Album Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• 125 Years in the News: Duluth News-Tribune

  Host Juli Kellner looks at the history of Duluth's newspaper.

• The Age of Brownstone

  Old Duluth Central High School is an impressive example of the use of local building material. One hundred years ago, Lake Superior Brownstone influenced building styles across the country.

• Always for the Children: Northwood Children's Home

  The history of the Northwood Children's Home.

• Androy Hotel
• The Blacklocks: Nature's Photographers

  Craig and Nadine Blacklock share their photography and philosophy.

• Boom to Bust: Copper Country

  Keweenaw, Mich., yields much copper before the California Gold Rush.

• Capturing the Moment: Jay Steinke

  Photographer Jay Steinke's work, inspiration and new book.

• A Century of the Duluth Curling Club

  The history of the Duluth Curling Club and the sport of curling.

• Champions: Coach Bob Fryberger and the 1951 Glen Avon Pee Wees

  Youth hockey in Duluth in 1951

• Charting the Corps

  History of the local Corps begins in the Revolutionary War.

• Cheng-Khee Chee: Artist at Work

  Award-winning artist Cheng-Khee Chee.

• Cheng-Khee Chee: Artist at Work Part II

  Host Juli Kellner continues her discussion with artist Cheng-Khee Chee.

• Children of the Arctic
• Civilian Conservation Corps

  Men tell how the CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps, changed their lives.

• Clear White Boards

  Minnesota used to be a place where the lumber industry flourished; Duluth was a sawmill center, producing the clearest, whitest boards for the building of America.

• Commercial Fishing: The Beginning
• Commercial Fishing: The End?

  Lake Superior's teeming waters spawn a successful industry.

• Commercial Fishing: The End?

  The 1950s bring a crisis to the North Shore as fish populations begin to drop.

• The Congdons and Glensheen

  The life and times of Chester and Clara Congdon, their seven children, and the building of their home, Glensheen.

• Consumed by the Flames

  Interviews with the survivors of the 1918 fire.

• Consumed by the Flames: The Fires of 1918

  An interview with survivors of the tragic fire of 1918.

• Dr. Aufderheide
• The Duet of a Lifetime: Viola Turpeinen and William Syrjala
• Duluth Air National Guard: The Tradition Continues

  Early struggles of the Duluth Air National Guard.

• Duluth Architecture: Mansions of the Millionaires

  Various architectural styles of Duluth homes.

• Duluth Boat Club: An Early Splash

  The history of the Duluth Boat Club begins in the 1880s with exclusive membership.

• The Duluth Boat Club: An Early Splash

  Launched in the 1880s, the Duluth Boat Club boasted an exclusive membership.

• Eastman Johnson's Ojibwa Portraits

  A 19th-century artist's drawings represent his eyewitness account of the Ojibwa lifestyle.

• Environment 101: A Lesson on Northland College
• An Environmental Education: Wolf Ridge

  Environmental Learning Center at Isabella opens Wolf Ridge facility.

• A Fair of the Heart

  County fairs across the region; Minnesota State Fair.

• Farming
• Finntown/Oldtown: The Early Days, Today, Tomorrow

  Preserving Finntown, a venerable area of Virginia.

• Fire and Ice: The Duluth Fire Department

  History of the Duluth Fire Department.

• Flagship of the Fleet

  An interview with men who sailed aboard the William A. Irving.

• Flying With Lightning

  The story of flying ace Richard Ira Bong.

• From Whisper to Roar: The Lake Superior Zoological Gardens
• Frontier Justice: The Advocates
• A Gem of a Company ... Diamond Brands

  Diamond Brands' history and its role in the community and region.

• George Morrison Reflections
• Glensheen After the Congdons

  Restored, preserved Glensheen.

• Gold Town to Ghost Town: Rainy Lake City

  From boom town to ghost town; current archaeological efforts discussed by Juli Kellner.

• Guilford G. Hartley
• Gunflint Lady

  Justine Kerfoot, owner of the Gunflint Lodge.

• Honoring the Maple Sugar

  The age-old process of gathering maple sap.

• Howard Sivertson
• In the Darkness

  Underground miners in Minnesota have dangerous lives.

• Indian Princess
• The Indian Princess Demystified

  Research refutes stereotypes of Indian women Pocahontas and Sacagawea.

• Island of the Yellow Breasted Woodpecker
• Isle Royale, Voyageurs and the Apostles

  Gold mining town; lighthouse; and caves.

• Jeno Paulucci: Sucess Story
• Jim Brandenberg: Living With the White Wolf

  Photographer Jim Brandenburg.

• Jim Brandenburg: The Photographer

  Juli Kellner speaks with Jim Brandenburg about the beginning of his career in Duluth and the path which took him to worldwide acclaim

• John Peyton Portrait

  Author and artist John Peyton's life and work.

• The Kitch

  Tour of the Kitchi Gammi Club.

• Lake Superior Lighthouses
• The Last Voyage

  The SS Edmund Fitzgerald's last voyage and possibilities behind its sinking.

• Life and the Land: Old Time Farming

  History of farming from early days of immigration.

• Life on the Finnish Homestead

  Immigrants' first years in a new country.

• Lighthouses of the Apostle Islands

  Host Juli Kellner tells the story of the Apostle Island lightkeepers.

• Lodges of the North Shore

  History of three North Shore lodges.

• A Match Made of Steel: The West Duluth Centennial

  Host Karen Sunderman explores the colorful history of West Duluth.

• Minnesota Ballet: Magic and Motion

  Host Juli Kellner traces the history of the Minnesota Ballet.

• Minnesota Logging
• Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing

  Hardships of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing corporation.

• Minnesota Pine, Lumberjacks, and Lumber Barons

  Tales from the woods of Minnesota.

• Minnesota State Parks: Four of Our Finest

  Areas preserve state park tradition in northern Minnesota.

• A Minnesota Success Story

  The life and times of Guilford G. Hartley.

• Morgan Park, a Company Town

  History of Morgan Park.

• Morgan Park After the Company

  Morgan Park withdraws from the community.

• Normal to Extraordinary: The Story of U.W.S.

  History of the University of Wisconsin Superior.

• North Hibbing: A Living Legacy

  A blossoming village turned ghost-town.

• Northern Minnesota's Power Lakes
• On the Party Line

  A look back at very early communications in our region.

• On the Road With Greyhound

  The founders of Greyhound Lines see the company's great success.

• Orchards of Bayfield

  The history of apple orchards in Bayfield, Wis.

• A Path in Time: Highway 61

  Along Lake Superior's scenic North Shore, Highway 61 connects Duluth to the Canadian border.

• Pillars of the Community

  The accomplishments and hard times of the Benedictine Sisters in their effort to improve education and health care.

• Polka: Music of the People

  International Polkafest at Ironworld USA.

• A Proud Tradition: The Duluth Air National Guard
• Reading, 'Riting & 'Rithmatic

  Celebration of the one-room school. Host Juli Kellner.

• Rekindled Memories: The Hinckley Fire Centennial

  The cities affected by the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 are revisited.

• Reservoir Lakes
• Rhythms of the Season

  The wild-rice harvest is important to the Ojibwa of Lake Superior.

• Ricing Part I
• Ricing Part II
• Sacred and Mysterious: The Grand Mound

  Ancient burial mound on the Rainy River.

• The Salvation Army

  The Salvation Army has a long, proud tradition in the community.

• Shipwrecks
• Silent Cal Goes Fishing

  Northern Wisconsin; Brule River.

• The Ski Flyers: A Jumping Tradition

  With Host Juli Kellner.

• The Sower - In 1899

  Reverend Frank Ramseyer establishes the Northern Bible Society.

• State Parks Part I
• State Parks, Part II
• Strike Up the Band: Iron Range City Bands

  Bands entertain miners and their families.

• The Sundew
• The Sundew: War Baby Still Riding the Waves

  A day of ice-breaking with the Sundew's captain and crew.

• Taking Shape: The Duluth Area Family YMCA

  The origins and history of the YMCA.

• They Came From Sweden
• They Took My Father

  Mayme Corgan tells her story of her visit to the Soviet Union and how it changed her life forever.

• Traditional Ojibwe Ice Fishing
• Trailblazers

  The history of snowmobiles.

• Trailblazers: New Territory

  History of snowmobile clubs and racing.

• Twin Ports Connection
• Twin Ports' Connections: A Century of Bridges Between Duluth and Superior
• Two Harbors to Tower: A Railroad Through the Wilderness

  Jim Neumann chronicles the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad.

• Under the Big Top

  Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua; Jim Neumann; Arlo Guthrie.

• We Needed a Railroad: DM&IR

  Meteoric rise and fall of the 'Seven Iron Men.' Merritt brothers open up the Iron Range.

• Whiteout

  Memorable storms of the region.

• The Wild Rice Harvest

  Wild rice; Ojibwa Indians.

• The Wild Rice Harvest

  Wild rice; Ojibwa Indians.

• Willard

  Juli Kellner interviews political legend Willard Munger.

• Woman of Faith: Sister Noami

  Sister Noami of Duluth discusses her faith and photography.

• Woodland Hills: Sanctuary

  Juvenile residence helps troubled youths and families.

• World War II: On the Homefront

  People discuss their experiences as civilians during World War II.

• YWCA: A Century of Service

  YWCA provides leadership roles.