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07/21/2025

Senate passes cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid | Managing air quality health impact | Lake search continues for missing man | Superior Reads - https://mailchi.mp/wtip.org/wtip-enewsletter-21july25

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07/21/2025

Amid shelves of tools, a belt sander fabrication equipment, and a brand new plasma cutting table, all of which are packed into an 800 square foot garage in Grand Marais, Matthew Stone is reshaping his welding and repair business.

Stone, the owner of Unimoose Enterprises, LLC, is expanding beyond on-the-spot mobile repairs into a world of custom fabrication and creative potential.

Earlier this spring, Stone applied for a business development grant from the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) to purchase a CNC plasma cutting table, a forklift, an air compressor, and improvements to his garage to support the fabrication aspect of his business.

With the new plasma cutting table, Stone will be able to produce custom metal signs, artwork, and more. “It’s a very versatile machine,” he said.

Amid shelves of tools, a belt sander fabrication equipment, and a brand new plasma cutting table, all of which are packed into an 800 square foot garage in Grand Marais, Matthew Stone is reshaping his welding and repair business. Stone, the owner of Unimoose Enterprises, LLC, is expanding beyond on-...

07/21/2025

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07/20/2025

“Aurora Florealis” was the theme of this year’s annual West End Garden Club flower show, held Sat. July 19. Floral artists Rae Peipho, Colleen Brennan, Kathleen Oberhotzer, Jane Johnson and Ginny Storlie posed with their creations. Photos by Chuck Olsen.

07/20/2025

When the rose petals arrive to the Boreal forest and the black flies emerge, its time to harvest birch bark. Join "Birch Bark Beth" and M Baxley on a journey into the woods for a day in the life of harvesting season.

07/19/2025

IT HAPPENS HERE is an award-winning series launched in 2021, to explore the question, “Who are WE, anyway, when it comes to racism and inequality in our community?”
In this final episode, we review the tools needed to undo institutional racism, including listening to each other, holding our institutions accountable, respecting others’ experiences, and organizing “with intelligence and integrity,” to create positive change.
Listen: https://wtip.org/archives/it-happens-here-ep-20-undoing/

Find all 20 episodes here: https://wtip.org/features/it-happens-here/

“It Happens Here” was launched in 2022 to explore the question, “Who are WE, anyway, when it comes to racism and inequality in our community?” Since then, we’ve explored the diverse history of Cook County, learned about the different forms of racism, and shared the knowledge and experience...

07/19/2025

RADIO WAVES 18 - IT'S ALL HAPPENING! Details and weekend passes available under "Events" at wtip.org

07/18/2025

As fraud tactics become increasingly sophisticated, scams are evolving into more creative and unexpected forms.

The latest scam to hit Grand Marais comes with a creative twist, one that didn’t take folks too long to figure out in a small town.

A Cook County resident recently received a call from 218-387-3030, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office number. A man with a foreign accent identified himself as “Sheriff Pat Eliasen” and provided a fake badge number.

The scammer told the individual that they had made an illegal online purchase and that a warrant for their arrest had been issued. To settle the warrant, the scammer requested payment.

“That’s not quite the way our criminal justice system works,” the real Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will “never call you up and ask you for money for anything ever,” he said.

If someone receives an impersonation scam or any other scam, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office advises against giving any money to the scammer. Unfortunately, Eliasen said it takes a massive amount of technology to try to trace or track down the scammers, as many are from outside of the U.S.

As fraud tactics become increasingly sophisticated, scams are evolving into more creative and unexpected forms. The latest scam to hit Grand Marais comes with a creative twist, one that didn’t take folks too long to figure out in a small town. A Cook County resident recently received a call from 2...

07/18/2025

NORTH WOODS NATURALIST with Chel Anderson, featuring "the nocturnal, flashing dance of fireflies." Learn more about the science behind this north woods "flash dance," here:

Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist, and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now. North Woods Naturalist is supported in part by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

07/18/2025

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the ground search for missing man Gene Adam Doherty, citing challenging terrain, limited resources, and a lack of results from search and rescue operations.

Authorities have been focusing search and rescue efforts on nearby 451-acre Cascade Lake after a detection dog pinpointed Doherty’s scent at the public boat landing. Crews have used motorboats and side-scan sonar to scour the shoreline and lake in search of Doherty.

“We’ve had a great search and rescue group,” said Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen. “They give it everything.”

Despite nearly seven days of search efforts, authorities have yet to find Doherty. Given the circumstances, Eliasen said, “We have to suspend the ground search.”

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will continue searching on Cascade Lake every day until Tuesday, July 22, when crews will reassess and “maybe try something else,” Eliasen said.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the ground search for missing man Gene Adam Doherty, citing challenging terrain, limited resources, and a lack of results from search and rescue operations. Doherty, 40, has been missing since July 1 when he left his mother’s home near Silver Bay, M...

07/17/2025

Have an unwanted vehicle that’s collecting dust (or rust)?
You may be able to turn it into a gift of support for WTIP. Vehicle donation is a great way to dispose of a car or truck you no longer need and support community radio at the same time. And because WTIP is a nonprofit organization, your contribution is tax deductible.

Donate a vehicle, and you become a member of WTIP Community Radio.
In addition to supporting the programs you love, your vehicle donation will make you a Member of WTIP. Your vehicle is towed free of charge, and the donation is eligible for a tax deduction.

It’s Easy!
Donating a car is fast, easy and secure. WTIP accepts any vehicle — running or not — including cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and more. We work with Vehicle Donation to Any Charity, to ensure that your donation delivers the highest possible donation to WTIP. It’s a gift that won’t rust!

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For more information, please contact Katie Belanger – [email protected].

07/17/2025

Harvest North is a podcast exploring how the people of Northeast Minnesota connect with their food systems and our unique landscape. From commercial growers to subsistence foragers, each episode dives into the practices of cultivating, harvesting, and wildcraft to highlight the ways individuals engage with their food and community.

In this Harvest North Short, Kirsten tells Kalli about a brooder box set-up. Any human-raised poultry will need a brooder box after they hatch, and until they are fully feathered out and able to thermoregulate. Kirsten keeps quails for their eggs, but the general setup for a brooder box is consistent across poultry types.

Harvest North is hosted and produced by Kalli Hawkins and Kirsten Wisniewski for North Shore Community Radio, with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

https://wtip.org/podcasts/harvest-north/