Students First: Mentorship in Bemidji

Explore and examine the early years of the Students First Mentorship program in Bemidji which pairs students with mentors to help students succeed in life.

Our Town — Hackensack

Over the past year, we have worked with many wonderful people to produce Our Town – Hackensack. In this program, we take a look at the history and founding of the city,...

Curling Minnesota: Bemidji

Explore the history and tradition of this unique sport in northern Minnesota and the impact it has had on the Bemidji area. Through interviews with local curling...

Sacred Breath: First Lutheran Church of Bemidji’s Pipe Organ Project

Over six years in the making, come along as First Lutheran Church of Bemidji’s pipe organ committee searches for the right way to have a new pipe organ built. Their many...

Grant Goltz: Rethinking Blackduck Pottery

A special LONGER, more in-depth look at experimental archaeologist Grant Goltz (of Lakeland PBS’ documentary Birchbark Canoe). Goltz shares his theory, developed...

Common Ground: Shaynowishkung

Season 8, Episode 4 Follow key people involved in Bemidji’s Shaynowishkung Statue committee as they collaborated with living relatives of the great leader and...

Resorts of the Northwoods

“Going to the resort”… a phrase that conjures so many memories and meanings for generations of Minnesotans. From the resort owners and workers who are...

Steam Power – Dalton and Blackberry, MN.

People from across northern Minnesota gather at Dalton and Blackberry to celebrate and preserve machinery that transitioned agriculture and industry from animal power, to...

From Minnesota to Washington DC – The 2014 Capitol Christmas Tree

Follow the U.S. Forest Service Tree Team deep into the Chippewa National Forest for the search, selection and delivery of the 2014 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. This...

Why Treaties?

Host John Parsons, brings viewers on a journey of understanding as he strives to grasp the differing world views that motivated tribal leaders, settlers, and the United...

Harnessing the Headwaters – First Dams On The Mississippi

This documentary explores dams that are a prominent feature of many of the waterways in our region. Viewers will learn about the history of their creation and the...

Sculpting in Wood and Words: The Art of Kent Nerburn

This Common Ground special, Sculpting in Wood & Words: The Art of Kent Nerburn, details the author’s development from a wood sculptor to a writer of Native...