a wide-range of useful & FUN Gadgets at https://twitter.com/GadgetzGuy Go follow our YouTube page to enjoy additional Bonus content including original short 60 second capsules at https://bit.ly/3eprMpO Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on Patreon at https://patreon.com/markvinet and receive an eBook welcome GIFT or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and also receive an eBook welcome GIFT. Denary Novels by Mark Vinet are available at https://amzn.to/33evMUj Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIMELINEchannel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-vinet TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historyofnorthamerica Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization LibriVox: The Makers of Canada-Champlain by N.E. Dionne, read by C. Barratt

Enneagram Fours are known for having big feelings. To talk to us more about Enneagram Fours we have Jody Thone. Our hope as you listen to these episodes about the various types, whether you are an Enneagram 4, or love someone who is a 4, or you're simply just curious about the enneagram - is that you learn something about who you are. That you find healing in knowing you are not alone, and that you are loved just as you are.ResourcesLearn more about the Enneagram Four40-Day Devotional for Enneagram FoursFree Enneagram test (once you receive your results, you can pay to learn more, but we recommend taking a screenshot of your results and then going to the Enneagram Institute to learn more)Paid Enneagram test via the Enneagram Institute (at the time of this recording, it costs $12)Learn about Enneagram types in relationship with other Enneagram typesConnect with us!Sign up to receive a little Gospel in your inbox every Monday Morning with our weekly devotional.Check out our website for great resources, previous blog posts, and more.Get some Lady Preacher Podcast swag!Connect with us on Instagram and FacebookAbout JodyJody Thone is a leadership development expert, a coach and a reflective supervision practitioner. Jody is an Enneagram teacher and retreat leader who loves the intersection of spirituality, transformational growth and creativity.  Jody is currently the Director of Leadership Development for the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and runs The Center for Good Work which she began in 2012. Jody loves painting, hiking along the St. Croix River or on Minnesota's North Shore and being on (or in) the water.  Nothing is better, (especially after a day of hiking or paddling) than deep conversations with family and friends while we share great food, laughter and tears.  Jody navigates her own transformational growth using the map of the Enneagram and her home territory- point 4.  She uses the Enneagram as a systems map, a leadership development map and a presence practice map and welcomes the opportunity to journey further with you.Jody Thonejody.thone@minnesotaumc.orghttps://www.facebook.com/centerforgoodwork/abouthttps://www.facebook.com/jodyellenthone

The Mississippi River, the wild and scenic St. Croix River, the Minnesota River, not to mention habitat, ecology, tourism and the economy, would all be impacted if invasive carp are able to gain a foothold in Minnesota.  The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance held an informational hearing to review potential solutions to control the influx of the invasive fish, and Committee Chair Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to discuss the state's options.A leading figure from Minnesota's territory days through its early statehood is Henry Hastings Sibley, the state's first governor.  Brian Pease of the Minnesota Historical Society talks with Shannon about Sibley's role in Minnesota's history.Also in the program, Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement officials toured the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and discussed recent efforts to address crime and gun violence.

For the last forty years SCOTTY ROBERTS has built a reputation in the advertising and publishing worlds as an illustrator, art director, designer and photographer. He is deeply engaged in the art of wordsmithery and is author of several fictional and non-fictional books: The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O'Hare The Rise and Fall of the Nephilim The Secret History of the Reptilians The Exodus Reality The Sword in the Clay Twenty Years from Now How to be an Archaeologist   TV Appearances: Ancient Aliens Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle History's Greatest Mysteries While he started his career in Bible college and Theological Seminary, he left the ministerial world to become a renegade theologian, stand up philosopher, and a rapscallion historian with a hardcore devotion to exploration and adventure. He is former Editor-In-Chief of television's Ghost Hunters' TAPS ParaMagazine, publisher and editor of Intrepid Magazine, founder of The Paradigm Symposiums, and for the last 12 years has been host of The Intrepid Radio Program.    Scotty is a public speaker, writer, book illustrator and an all ‘round decent chap. He is husband to his awesome wife, Raini, and "author" of six utterly amazing children. He and his family live just across the St. Croix River from the outskirts of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metro in the rural sticks of western Wisconsin.   In this episode, I am joined by Scotty Roberts. We discuss Scotty's origin story, the nephilim, the Book of Enoch, biblical contradictions, the history of the bible and its validity, the Exodus, the Anunnaki, Gnosticism, and Scotty's encounter with a djinn in Egypt. This episode was great and it is packed to the brim with great information!     SUPPORT THE SHOW! PayPal: paypal.me/tjojp Cashapp: $jayala54 PATREON.COM/THEJUANONJUANPODCAST ROKFIN.COM/THEJUANONJUANPODCAST TeePublic.com/user/the-juan-on-juan-podcast Please leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! It will help the show. Also follow me on social media at:  Alt Media United Check out our website at www.thejuanonjuanpodcast.com Patreon exclusive content and early access: www.patreon.com/thejuanonjuanpodcast Rokfin.com/thejuanonjuanpodcast IG: @thejuanonjuanpodcast YT: "The Juan on Juan Podcast" TikTok: @thejuanonjuanpodcast Telegram group: https://t.me/tjojp Discord server: https://discord.gg/HaB6wUunsJ Stake your Cardano with us at FIGHT POOL at fightpool.io! Thank you for tuning in!

Brian has an in studio guest for a great conversation regarding some of the under appreciated fish that get little attention. Drew has been angling for Redhorse, gar, bowfin, and other species the state of Minnesota regulates as "rough fish." Drew and his brother started www.roughfish.com in 2000 to promote and change public opinion on these fish. With some public opinion changing, Minnesota is also proposing with a new bill (No Junk Fish Bill) to list and regulate these species separately. The debate around game and non-game species has been going on for a long time. Today, the Sportfishing Restoration act provides federal funds to game fish species. The non game fish are left out. Getting this bill passed will provide more options, funding, and tools to fisheries managers in Minnesota. This is HUGE because these fish have a symbiotic relationship with our game species. Furthermore, they are NATIVE to our waters. Giving the future at stake, managing ALL fish is important. There are native fish that are categorized by "rough fish" that are endangered or threatened. Visit www.roughfish.com Follow Drew on Instagram Visit the Facebook page for Roughfish. Join Patreon for the next Monthly Patreon Only giveaway - August and September Giveaways are "Maze's Musky Lures" Hand Picked - Proven - Fishy Musky Lures. Follow Brian on Instagram Check out Amaazen Outdoors on YouTube Book a Fishing Trip on the St. Croix River with Brian Visit Amaazen Outdoors on the World Wide Web Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian has an in studio guest for a great conversation regarding some of the under appreciated fish that get little attention. Drew has been angling for Redhorse, gar, bowfin, and other species the state of Minnesota regulates as "rough fish." Drew and his brother started www.roughfish.com in 2000 to promote and change public opinion on these fish. With some public opinion changing, Minnesota is also proposing with a new bill (No Junk Fish Bill) to list and regulate these species separately. The debate around game and non-game species has been going on for a long time. Today, the Sportfishing Restoration act provides federal funds to game fish species. The non game fish are left out. Getting this bill passed will provide more options, funding, and tools to fisheries managers in Minnesota. This is HUGE because these fish have a symbiotic relationship with our game species. Furthermore, they are NATIVE to our waters. Giving the future at stake, managing ALL fish is important. There are native fish that are categorized by "rough fish" that are endangered or threatened. Visit www.roughfish.com Follow Drew on Instagram Visit the Facebook page for Roughfish. Join Patreon for the next Monthly Patreon Only giveaway - August and September Giveaways are "Maze's Musky Lures" Hand Picked - Proven - Fishy Musky Lures. Follow Brian on Instagram Check out Amaazen Outdoors on YouTube Book a Fishing Trip on the St. Croix River with Brian Visit Amaazen Outdoors on the World Wide Web Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to another edition of The Fairly Odd Asians! On this week's episode, we get into some real randomness throughout the episode. We start by discussing if we are compatible with each other as a couple or not. Then we get into the nitty gritty of Megan's future foot picture business. Then we talk about boating on the St. Croix River this week. River life might be better than lake life! That and much much more ton today's podcast! Thank you so much for listening! Follow us on all of our social medias to keep up to date! Instagram: @thefairlyoddasians Tik Tok: @thefairlyoddasians Twitter: @fairlyoddasians Email us: fairlyoddasians@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefairlyoddasians/message

Hundreds of acres of woods and wetlands, including three miles of St. Croix riverfront, join preserved public land in an east central state forest, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Trust for Public Land announced Tuesday. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

The St. Croix River, also known as the Schoodic River, flows through the homeland of the Passamaquoddy people between Maine and the province of New Brunswick. It once teemed with millions of migratory fish. Then came a series of dams that blocked the fish from their spawning grounds, and years of conflict over river management.

Maine News on May 27: State tourism director expects strong season; St. Croix River home to migratory fish once again; Acadia National Park urges visitors to plan ahead

A teenage girl goes out with friends in Calais. Days later, her body washes ashore. Life in the small town turned upside down in 1984. Kim Steadman was one of the last people to see Linda Maxwell alive 37 years ago, she still doesn't know how her friend ended up dead in the St. Croix River. "Her biggest fear was drowning," Steadman said. She was 18 years old. Steadman says there was a group of men in a truck that night, they were older and into drugs. She saw Linda with them on the night of August 23, when the group pulled into "the mart" parking lot, their usual hangout. She says Linda left with the same group. The next morning, she was a missing person, and the community started to search. Three days later, Linda's naked body washed ashore at the Robbinston boat landing. With little evidence, the case went cold. Nothing can bring Linda back, but answers would ease some of the pain for this small town. But the question remains, will anyone speak up, to bring a killer to justice? Tonight we are joined by Kim Steadman, a childhood friend of Linda Maxwell as she tells the story of what she has learned about that night, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/support

A teenage girl goes out with friends in Calais. Days later, her body washes ashore. Life in the small town turned upside down in 1984. Kim Steadman was one of the last people to see Linda Maxwell alive 37 years ago, she still doesn't know how her friend ended up dead in the St. Croix River. "Her biggest fear was drowning," Steadman said. She was 18 years old. Steadman says there was a group of men in a truck that night, they were older and into drugs. She saw Linda with them on the night of August 23, when the group pulled into "the mart" parking lot, their usual hangout. She says Linda left with the same group. The next morning, she was a missing person, and the community started to search. Three days later, Linda's naked body washed ashore at the Robbinston boat landing. With little evidence, the case went cold. Nothing can bring Linda back, but answers would ease some of the pain for this small town. But the question remains, will anyone speak up, to bring a killer to justice? Tonight we are joined by Kim Steadman, a childhood friend of Linda Maxwell as she tells the story of what she has learned about that night, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/locatingthelost/support

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to longtime (and just retired) New York Times Personal Health columnist Jane Brody about her career, her thoughts on health and nutrition  matters and her time in the St. Croix Valley (4:00); and Katie Sickmann, invasive species coordinator for the Wild Rivers Conservancy on where things stand with invasives in and along the river (44:30). Also, an update of local news (38:30). Matt Quast is technical director.Show LinksThis Week's GuestsJane Brody, Personal Health Columnist, The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/by/jane-e-brodyKatie Sickmann, Wild Rivers Conservancyhttps://wildriversconservancy.orgArticle LinksJane Brody's final column for The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/well/health-advice-diet-smoking.htmlAn ode to Jane by columnist Tara Parker Popehttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/well/live/jane-brody-personal-health-retires.htmlWrap-up of Emily Ford's journey in the Boundary Watershttps://www.twincities.com/2022/03/23/mother-nature-cuts-short-duluth-adventurers-wintertime-trek-across-bwca/Star Tribune story on solar gardens in Scandiahttps://www.startribune.com/solar-garden-beauty-in-eye-of-beholder/600157619/?refresh=true&fbclid=IwAR3SKOjlqpZcxIExgZhStk8Ej0_GUFVgkq7ZAhO8U_PZuiPj2AldYBm2eVIGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. Croix https://www.marineonstcroix.orgCity of Scandia https://www.cityofscandia.comMay Township:https://www.townofmay.orgWashington County https://www.co.washington.mn.us/William O'Brien State Park on prescribed burns651-539-4981Event LinksScandia Marine Lions Service Project Sampler Dayhttps://www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/service-project-sampler-day-2022/The Big Readhttps://www.stcroixsplash.org/categories/bigreadscv/Business/Organization Links:Marine Community Libraryhttps://marinecommunitylibrary.orgMarine Village School https://www.marinevillageschool.orgScandia Fire and Rescue Squad ApplicationCall 651-433-4383National Park Service Osceola Landing Projecthttps://www.nps.gov/sacn/getinvolved/osceola-plan.htm

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak to Becky Rom, National Chair, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, on proposals for copper, nickel and cobalt mining in northeastern Minnesota (7:30); and Greg Seitz, writer and founder of the website St. Croix 360, in a wide-ranging discussion on the latest news on the river (38:00). There's also an update of local news (29:00). Matt Quast is technical director.  This Week's GuestsBecky Rom, Campaign to Save the Boundary Watershttps://www.savetheboundarywaters.org Greg Seitz, St. Croix 360https://www.stcroix360.comGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. Croix https://www.marineonstcroix.org City of Scandia https://www.cityofscandia.com May Township:https://www.townofmay.org Washington County https://www.co.washington.mn.us/Business/Organization Links:Marine Community Libraryhttps://marinecommunitylibrary.orgInformation on U.S. Government I-Bondshttps://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prod_ibonds_glance.htmMarine Mills Folk Schoolhttps://marinemillsfolkschool.orgMarine General Storehttps://marinegeneralstore.com Christ Lutheran Church, Marinehttps://www.franconia.org Elim Lutheran Church, Scandiahttps://www.elimscandia.org Gammelgarden in Scandiahttps://gammelgardenmuseum.org Washington County Tree Dropoffhttps://www.co.washington.mn.us/yardwaste Mark Odegard's PostersEmail) mark.odegard@gmail.com

This week's topic comes straight out of an experience I had this past weekend when my wife and I were attending a group function on the St. Croix River in Stillwater, MN. As we were paying for parking, we encountered a shining example of the reason I came up with the phrase, "No matter how right you think you are, being rude is always the wrong answer"...I also speak in this week's episode about a hateful comment made by a host of a program on one of the more pathetic main stream media networks. I don't normally dive too deep in to things such as this, but I found this to be a disgusting, division provoking comment about the Gabby Petito disappearance worth talking about. Those who stoke division by promoting racism and a victimhood mentality are the worst kind of racists...Other Mentioned or notable DTH episodes:Episode 52: Reticular Activating System (RAS) and the Perpetual Victim MentalityEpisode 47: Three Gates, Kindness, and the DTH Listener ProfileEpisode 35: Those Who Interject Race Into Everything Are The Real RacistsWhat have you done today to make your life a better life? What have you done today to make the world a better place? The world is a better place if we are better people, and that begins with each of us leading a better life. Be kind to one another, be grateful for everything you've got, and make each and every day the day that you want it to be!Please follow The Derate The Hate podcast on Facebook, MeWe, Instagram, Twitter . Subscribe to us wherever you enjoy your audio. Please leave us a rating and feedback. Send me a message on any media platform or subscribe directly from our sites. Let us know about someone you think should be on our podcast, and if we book them for a conversation, I'll send you a free gift! Not on social media? You can share your thoughts directly with me at wilk@wilksworld.comI look forward to hearing from you!Please check out our affiliates page by clicking HERE!

The St. Croix River is one of the cleanest and most beautiful riverways in the country. Canoe or kayak this tranquil, family-friendly stretch of the river for a few hours, half the day, all day, or a few days. The Taylors Falls Canoe & Kayak Rental Base is located inside the Minnesota Interstate Park in Taylors Falls and is open 7 days a week from the first Saturday in May through the second Sunday in October. https://www.taylorsfallscanoe.com/

Mike Larson of Minneapolis is an escape-room enthusiast, and he loved Walking Shadow Theatre's production of “Reboot,” an online play with puzzles. Larson says an interactive puzzle-solving experience is the best version of this story, as opposed to one forced to fit a virtual medium. The actors are engaging and the puzzles enhance the play's narrative, Larson says. Participants play the role of hackers and you don't have to act. Larson's group of friends and strangers became so engrossed with the story that they found themselves having ethical discussions over their hacker plotline. Unlike other escape rooms, there is no ticking clock built into the story, though there is an urgent mission to accomplish. You can buy tickets as individuals or with friends, and you'll be interacting with other attendees to problem solve. The play and puzzles take about two hours. Ticket sales run through Aug. 31. Shannon Riley of Stillwater, Minn., regularly checks the billboard at the Zephyr Theatre in downtown Stillwater for an eclectic mix of theatrical productions, literary readings and live music that gets people dancing in the parking lot. The theater makes its home in the renovated Zephyr train depot, which Riley says is a cool and quirky spot to explore. This weekend, Zephyr is staging a full-scale professional production of the musical “Mamma Mia!” at North Lowell Park. The musical about a summer wedding is set to music by the Swedish pop group, ABBA, and staged against a backdrop of the St. Croix River. The show runs Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m., rain or shine. Colin Bracewell recommends the music of Minneapolis singer/songwriter Brooke Elizabeth, who's headlining at Aster Café in Minneapolis on Friday. Bracewell says the songwriter has made music since finishing high school, and has a steady performance calendar this summer to promote her new EP “You and Me.” Bracewell, also a singer/songwriter, compared the honesty of her sound and the quality of her vocals to that of Phoebe Bridgers. Brooke Elizabeth performs "You"

Listen to all of the fun that you can Get Out And Try with St. Croix RiverFest! The Festival will be from July 20-24, 2021 - including a range of activities designed to encourage people of all ages to enjoy the Lower St. Croix River and all that it provides. Several local organizations and individuals have collaborated to make “RiverFest – A Party with a Purpose” a success. The four-day event celebrates the river while also recognizing the need to preserve its health and beauty. Want to see more upcoming events? Visit Getoutandtry.com often to stay up-to-date on all of the events and happenings in the St. Croix Valley. Are you a St. Croix Valley business that is offering events? Let's get them listed on our calendar - there is always a free option! CLICK HERE to get started. Short on time & need help? Just send an email to info@getoutandtry.com and we'll get you set up! Still have questions? Check out our FAQ section. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | Pinterest | LinkedIN Click your preferred platform below and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode of the Get Out And Try Podcast. Spotify | Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts | Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | Radio Public --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/getoutandtry/support

Hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher talk to Peter Gove, former chair of the St. Croix River Association, about the legacy of the late Vice President Walter Mondale as it relates to the river (5:00); Lisa Doerr, a local farm owner/operator about the threat of large animal operations in the area (24:30); and Pastor Meredith McGrath of Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia on their food shelf operation and how to support it (43:00). Also included is a rundown of local news (19:00). Matt Quast is technical director.Peter Gove on Walter Mondalehttps://stcroixriverassociation.org Lisa Doerr, Farm Owner Operator, Polk Countyhttps://knowcafos.orgReport on proposed Laketown Township facilityhttps://townoflaketown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Laketown-Livestock-Facility-Report-with-Appendices-12-22-2020-2.pdfMidwest Environmental Advocate sitehttps://midwestadvocates.orgPastor Meredith McGrath, Elim Luthern Church, Scandiahttps://www.elimscandia.org/food-shelf.htmlhttps://www.scandiafarmersmarket.com Government Links:City of Marine on St. Croix – 651-433-3636https://www.marineonstcroix.org City of Scandia – 651-433-3374https://www.cityofscandia.com May Township:https://www.townofmay.orgClerk Treasurer Linda Tibbetts – 651-439-1706 / or linda@townofmay.org Washington County https://www.co.washington.mn.us/ Article LinksAustralia's Mouse Plaguehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/29/australia-mice-plague-animals/ St. Croix 360 article remembering Vice President Walter Mondalehttps://www.stcroix360.com/2021/04/walter-mondale-1928-2021-who-helped-save-the-st-croix-in-u-s-senate/Event Links Scandia 1,000 Acts of Kindnesshttps://www.cityofscandia.com/residents/acts_of_kindness_project.phpBusiness/Organization Links: Gammelgarden in Scandiahttp://gammelgardenmuseum.org/ Marine Community Libraryhttps://marinecommunitylibrary.org Marine Plant Trade (May 8th)651-433-2485 or email laurelsmith361@gmail.com

.Thank you for checking out Season 2 Episode 14 of the Get Out And Try Podcast! In this episode, Katie talks with Sophia Patane, Communications Coordinator with the St. Croix River Association. Website: St. Croix River Association SCRA Facebook Page SCRA Instagram SCRA YouTube ........ Get Out And Try - St. Croix Valley Check out our WEBSITE Check out our social links: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Pinterest | LinkedIN ........ Interested in advertising with us? Send an email to info@getoutandtry.com ........ Hosting fun in the St. Croix Valley and want to get it listed on our website? Start your free profile HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/getoutandtry/support

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to Laurie Schneider and Pam Arnold from the Pollinator Friendly Alliance and Emily Bazelon of the New York Times Magazine, Yale Law School and Slate's Political Gabfest podcast on challenges to voting rights nationwide. Also included are local news as well as updates on the Marine Community Library reopening and plans for an Oscar night celebration from the Marine Film Society. Matt Quast is Technical Director of River Radio.LINKSEmily Bazelon, Staff Writer, New York Times Magazine, Co-host of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast, Yale Law Schoolhttps://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-bazelonLaurie Schneider and Pam Arnold, Pollinator Friendly Alliancehttps://www.pollinatorfriendly.orgWhere to get plants, shrubs, trees and seedshttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/59fcf40ab1ffb6ee9911ad2a/t/5f9707fc2bdce055be16adb6/1603733501983/habitat_plants_services.pdf Videos from Best Practices for Pollinators Summit:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZRZZ5gJ0hyrobhbpY7YsAGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. Croix – 651-433-3636https://www.marineonstcroix.org City of Scandia – 651-433-3374https://www.ci.scandia.mn.us May Township:https://www.townofmay.orgClerk Treasurer Linda Tibbetts – 651-439-1706 / or linda@townofmay.org Washington County https://www.co.washington.mn.us/ DNR Burn Permit Informationhttps://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/questions.html Article Links Obituary for Leon Gast, director of When We Were Kingshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/movies/leon-gast-dead.html St. Paul Pioneer Press Article on Marine Libraryhttps://www.twincities.com/2021/03/17/marine-library-uses-covid-19-lockdown-to-carry-out-major-renovation/ Record of St. Croix River ice out dates in Marine – download hereBusiness/Organization Links:Megan Lapos – Marine FreeCycle Daymmlapos@gmail.com651-703-7909 Christ Lutheran Churchhttps://www.clcmarine.org/651-433-3222Where to watch Oscar-nominated films BEST PICTUREJudas and the Black Messiah – theatersMank – NetflixMinari – theaters, stream for a feeNomadland – theaters, HuluPromising Young Woman – theaters, stream for a feeSound of Metal – Amazon PrimeThe Father – theaters, stream for a fee beginning 3/26The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Netflix BEST DOCUMENTARYCollective – stream for a feeCrip Camp – NetflixThe Mole Agent – HuluMy Octopus Teacher – NetflixTime – Amazon Prime BEST ANIMATED FEATUREOnward – Disney PlusOver the Moon – Netflix

Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk about food security issues during COVID-19 with Dr. Jennifer van de Ligt, Director of the Food Protection and Defense Institute at the University of Minnesota (4:00); how the economy is being managed through the pandemic with Professor V.V. Chari from the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute at the Univ. of Minnesota and an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (22:30);  the latest from Washington County with County Board Chair Fran Miron (37:00); and news from around the St. Croix River with Greg Seitz of St. Croix 360 (57:00). Also included are updates on news from the community (18:00 and 49:00).RIVER RADIO show page with links mentioned in this program:https://marinecommunitylibrary.org/event/river-radio-052320/

Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson host a special program featuring insights on COVID-19 from nationally renowned expert Dr. Michael Osterholm of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota (3:00). Also featured are discussions with Loralee DiLorenzo, Vice Chair of the Marine Community Library on how patrons can now access books (31:00); Monica Zachay, Director of Programs for the St. Croix River Association on the state of the river (37:00); and Diane Mills, Vice President of Security State Bank of Marine on money matters for people in COVID times (54:20). Also included are updates on news from the community (28:50 and 49:48).RIVER RADIO show page with links mentioned in this program:https://marinecommunitylibrary.org/event/river-radio-051620/

I have spent half of my life as a physician, beginning as an intern just before my 26th birthday. It began in an inauspicious start on July 1st as an intern at the VA hospital. On our first day we spent most of the day in orientation, but at the end of the day I reported to my assigned general surgery team, currently on rotation at the VA hospital and doing afternoon rounds. When I arrived, I was informed I would be taking call that night, was shown to my call room at the end of rounds, and was given a few basic orientation tips. I will never forget being handed the “code” pager for the first time. The chief resident explained to me that carrying the code pager as a surgery resident wasn't a big deal. Be professional; be prompt; stay relaxed; work with the team; do your job. Basically, he said, you have to run to the code blue, announce that “surgery” was there. Surgery's responsibility was to make sure tube and lines, things like IV access were present and functioning well and, if needed, to perform whatever bedside procedures needed to be done.   I nodded my head and said goodbye for the night to my fellow residents and medical students. No sooner had I sat on the bed in the call room than the pager went off for a code blue. Code Blue. Intensive Care Unit. Room 9. Up I jumped, and made my way quickly to the intensive care room 9. There I found a number of doctors and nurses already gathered around a patient and performing CPR and delivering medication. This ICU patient had plenty of tubes and IVs but I was there and I thought I should let people know just in case. “Surgery is here!” I said as I entered the room. “What?!” said the nurse standing at the bedside, “Who are you kidding? Get out of here!” I took a look around the room, decided that surgery was not needed during this particular code blue, and slowly backed out of room 9 in the ICU and back to my call room. Such began my life as a physician. I learned two things that night You are not as important as you might think. Be professional; be prompt; stay relaxed; work with the team; do your job. And there are many days where I feel about as relevant as I did that night. But, like Sysiphus, I keep pushing my rock up the hill. And I have been doing so over the last 26 years. Enter 2020 and the abrupt halt to what I have come to know over the last half of my life. Clinics and surgeries cancelled, telehealth and video visits replacing in person interaction, time spent at home in isolation, wearing a mask not only the OR but many other places as well. Our practice faced the challenge head on, adopting telemedicine quickly, shutting down clinics and cancelling unnecessary surgery in preparation for the COVID-19 surge. Our changes felt and still feel like the right answer. We were ahead of the curve, if only slightly, still we were ahead. At first it was a break. An unwelcome break, but a break nonetheless. I vowed to take the time for personal development, hoped to make a few podcasts and videos, and, to be honest, did not expect our hiatus to last too terribly long. My positivity waned a bit after a few weeks as I personally began to feel more and more distanced from my family, my friends, and actually more concerning for me, my work. Without patient interaction, without the ability to touch people, either with a handshake or a scalpel, the practice of urology just isn't as fun…at least for me. But it's summer, which has always allowed me one of my life's simplest pleasures. I live on and grew up on body of water called the St. Croix River, on section of the river called the Lake St Croix because it widens into an area that is the size of a very large lake. The river is designated as a National Scenic Riverway, and it is fantastic in the summer.   A near nightly ritual for me in the summer is to put on a bathing suit at the end of the day and wash away the cares of the day with a dip in the water. This is not a workout.  I usually have a beer in hand. Think of this almost as a nightly baptism, and I emerge refreshed. I often think about a quote from an ancient philosopher as I go on my nightly swims. "A man cannot jump into the same river twice. It is not the same river, and he is not the same man." I am old enough now to know, and feel, that as I approach the river each night both the river and I have changed, if ever so slightly. The quote comes from Heraclitus who lived around 500 B.C. in the city of Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey and then part of the Persian Empire. His philosophy was characterized by Panta rhei or impermanence. He was most famous for his insistence on ever-present change, or flux or becoming. He wrote a single work, On Nature, which remains only in fragments. He was called “The Obscure” because he spoke, wrote, and taught in ways difficult to understand. He was also called "The Weeping Philosopher” because he was prone to depression. As we look on the tragedies of men we have a choice if we  want to turn away from anger. We can laugh, or we can cry. Heraclitus apparently chose to cry. Our current state of affairs has been a tragedy on so many levels. Over the last few months I have been angry; I have laughed; and I have cried. Fortunately, we have flattened the curve in Minnesota and we are beginning slowly, at least for the moment, to open back up. Even one of my favorite places, my local public library, is allowing a limited amount of traffic. I went there the other night to pick up some books.  The library was eerily quiet as I walked through the stacks of books. Where once would be families with kids, high school and college students studying, middle aged and elderly people reading magazines or looking for a novel now there was empty chairs and echoes. We are ever so slowly dipping our toe back into the water. But the river has changed; the world has changed; and, of course, we have changed. But what strikes me about it all is that life still feels familiar. As I begin to see patients in the office again, and operate again we know that medicine has changed and will continue to change, but it still feels much the same. People still need their medical care because, well, life is short, and it keeps moving on. Life is short; the art is long is attributed to Hippocrates, who lived 400 BC and is considered the father of Western medicine. Hippocratic medicine was notable for its strict professionalism, discipline, and rigorous practice. Hippocrates recommended that physicians always be clean, honest, calm, understanding, and serious. I suspect he would tell us this whether we were in an operating room, the clinic, or at home on our computers trying to tell patients how to unmute their microphones or maybe they could move the computer a little bit so the camera would show all of their face. Here is my point. I am a bit reflective as I face my 52nd birthday.  Half of my life has been spent as a physician. Which feels appropriate since I only half define who I am as a physician. The other half has been the guy in the swimsuit with the beer in his hand. This Great Reset has come at an interesting time in my life as I ponder the next 26 years, the third half of my life. What will I bring forward? How have I changed? How has the world changed? What is the best response to avoid anger, should I laugh or should I cry? I do not have the answers, by the way, but I continue to explore for the answers. Which brings me to a line I remember reading back in high school, it's from a poem by T.S. Eliot. “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” Each day, whether I return to the clinic, or the river that I have been jumping into since I was a kid I arrive at the place and I know it for the first time.

In this episode: Have you ever had a rustic camping adventure? In this episode, I talk about the time when worms rained from the trees at our campsite, and I give five life application tips that I've learned from camping. (Article contains affiliate links. This means that when you click a link and make a purchase, I might receive a small commission from that purchase.) Inspired Life Over the years, our family made a lot of memories while camping. Many summer weekends we would pack up and head to a state park for a few days. I didn't love it as much as my guys. Being the only girl in a family of guys, they prefer things a lot more rustic. To me, there was something backwards about loading up all that gear, driving for six hours, and setting up our tent camper for another two hours just to get away from real life. Some aspects of real life appealed to me. Like showers. Running water. Air conditioning. I liked my curling iron and my dishwasher too. My idea of roughing it still involves flush toilets and electricity. On one of our camping trips we went to a state park that spanned the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota. It was a beautiful park with many hiking trails and a sandy beach at a little swimming hole for the kids. We pulled in long before daylight faded and started to set up our antique pop-up camper. I know it's antique because I camped in it when I was an infant and it had been around for a while already then. Besides, a similar camper to ours resides in the Smithsonian. This was a primitive camper with two plywood sides that flip out and a bunch of tent poles that had to be assembled and attached to the box frame of the camper. Then, a big green musty-smelling canvas tent covered the whole thing. When it was all set up, it was a box with a double bed on both sides and a tent over the top. That's it. Just a tent off the ground. No kitchen. No storage or cabinets. No bathroom. Because of the age of the canvas, we usually covered the whole thing with a big blue plastic tarp strung up in the trees. After Phil backed the camper into just the right spot, we started setting up. I busied myself with setting up lawn chairs around the fire pit and creating a cooking space at the picnic table. I was about to toss the plastic tablecloth over the rustic picnic table when a fuzzy worm inched its way toward the middle. Then I noticed another one. There was one on the bench too, and when I looked over to say something to Phil, there was one on the camper. I soon realized the camper and the Jeep and the lawn chairs had caterpillars all over them. That's when I noticed it was raining worms. Like big fuzzy green raindrops, tent caterpillars fell from the trees. I got back in the Jeep and said, “I'm not coming out.” “Can we please run to the Wal-Mart I saw a few miles back? I just need to buy a hat. I don't want these stupid worms in my hair.” One morning I laid in the bed watching the silhouettes of worms on the tent roof. Eeew! @import url(https://michellerayburn.com/wp-content/plugins/siteorigin-panels/css/front-flex.min.css); #pgc-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0-0 { width:100%;width:calc(100% - ( 0 * 40px ) ) } #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0 , #pl-w5ef4c5aa14f71 .so-panel , #pl-w5ef4c5aa14f71 .so-panel:last-child { margin-bottom:0px } #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0.panel-no-style, #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style { -webkit-align-items:flex-start;align-items:flex-start } #panel-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0-0-0> .panel-widget-style { padding:0px 20px 0px 20px } @media (max-width:780px){ #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0.panel-no-style, #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style { -webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column } #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0 > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-w5ef4c5aa14f71-0 > .panel-row-style > .panel-grid-cell { width:100%;margin-right:0 } #pl-w5ef4c5aa14f71 .panel-grid-cell { padding:0 } #pl-w5ef4c5aa14f71 .panel-grid .panel-grid-cell-empty { display:none } #pl-w5ef4c5aa14f71 .

Earth Day was founded by Wisconsin's very own Gaylord Nelson. Then a senator, and former Wisconsin governor, Nelson had a simple idea for a day of awareness for the planet.  The year was 1970. Gas was cheap. There were no regulations like the Clean Air Act or the Clean Water Act to keep factories from polluting our air, land, and water. A rising consciousness after several environmental disasters had the country buzzing with a desire to do more. His idea took off, and millions joined in across the country. Today, Earth Day is celebrated by more than a billion people around the globe. Nelson's daughter, Tia, is paving the way for his legacy to live on through her environmental advocacy. She is the managing director on climate at the Outrider Foundation. In this episode, she sheds light on her father's work, what Earth Day means to her and how you can get involved.Learn more about Nelson's legacy in the spring issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine: https://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/ Learn more about Outrider Foundation at https://outrider.org/features/earth-day-film/--------------------------------------TRANSCRIPTAnnouncer: [00:00:00] Welcome to Wisconsin DNRs Wild Wisconsin - Off The Record podcast, information straight from the source.Katie Grant: [00:00:12] Welcome back to another episode of Wild Wisconsin - Off The Record. I'm your host, DNRs digital media coordinator, Katie Grant. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. That's 50 years of living, changing and advancing. In 1970 a gallon of gas was 36 cents. The Beatles released, "Let it be" and then later broke up and a quarter would get you a dozen eggs. It was also the year of the very first Earth Day founded by former Wisconsin governor Gaylord Nelson. It was a time when factories pumped pollutants into the air, lakes and rivers with few repercussions. Gas guzzling cars ruled the roads. Before 1970 there was no EPA, no Clean Air Act, and no Clean Water Act.Then a senator, Gaylord Nelson, had an idea to raise awareness about air and water pollution. His idea took off and on the first Earth Day in 1970 millions of Americans participated in rallies, marches and teach-ins for environmental education across the country. Earth Day catalyzed a movement in the United States that founded the Environmental Protection Agency and ignited a spirit of stewardship that has driven progress for five decades.Today, Earth Day is celebrated around the world with billions of people participating in their own way. Although Gaylord Nelson passed away in 2005, his legacy lives on through his daughter, Tia, who was 14 at the time of the first Earth Day. She has since followed in her father's environmental protection footsteps.Today, Tia Nelson is the managing director on climate for the Outrider Foundation. She is internationally recognized as a champion for environmental stewardship and climate change. Before the Safer at Home order, we spoke with Tia in early March to hear more about her father's life work, what Earth Day means to her and how you can get involved.Just because most of us are at home doesn't mean you can't celebrate Earth Day this year as we all do what we can to slow the spread of COVID-19, the DNR encourages you to celebrate 50 years of Earth Day close to home. Be sure to practice social distancing if you're out in the community. At the Wisconsin DNR, we embrace Earth Day 365. For us, every day is Earth Day. Sit back and listen in to how a Wisconsin senator helped establish Earth Day 50 years ago and how his daughter keeps his memory alive today. Tia Nelson: [00:02:37] My name is Tia Nelson. I'm managing director for the climate change program at the Outrider Foundation. We seek to educate, engage, and inspire action on big global challenges like climate change, help people understand the risks, but importantly also help them understand the opportunities to be a part of the solution.Katie Grant: [00:03:00] Fantastic. So you could be doing anything in the world. Why are you so passionate about the environment? Tia Nelson: [00:03:07] I have always had a love of nature. I spent a lot of time in the outdoors as a child. I went on to study wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin. I had wanted to be a veterinarian, but I'm pretty severely dyslexic, and so I struggled in school and once I found out that veterinarians had to go to school as long as doctors did, I figured that wasn't the best path for me.And I had the real privilege to study under, uh Joe Hickey, uh, who had done really important early work on how DDT was thinning, uh, eggshells and impairing, uh, the reproduction of bird species, especially, uh, predators, um, in Wisconsin and across the country. It was a big inspiration to my father who then went on to introduce the first bill to ban the use of DDT.So I was, uh, influenced, um, by great professors like Joe Hickey, uh, Orin, Ronstead, uh, Bob McCabe. Um, Bob was Dean of the Wildlife Ecology school. When I, uh, started attending the university and he actually inscribed, uh, and gave to my father the first day that my father was sworn in as governor, uh, a inscribed first edition copy of the Sand County Almanac with a beautiful inscription in it. I haven't here on my desk, um saying, um, "with and in between the lines of this book, you shall find great wisdom." Um, so I guess that's a long way of saying that, uh, nature was imbued in me as a child just as it was for my father, and I just seem to gravitate to the issue naturally and studied it in school and went on to work in the Capitol.I worked for the DNR as a fisheries technician summertimes while I was in college. It was a great job. Um, it's always been my life's work and my passion. Katie Grant: [00:05:07] Yeah. Did you ever feel pressure to work in the environmental space or you just knew it was what you wanted to do? Tia Nelson: [00:05:13] I just did it. It just was me. It was just a part of me and, uh, a keen interest of mine from a very young age.Uh, it must have obviously been influenced by my father and his work. Um, but I don't remember an epiphany moment. Um, it simply was imbued in me from a very early age, and it wasn't something that I honestly gave a lot of thought to. It was just who I was. Katie Grant: [00:05:43] Tell us a little bit about your father's legacy. For anyone who doesn't know, why is he so important to Wisconsin and Earth Day in general? Tia Nelson: [00:05:50] Well, my father grew up in a small town called Clear Lake in Polk County in northwestern Wisconsin. Not far from the St. Croix River where he camped and fished and canoed and his experiences in nature as a child had a big influence on him.The places his father took him, uh, the St. Croix, uh, which I just mentioned. Also, they visited the Apostle Islands. It's interesting for me to reflect on the fact that those childhood experiences in nature here in these magnificent, uh, natural landscapes in Wisconsin became inspiration for him once he was elected to office.And he served in the state senate for 10 years. He became governor when I was two. In 1958, he was elected and he became known pretty quickly as across the country as the conservation governor, principally because of a bold initiative that he put forward to tax uh, put a penny, a pack tax on cigarettes to fund the Outdoor Recreation Action Program --known by the acronym OREP -- uh, to fund, uh, the protection, uh, of public recreation lands for the citizens of Wisconsin, and to create opportunities for, uh, fishing and hunting and recreating. And that program was wildly popular and, uh, drew a lot of national attention, the National Boating Magazine, um, in I think around 1960, um, their front page was "All Eyes on Wisconsin" with a picture of the state of Wisconsin. And my, an image of my father overlaid and a story about how the, the great, uh, conservation innovation that was taking place in Wisconsin.So that was my father's, um, early efforts as governor, he took that experience and the popularity of that program, which is now known as the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund, named after my father and Republican governor Warren Knowles, who succeeded my father when my father was elected to the senate. Um, uh, so Wisconsin's had a long bipartisan tradition of support for those types of initiatives.The OREP program was wildly popular, um, to members of both parties. My father went off to Washington as the United States senator. He took with him a scrapbook of all the good press that he'd gotten for, uh, pushing, uh, conservation and outdoor recreation, uh, agenda as governor in Wisconsin. And, uh, he managed using that, good press that he'd received here in Wisconsin to convince President John F. Kennedy to do a conservation tour. My father was looking for a way to get politicians to wake up to the fact that the, uh, citizens, uh, were eager and interested in, uh, passing laws that protected our rights to breathe clean air and drink clean water and, uh, protect, uh, outdoor recreation areas. The conservation tour failed to accomplish what my father had hoped. Um, indeed, it was cut short after a few stops, as I recall. Um, and, um, sadly, President Kennedy was assassinated several months after that conservation tour, and it was between 1963 and 1969 my father continuing to push and talk about the environmental challenges of our time. And to try to think of an idea that might galvanize, um, uh, the people and, uh, shake as my father said, shake the political establishment out of their lethargy, um, and, uh, step up to address the big environmental challenges of our time.Keep in mind that Lake Eerie was so polluted at the time, um, that it had burned for days. Um, and, uh, today you can, uh, fish some good walleye out of there. Katie Grant: [00:10:15] Right. Right. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old, uh, Swedish environmental activist has gained international recognition for her climate strikes. She's also known for, having said "adults keep saying we owe it to the young people to give them hope, but I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to act as if the house, house is on fire because it is." How does it make you feel to see her and other young activists who are leading the environmentalist fight? And do you think they fit with your father's legacy? Tia Nelson: [00:10:48] Yes, they certainly do.It's really, the story of Greta Thunberg is, um, a really inspiring one, and it is one that I reflect on quite often for the following reason. It would have been impossible for Greta to imagine when she was sitting alone protesting in front of the Swedish parliament that that simple act of defiance would launch the global youth movement just as Rosa Parks could not have known that that simple act of defiance saying no to that bus driver when he demanded she moved to the back of the bus, she simply quietly said one word, no. It changed the course of history. Just as my father could never have known that the simple idea of setting aside a day to teach on the environment on April 22nd, 1970, would launch the environmental movement, propel the environmental movement forward in these unimaginable ways.Keep in mind there was no Environmental Protection Agency. Uh, it was signed into law by a Republican president, Richard Nixon. Um, some months after the first Earth Day, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, uh, Endangered Species Act, a whole slew of laws that we take for granted today, passed that first decade after Earth Day. More environmental laws were passed, um, in the decade that followed that first Earth Day than any other time in American history. And so Greta's story is inspiring to me and the way that Rosa Parks story is inspiring in the way that my father's story is inspiring. These were individuals who had a set of values and cared passionately about something, and they took action and they kept at it and they changed the course of history. It demonstrates to me the power of individual action to inspire others to become involved and be a part of the solution. And that to me is, is incredibly inspiring. Earth Day was successful beyond my father's wildest dreams. He never could have imagined that 20 million people would gather on that day or that 50 years later we would be celebrating his legacy in this way.Katie Grant: [00:13:20] Right. Tia Nelson: [00:13:20] And I, and, and I, I think that, that people on the 100th anniversary of Earth Day, uh, will be saying the same thing about Greta Thunberg and the youth activists around the world who have done exactly what my father had hoped youth would do and youth did do that first Earth Day. It shook up the establishment and made them pay attention.Katie Grant: [00:13:45] Right, right. You've mentioned in past interviews that you have a kind of fuzzy memory when it comes to what you were doing on that first Earth Day. As you got older, though. Do you recall any of your father's continuing work with regard to Earth Day? Tia Nelson: [00:14:02] Um, yes. Well, I, I was almost 14 when the first Earth Day occurred and I did not remember what I was doing.I, of course, get asked this question quite often. I, you know, was tempted to make up a good story, but I thought better of it. Uh, the way I learned that I was cleaning up trash at my junior high school is I was doing a talk show, a radio talk show, and one of my, uh, um, friends from junior high called and said, you were with me, we were picking up trash. So, um, but as the years, um, ensued, uh, I think it really dawned on me the significance of Earth Day on the 20th anniversary. I was on the Washington Mall with my father for the 20th anniversary. That was a magnificently large, um, and significant anniversary event. And it was pretty obvious that this would be a big, and enduring, um, uh, thing for a long time, uh, to come.My father worked tirelessly and he also he, he felt very, uh, drawn and very duty-bound to speak to youth. And he accepted the smallest school. If the kids wrote him a letter and asked him to come speak to them about the issues, the environment, he went. Um, he saw great promise in our youth. He knew that, uh, it were, that it was the young people in 1970 that, uh, made such a big difference, uh, in, in the success of that event.And so he would give speeches to big audiences. He would give talks to little schools. Uh, he was tireless in his advocacy, outreach and, um, public efforts to engage people because he saw the power, uh, of, um, doing that. And so, um, he was, uh, tireless, and in, in delivering that message and traveling around, giving talks, visiting schools, giving media interviews and doing everything he could to continue to advance the cause.Katie Grant: [00:16:20] When you spoke with us, uh, for our article in the Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine, you said one of the reasons the first Earth Day was so successful was because of the way it grew organically at the local level, rather than being planned from the top down. Why do you think the simplistic approach worked in his, kind of made it work for the last 50 years? Tia Nelson: [00:16:40] If you look at the first Earth Day, there were literally thousands of organizers in, um, communities across the country. My father did not prescribe a specific agenda. He didn't tell him what issues they should be talking about. He encouraged people to think about what they cared about, where they lived, what the challenges, the environmental challenges, quality of life challenges, were, wherever they lived, uh, whether it was in, uh, the city or the countryside. Um, and people responded, I think if you look at Adam Rome's book, he interviewed over 140 people, um, dozens and dozens and dozens of these local organizers. And one thing that's obvious is by not prescribing what the agenda was and what the issues were and how my father, uh, trying to prescribe from Washington what people were supposed to do, but rather letting them identify their priorities and values, um, uh, where, where they lived, um, and worked, uh, and raised their families.Um, that was very powerful. So some people planted trees, some people picked up trash, some people protested, some people had concerts. I have images of the, uh, Earth Day, uh, on State Street. State Street was closed and, uh, an entomologist and in, you know, a professor of insects, uh, set up a booth. A rather shabby looking one at that, uh, with information about the importance of insects as pollinators.Um, my point is, uh, whether it was entomologists educating people on the importance of bees as a pollinator, uh, or, uh, uh, Girl Scout troop picking up trash and in their local neighborhood or another group, um, planting trees, um, people felt empowered to take action in a way that was meaningful to them.And in, in not trying to control what people did and how they did it and how they messaged around it, um, turned out to be really, uh, uh, a stroke of genius on my father's part. Katie Grant: [00:19:07] For sure. For sure. So over the years, I'm sure you have participated in Earth Day and a lot of different ways, uh, do you have any particularly memorable ways that you have celebrated it?Tia Nelson: [00:19:20] Um, well, they're all meaningful to me. It's always been important for me to honor my father and my own, uh, life's work on Earth Day. It's particularly been important to me to, uh, tell his story to kids um, so that they understand that my father was just a little boy from a little town, um, in Wisconsin, and he grew up to change the world in unimaginable ways, and I want kids to know they have that power, too.Um, so I have always done as much as I can, uh, uh, some local events, media events, um, uh, try to talk to, uh, schoolkids, uh. This year is different though. This year I have a spreadsheet with, gosh, close to 40, um, appearances, interviews, podcasts, like the one we're doing now. Um. Uh, I'm very proud, very excited that we'll be debuting a, uh, uh, film, uh, at Earth X, the largest environmental film fest in the United States in Dallas, Texas on Earth... on the eve of Earth Day.We'll be opening that, uh, Earth X event. Uh, we will be closing out the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism event on April 25th. Uh, the day the mall or a mall event will occur. We've been invited to show at Tribeca Film Fest, uh, in New York and are still trying to figure out whether we can do all of these things in, in the short timeframe of a week.Uh, I will be showing the film at the University of Wisconsin Nelson.. Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies on Monday, April 20th. Uh, and what's exciting to me about the film is I recruited the youth activists Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, and Bob Inglis, the former Republican congressman, founder of a group called RepublicEN.Uh, the two of them have joined me, uh, in this film to honor my father and in a call to action to people today to come together and address the biggest environmental challenge of our time, which is climate change. And that, uh, Bob and Varshini, uh, eh, are joining me and talking about the need for a multigenerational bi-partisan socially just movement to address climate change is just a source of enormous excitement and pride for me. So I'll be showing that film around the country. Uh, I will be doing more podcasts, more media interviews. Um, I'll be keynoting, uh, after Earth Day at the annual meeting of the United Church of Christ, uh, at the Midwest Renewable Energy fair up in Custer, Wisconsin. Um, I, I'll, I'll, I'll be tired by the time it's all done, but it's, uh, um, it's a good challenge to have and I just, I couldn't be more grateful or excited to have the opportunity to tell my father's story, the story of other activists today. Um, and to encourage people to get involved and, um, be a part of, uh, building a brighter future.Katie Grant: [00:22:40] At what point did you and your family really start getting the sense that Earth Day had become something special? And did you guys ever discuss how big of a deal it had become?Tia Nelson: [00:22:51] Um, well, sure. I talked to my brothers about it, uh, on a regular basis. I'm updating them on the stuff I'm involved in, uh, here.But, uh, as I mentioned a little earlier in our interview, I think it probably first dawned on me, what a big deal it was on, uh, probably the 10th or the 20th anniversary. Um, that it was clearly going to be an enduring, um, event, uh, in a part of an important part of my father's legacy. Um, and the family's talked about it.Um, you know, we talk about it all the time. Uh, so, um, but especially, you know, this time of year. Katie Grant: [00:23:31] What are a few ways Wisconsinites and beyond Wisconsin can embrace your father's legacy and celebrate Earth Day this year? Tia Nelson: [00:23:38] Well, there's an unlimited number of things one can get involved in or be a part of, uh, you in, in your local community, um, or, uh, through, uh, established organizations. And that was one of the things that was really exciting to me about the video we've produced the, uh, the Sunrise Movement is very oriented towards youth activists. Uh, RepublicEN is oriented towards a more conservative audience. What they share in common is prioritizing, addressing the issue of climate change and, um, uh, the future of our environment.There's really literally an organization for anyone and everyone to join, uh, and there's, uh, uh, website, uh, the Earth Day Network has a site where you can go plug in your zip code and it'll show you, uh, local events here in Madison. I invite everyone to attend the University of Wisconsin Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies Earth Day, um, celebration, which goes on, is really going to be fabulous this year and has a number of significant national speakers, uh, and workshops. And that's on April 20th, all day at Monona Terrace. Uh, there are, um, uh, more local activities one could get involved in, uh, if you don't feel like joining a group. You can, uh, do something with your neighbors or friends um, uh, that, uh, would be probably pretty similar to what people were doing in 1970 deciding, you know, how they wanted to get involved, whether they wanted to go pick up trash or plant trees or join an organization. And, uh, there's sort of an unlimited in terms of, of what one can do because every, every individual action matters and, and people, um, uh, have an opportunity to get involved in any number of ways. Katie Grant: [00:25:48] Yeah. So at Wisconsin DNR, we are embracing Earth Day 365 and encouraging residents to take small steps all year so that taking care of our natural resources isn't just a thing that we think about once a year. Do you have any suggestions for small steps that people can take to make a difference?Tia Nelson: [00:26:05] There's a number of powerful small steps one can take from reducing food waste to avoiding single-use plastic to composting food scraps to using energy-efficient appliances to things like ... Funny little fact to know and tell is that something called phantom power, meaning our devices plugged into the wall when we're not using them probably about 15% of average home owner's electricity consumption. Simply unplugging those appliances when you're not using them, uh, is a way to save energy and it saves money. Um, so, um, being a conscious consumer, uh, being aware of one's impact, uh, on the planet, knowing that, you know, one of my favorite quotes from my father is "the economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment. Not the other way around." And so um, we have to recognize that our natural resource base is finite, um, and that we have to be good stewards of it. And that individual action, how we conduct ourselves in our daily life really does matter. Um, voting for, um, uh elected officials, whether it at the local or state level, who put forward policies that protect our rights to breathe clean air and drink clean water is really important. Outrider.org has a section, um, about how you can help. Uh, it includes a way to assess, uh, your personal greenhouse gas footprint and things that you can do to, um, reduce it.So, um, get involved. Talk about it. Take action and join an organization that suits your particular interest.Katie Grant: [00:28:02] At a time when there can be a lot of doom and gloom in the news, how do you stay optimistic about the future of our environment? Tia Nelson: [00:28:08] I often say I'm in a complicated dance between hope and despair.You can't be involved every day of your life in the environmental challenges that we face today and not be concerned. Uh, the science tells us we have a lot to be worried about. On the other hand, I know the power of individuals to make a difference. I know how on that first Earth Day, a simple call to action, uh, precipitated significant progress in how we manage our resources and, uh, protect our environment. And so I reflect on my father's legacy and work. I reflect on the fact that he worked tirelessly and was, felt a sense of defeat, um, many, many times, but he got up the next day and went back to work and made significant progress.And I believe in American ingenuity. I know that we have a bright future of clean and renewable energy. That today renewable energy is... costs less than fossil fuel energy. We have some big challenges as we make that transition, but we know what the solutions are. And, uh, it's a question of creating the social will and political capital to move forward, uh, swiftly with a sense of urgency to address these challenges. And I believe we can do it, but we, we have to join together. That's why I'm so excited about the film with Bob Inglis and Varshini Prakash. They have very, very different ideas about what the solution is. That doesn't matter to me. What matters to me is that they've come to the table to have a conversation about how we can work together and solve these big environmental challenges. That's what matters. And as long as we're having the conversation and agreeing that the problem requires an urgent response, we'll find a way to build the social capital and the political will to act.And so that is how I think about it and motivate myself to carry on the work. Katie Grant: [00:30:34] You've been listening to Wild Wisconsin, a podcast brought to you by the Wisconsin DNR. Show us on social media how you're celebrating Earth Day this year by using #EarthDayAtHome and tagging Wisconsin DNR in your posts.For more great content, be sure to subscribe to Wild Wisconsin wherever you get your podcasts. 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Boating in the midwest is back! We sit down with MarineMax Minnesota General Manager Erik Forsberg and Sales Consultant Mike Andersen to discuss getting back to boating this spring around the Twin Cities, and how you can get your boat ready as quickly as possible while the snow and ice melts.MarineMax Rogers: https://www.marinemax.com/stores/rogersMarineMax Excelsior: https://www.marinemax.com/stores/excelsiorMarineMax Bayport: https://www.marinemax.com/stores/bayportMinnesota Wake Surf Championship: https://www.mnwsc.com/MarineMax Minnesota: We are the area's authorized Azimut, Galeon Yachts, Ocean Alexander, Aquila, Sea Ray, Harris Pontoons, Boston Whaler, and Nautique dealership. MarineMax Rogers is conveniently located on County Road 81, in close proximity to French Lake, Diamond Lake, the Mississippi River, Lake Laura, Pelican Lake, Buffalo Lake, Beebe Lake, Lake Charlotte, Pulaski Lake, Weaver Lake and Fish Lake. MarineMax Rogers is the perfect location to find your new boat no matter where you live in the Twin City area.  With the areas' many lakes and rivers to choose from for boating, there is something for every type of boating lifestyle. Points of interest range from Lake Minnetonka, which draws boaters who own lakeside homes or have slips on the lake to those that trailer their boat for the day. The Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers offer totally unique boating experiences.  Our MarineMax Rogers team members and their customers are true boating enthusiasts. They relish their time on the waters of the area's 10,000 lakes and rivers.ClassesWhen you purchase a boat from MarineMax Rogers, it is the start of our commitment to you, our customer. At delivery, your new boat is fully fueled, all the lines are aboard and the U.S.C.G. safety equipment is provided. You can simply provision your boat and begin living the boating lifestyle you desire. Throughout the boating season, MarineMax Rogers's team members provide informational and instructional seminars on boating, including seminars of fishing, watersports, navigation and the unique-to-MarineMax Women on Water classes.Events & Getaways!™MarineMax owners should keep an eye on the MarineMax Rogers Calendar of Events. You would not want to miss an exclusive Docktail Party, or a Getaways!™ hosted by MarineMax Rogers. There is always something to look forward to as a MarineMax owner. ServiceMarineMax Rogers is a full-service dealership with the areas' highest quality marine repair and service operation. Our factory certified technicians service all top brands and MarineMax Rogers maintains a five-bay service facility, on site canvas shop along with a well-stocked parts department with OEM parts and marine accessories. In many cases, customers can opt for spot repairs and service at their boat's location with MarineMax Rogers's capable mobile service.LifestylesCruising the areas lakes and rivers is a popular activity among the MarineMax Rogers boating family. They can be found frequenting the many great destinations and finding fun adventures along the shores of Lake Minnetonka, Prior Lake, Mississippi River, St. Croix River and White Bear Lake.Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MarineMax is the nation's largest recreational boat and yacht retailer. Focused on premium brands, such as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian, Hatteras, Azimut Yachts, Ocean Alexander, Galeon, Grady-White, Harris, Bennington, Crest, Mastercraft, Scout, Sailfish, Sea Pro, Sportsman, Scarab Jet Boats, Tige', Aquila, NauticStar, Nautique and Yamaha Jet Boats. MarineMax sells new and used recreational boats and related marine products and services as well as provides yacht brokerage and charter services. MarineMax currently has 63 retail locations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolin

Weekend Claims to Fame: Julia at the her cabin, Donny goes on a St. Croix River cruise, Lori discovers a new band. Legendary Cars frontman Ric Ocasek passes away at age 75. Christie Brinkley withdraws from DWTS. "Unbelievable" on Netflix is riveting.

970 WDAY radio host Jay Thomas talked with Darren Troseth, the Minnesota angler who caught a 120-pound sturgeon through the ice on the St. Croix River. Troseth said the Minnesota DNR has confirmed his fish is a record and said that life has been hectic since landing the whopper.

The Paranormal Chronicles at www.liveparanormal.com presents an evening with host Rhonda Hall and special guest, Diana Palm,  Intuitive Healer.   Saturday, March, 23rd, 2013 Call in and receive a free mini healing session from Diana Palm. Grew up in Stillwater Minnesota, a beautiful historic town situated along the St. Croix River. For a budding medium, this town helped to "open up" many of my psychic gifts. Of course, many of the houses I ived in were haunted and one of our homes was included in the book Haunted Minnesota by Hugh Bishop. This experience began my love affair with paranormal investigating and afterlife research. Although I was always aware of spirits and often saw ghosts, I didn't know how I could use that gift to help people. Once I became certified through the THInK Institute as a Theta Healer, it all came together for me. I currently live in Menomonie Wisconsin in an old Victorian Home where I teach classes and retreats.  http://www.connectwiththelight.com/

Each issue of American Road Magazine has a regular column called On the Yellowstone Trail dedicated to the people and places along this historic highway. The idea for this northernmost of America's transcontinental highways actually began 100 years ago in the wheat fields of the Midwest. So it's fitting that one of the centennial parties for the Yellowstone Trail would take place Spring 2012 in northwest Wisconsin. May 11-13th Hudson, Wisconsin on the beautiful St. Croix River will kick off the 100th birthday party with Yellowstone Trail Heritage Days. Andrea Jorgensen of the Hudson Convention and Visitors Bureau has all the details for our American Road listeners.