Boreal Roots Media

03/17/2026

Here's the link to my very first short film, Adventure School, winner of the Independent Spirit Award at the 2026 Ely Film Festival MN!

Building strong, healthy communities starts with raising strong, healthy children. At Ely, Minnesota’s Adventure School, Ben “Sunshine” Gardner…

03/17/2026

Look Ma, I'm an award winning filmmaker! Thanks so much to everyone who came to see my very first short film, Adventure School! So much gratitude to the Ely Film Festival MN family for this incredible honor!

03/11/2026

The Ely Film Festival MN starts today and I'm grateful to have two short films showing, this Friday at 3pm in the Neighborly Shorts Block! Hope to see you there!

02/09/2026

It was such a treat to be a part of the annual Steger Center Ice Harvest. An invigorating blend of winter adventure, hard work, and magic. Plus these majestic Belgian Draft horses.

02/08/2026

The annual ice harvest at Steger Wilderness Center.

02/05/2026

Happy first day of the Ely Winter Festival!

Pictured here is Wade Pharr (Pharr Thrown Pottery ), who is our Ceramics Studio Manager and instructor, working on his snow sculpture last year for the International Snow Sculpting Symposium. Wade, alongside Molly Roske, will be back in the park to make another sculpture during this year’s festival.

Photo by Brett Ross of Boreal Roots Media (Boreal Roots Media )

01/02/2026

We have reached 80% of our Give to the Max Fundraising goal! THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed and shared our messages.

Pictured here are photos from our June Community Dance at Ethel's Acres. Our dances are open to everyone - regardless of age, experience, or ability. Our dance caller teaches the dances as we go, but so do the folks who have become regulars at these dances - helping the new dancers learn that last 20% by taking the moves explained by the caller and making them physical , fully felt and understood by our feet.

Just like anyone can be a teacher at our Community Dances - anyone can be one of the donors that helps us achieve our budgetary goals! Every $5 and $500 donation makes an impact!

Thank you for do-si-do'ing toward our dreams and helping us achieve the last 20% of our goal today! We hope to see you at www.givemn.org/organization/ElyFolkSchool

Photos by Boreal Roots Media

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