Common Ground: Kelly Larson & Deep Portage Learning Center

Season 4, Episode 6 In this week’s episode of Common Ground, we visit Northern Flights Poultry Farm in Bagley where Kelly Larson raises and preserves heirloom...

Common Ground: Soap Maker Bill Smith & the Band Tea Tum

Season 4, Episode 5 Common Ground follows Bill Smith from Bemidji throughout the colorful process of creating small batches of fragrant, handcrafted specialty soaps. Then...

Common Ground: Koochicing County Fair, Prof Natalia Himmirska & Author Wendell Affield

Season 4, Episode 4 Wendell Affield recalls his Vietnam experiences on the Mekong River in his book, “Muddy Jungle Rivers.” Bemidji State University art...

Common Ground: Joe Geshick Exhibition & Bezhiigwan Native American Art Store

Season 4, Episode 3 To kick off Native American Heritage Month, Common Ground will examine the life and works of the late Native American painter, Joe Geshick. School...

Common Ground: Painter Roger Kast, Stem & Stein & Cummings Woodcarvers

Season 4, Episode 2 On this week’s episode of Common Ground, nonobjective painter Roger Kast demonstrates the challenge of creating a composition “in the...

Common Ground: Out of the Hat: Greg Gasman

Season 4, Episode 1 Bemidji writers, actors and directors will take viewers behind the scenes of “Out of The Hat,” an improvisational theatrical production....

Common Ground: Charles Kapsner Military Mural

Season 3, Episode 27 Charles Kapsner of Little Falls begins an extensive project that will honor the men and women of our armed services with murals depicting each branch...

Common Ground: Show Pony Training & Hand Made Coffins

Season 3, Episode 26 Sue Leagjeld shows us the keys to raising and training show quality ponies. Also, we get a lesson in wood working from Duane Tollefson as he crafts...

Common Ground: Outing Trade Route, Silent Walkers, Bean Hole Days

Season 3, Episode 25 Pat Becker talks about her silent walkers. Learn about Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes and it’s annual traditions. Also the Outing Trade Route...

Common Ground: Assassination of Hole in the Day, Author Candace Simar, Winnie Fest

Season 3, Episode 24 Author Anton Treuer discusses the Assassination of Hole in the Day. Candace Simar an author from Pequot Lakes tells about the 1860 Sioux Uprising....

Common Ground: Bass Busters Fishing Club, Harpist Carol Harrison, Pam Collins Mosiacs

Season 3, Episode 23 The Red Lake Boys and Girl’s Fishing Club, the Bass Busters, learn the power of traditional values. Carol Harrison, a harpist from Brainerd...

Common Ground: Intarsia Artist, Harness/Saddle Making, Wood Working

Season 3, Episode 22 DuWayne Schwindt of Bemidji shows us the many details of intarsia art. Steve Vollmer, a harness and saddle maker from Brainerd uses leather to create...