Lake Life - Airs Aug 18th

A Living History of the Boundary Waters by Joe Friedrichs ~ 
In the fall of 2020, a group of Minnesota paddlers set out to retrace the steps of a journey made by wilderness pioneer and conservation champion Arthur Carhart. His path was made a century ago and through what we now call the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In this half-hour special, producer Joe Friedrichs takes us along on the trip and examines what the term ‘wilderness’ really means in relation to the BWCA.

Bde Maka Ska: It's Name Tells Us A Story by Kiin Aden ~
A year after the name Bde Maka Ska was restored as the official name of a popular lake in Minneapolis, youth producer Kiin Aden set out to know more about the meaning of the lake’s name in the Dakota language. Along her journey, she began to wonder if K-12 students in Minnesota might also benefit from learning Indigenous languages in their classrooms.

BYO Boat at Float-In Theater by Paul Brohaugh ~ 
As COVID Summer 2020 heated up, Minnesotans got creative about socially distant summertime events. Parks and outdoor recreation venues saw a surge in visitors and drive-in theaters are back in style. KFAI’s Paul Brohaugh took his family to Silverwood Park in St. Anthony, just north of Minneapolis, to see their version of a socially-distant outdoor movie.

Art in Motion Brings Artwork, Bands, and Biking to the Lake Wobegon Trail by Colleen Cowie ~ 
The Lake Wobegon Trail is a 10-foot wide strip of pavement that guides bicyclists through Central Minnesota’s trees, lakes, and fields of cows. Now, there’s a new destination along the trail: Art in Motion, an art gallery and café in the small town of Holdingford.

A Short History of Split Rock | Lake County, Minn by Ryan Dawes ~
Wanted: Lighthouse Keeper, must live on the edge of a cliff, host 160,000 visitors a year, and keep your yard looking like it did in 1920. In 2019, KFAI’s Ryan Dawes spoke with the man who had held that very job at Split Rock Lighthouse in northern Minnesota for the previous 36 years.

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