Points North: The Plant Musician
2023-07-01
Tom Wall is a Midwestern rock star who uses plants as bandmates. He uses a device that harnesses the electricity in plants, which then turns those impulses into musical notes.Continue Reading
PODCAST – Taking the Shot to Save the Eagles
2023-04-01
We’ve all heard about lead before, and its dangerous side effects. Long-term exposure has been linked to brain damage and organ failure in humans. It’s equally as devastating in wildlife. A 2022 study finds that about half of adult bald eagles in North America have chronic lead poisoning. Raptor centersContinue Reading
Train Ride Back in Time Through the Driftless
2021-03-31
By Riley Hunter – Have you ever felt like jumping back in time and experiencing the world from the perspective of, as the saying goes, the days when life was much simpler? Well, I often think about it and try to jump back through the photos posted online so IContinue Reading
‘Surly’ You Can’t Be Serious – Surly Brewing Company
2021-02-10
By Nolan Arentz – I am serious, and call me Surly if you want to, which after this weekend, I wouldn’t really mind it. Surly Brewing got its humble beginning in Minnesota in 2006 and was the only craft brewer in the region besides Summit, which started in 1986. LooksContinue Reading
Brian Frink – A “Just Outside The Driftless” personality like no one else’s!
2021-02-21
By: Jenna Thomas “Oh sh!#,” a man who faintly reminded me of Santa with a short beard said as he glanced at the clock, “I forgot to put money in the parking meter, I’ll be right back.” And he left the classroom. This happened on the third floor of theContinue Reading
April 20, 2024 – 59th Annual Flood Run – Croix Beach, MN
2024-04-01
The Flood Run® has a history of giving. In 1965, 12 motorcycle riders rode 90 miles to Winona, MN to help sandbag during the 1965 Flood. Most of the original 12 spent the next several years in Vietnam, but all were back home by 1970. They decided to carry onContinue Reading