Arts and Culture

Series produced by WTIP

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WTIP provides access to area arts and culture through a variety of stories, interviews and features.

WTIP's arts and culture features posted here are pieces that have been identified as having appeal and interest to an audience beyond Minnesota's North Shore.


33 Pieces

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Capturing Wilderness: Photographer David Brislance
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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Those who have spent time in the North Woods know that wildlife encounters are often fleeting. Photographer David Brislance, of Lutsen, Minnesota, ...

Bought by WRNC-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 2
Behind The Work: Natalie Stanton-Peterson
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
Caption: Natalie Stanton-Peterson
"Behind the Work" is dedicated to exploring people’s lives, what they do to get by, and the contributions people make to the community. It is not o...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
History Speaks: Rails, Mines, Madams and Crooks
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
Caption: The railroad to nowhere near the border crossing on Gunflint Lake, Credit: Cook County MN Historical Society
A historical documentary that uncovers a long-lost story full of intrigue, mystery and wonder in far Northeastern Minnesota. Crooked businessmen, a...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 26:41
  • Purchases: 2
Junk-Food Dieting
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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When you think of dieting, do snack cakes and Pop Tarts come to mind? Probably not. But nutrition professor Mark Haub of Kansas State University ha...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 22:14
  • Purchases: 1
A Full-Circle Superior Expedition
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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You’ve probably heard of folks driving around Lake Superior—but walking? Meet veteran naturalists and educators Mike Link and Kate Crowley, who set...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 14:33
  • Purchases: 1
Project Compassion: Commemorating Those Who Have Served, One Painting At A Time
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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In this feature, Bob Carter, with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, speaks with Kaziah Hancock, a goat rancher and painter who created Project Comp...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 17, 2010
  • Length: 23:59
  • Purchases: 1
Early Agriculture On Lake Superior: An Interview With Archaeologist Dr. Matthew Boyd
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
Caption: Cedarbark Rice Bag
In this feature, Anthropologist Dr. Matthew Boyd of Thunder Bay, Ontario talks about his latest research, which uncovered evidence that Native peo...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 17:22
  • Purchases: 1
Connecting Family and Friends Through CaringBridge
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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In 1997, Sona Mehring combined her experience in IT with a passion for helping people to start CaringBridge in 1997. Since then, the Eagan-based or...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2010
  • Length: 17:45
Local d'Lish: Thinking Local
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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When you think of downtown Minneapolis grocery stores, fresh, locally-produced and organic don't immediately spring to mind. But that's just what A...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 14:51
Summiting Denali: The Arrowhead Expedition
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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Why do people choose to risk their lives to climb mountains? Only about half the climbers who start up Denali in Alaska make it to the top, and nea...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
Behind The Work: Lake Superior Commercial Fisherman Joe Carlson
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
Caption: Joe Carlson, Credit: Carah Thomas
"Behind the Work" is dedicated to exploring people’s lives, what they do to get by, and the contributions people make to the community. It is not o...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFAI Minneapolis, mnartists.org, and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 4
"Pelada": The Other Side Of Soccer
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
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Caught up in the World Cup, it’s easy to forget about the other side of soccer….the game regular people play in neighborhoods and cities all over t...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 21:54