The North Shore

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Caption: Harley Nature, Credit: Andrew Slade
Image by: Andrew Slade 
Harley Nature 

If it's done outdoors on Lake Superior - find out more here on The North Shore.

From hiking to skiing, camping and more, The North Shore creates adventures, made so much better with good information and good planning. Listen Tuesdays on KUMD to enjoy the great outdoors in Northern Minnesota.


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North Shore
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Harley Nature, Credit: Andrew Slade
Whether it's giving them a mud puddle to play in or a frog to follow, the education staff at Hartley Nature Center is getting kids outside.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 05:14
North Shore with Tom O'Rourke
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Outdoor enthusiast and dad Tom O'Rourke (he's also the executive director of the Hartley Nature Center) says there's a way to plan, survive and eve...

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  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 08:21
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North Shore: Places you can hike - and places you can't - along the North Shore.
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Superior Hiking Trail Lakewalk (on shore of Lake Superior), Credit: Tim Schleicher
Author and outdoorsman Andrew Slade joins us to talk about places you can hike - and places you can't - along the North Shore. Even though it's co...

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  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Membership, Community and the Great Outdoors!
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Tom O'Rourke, director of Hartley Nature Center, and KUMD's Maija Jenson
Hartley Nature Center's Tom O'Rourke joins us this morning to talk about membership, community and the importance of the great outdoors!

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  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 1
Sugar Bush
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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People are hiking out th the sugar bush, tapping trees and collecting sap for to boil. It's spring! Outdoor enthusiast Bryan French talks maple sy...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 11:40
  • Purchases: 1
The Animals of Isle Royale
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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There is one very wild Island is here on the North Shore. Guest host Bryan French talks about the history of Isle Royal and their moose and wolf s...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Andrew Slade
Andrew Slade sits in for Bryan French this week and talks about the group of Duluthians heading to Washington DC to talk to lawmakers about the Gre...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2015
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
History of Hartley Park
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Harley Nature, Credit: Andrew Slade
Guest host Bryan French talks about the history Hartley Park, one of the large park preserves in the City of Duluth.

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 1
Winter Camping
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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What do you know about the joys of winter camping? Bryan French joins us to talk about getting out in the winter - on the Superior Hiking Trail an...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:15
Winter Biking
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Outdoor enthusiast Bryan French shares his perspectives on biking the frozen shores of Park Point in the wintertime.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 10:11
The Northern Lights
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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The farther north you go, the more spectacular the Northern Lights are. This week on The North Shore, host Bryan French shares information - and p...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:51
Careful: Thin ice
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Outdoor educator Tim Bates and retired host of Northland Morning's first outdoor feature, "Outdoor Notebook" shares safety considerations before yo...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 09:43
  • Purchases: 1
Skiing along the North Shore
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Bryan gives an overview of some of the best places to cross country ski the North Shore.

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 1
Invaders
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Tim Bates to talk about invasive species in the Northland - and how visitors can do their part.

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 1
Lester Amity Chalet
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Bryan talks about plans to revive the Lester Amity Chalet ... and shares a bit of a poem called "October's Bright Blue Weather" by Helen Hunt Jackson.

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Leaves are Falling
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Bryan talks about the best leaf-peeping options in the Northland - not just the North Shore.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 07:36
Minnesota Mushrooms
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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"The North Shore" this week, offers advice on Minnesota mushrooms, and with A serving of pun, a riddle or two and a poem. KUMD keeps you connected...

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
Watching Raptors Raptly
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Harley Nature, Credit: Andrew Slade
Outdoor enthusiast Bryan French talks about Hawk Ridge - and today's sunny skies and westerly winds should make it a perfect day to do some raptor-...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Duluth Traverse: Biking Adventure
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Bryan fills us in on all the recreational biking going on in the Northland including The Duluth Traverse Trail System, a 100 mile bike trail all wi...

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 1
From Duluth To Canada by Kayak
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Chris Harwood of KUMD talks to outdoor enthusiast Bryan French about The Lake Superior Water Trail, a shoreline route from Duluth to the Canadian B...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1