Paddle Minnesota

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Host Jim Gallagher covers canoe culture, people, adventurers, and crafters in Minnesota.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Host Jim Gallagher covers canoe culture, people, adventurers, and crafters in Minnesota.


51 Pieces

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This week Jim Gallagher talks with Andy Jenks of the University of Minnesota about the types of satellite locator beacons available for consumer us...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 12:48
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Jim Gallagher talks with canoe racer and race organizer Mark Walters about the Minnesota Canoe Championship Race held earlier in September in Bemid...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 10:45
Caption: John Keaveny in canoe
This week Jim Gallagher talks with Bemidji State University alumnus and Beaver football player John Keaveny about his experience on the 5200 mile /...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 12:52
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Catch a wave on Lake Superior! Jim Gallagher talks with Randy Carlson of UMD’s Recreational Sports Outdoor Program about surfing the frigid waves ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
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Jim Gallagher interviews author and biologist Sue Leaf on her new book, "Portage: A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life."

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 12:27
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On Paddle Minnesota today Jared Munch talks with Jim Gallagher about his 1400 mile, 49 day circumnavigation of Lake Superior on a stand-up paddle b...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 12:50
Caption: Paddle MN producer Jim Gallagher from the center of Canada, Credit: Jim Gallagher
Paddle Minnesota producer Jim Gallagher shares an audio postcard from a canoe trip he took during the summer of 2015 in the barren lands at the cen...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 07:39
Caption: Dave Harrington with Jim Gallagher
Producer Jim Gallagher talks with Dave Harrington about paddling the Big Fork River.

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 1
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A profile of the upper St. Louis River: Bear Paulson, general manager of Northstar Canoes, talks about his experiences paddling this river and an e...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 10:25
  • Purchases: 3
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Jim Gallagher talks to Dick Haney about his favorite river, the Little Fork River in northern Minnesota.

  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 12:00
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Jim Gallagher talks with BSU outdoor program director Mark Morrissey and paddler Mike Forbes about some of the people they have met traveling the h...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2016
  • Length: 11:47
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Jim Gallagher talks with BSU outdoor program director Mark Morrissey about his favorite paddling experience on the river, and his concerns for the ...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 12:14
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Jim Gallagher talks with master birch bark canoe builder Erik Simula. Erik is leading a community birch bark canoe building project at the Ely Fol...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:33
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Jim Gallagher talks with canoe racer and race organizer Mark Walter. Mark and Jim discuss the results of the Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival and the ...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:13
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Jim Gallagher talks with Dan Cooke of Cooke Custom Sewing about making quality outdoor gear here in Minnesota for more than 30 years.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 10:31
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Jim Gallagher talks with Brainerd resident Barry Christenson about the Minnesota Wooden Canoe Heritage Association and his fleet of vintage wooden...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 11:13
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Jim Gallagher talks with expert paddler and wilderness guide Sue Plankis about her wooden canoes, Canadian style paddling, and some upcoming wilder...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 10:44
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Jim Gallagher talks with University of St. Thomas professor of journalism Mark Neuzil. Mark is the co-author of the book "Canoes - A Natural Histo...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 13:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Jim Gallagher talks to canoe historian and journalism professor Mark Neuzil about the role the canoe once played in bringing couples together.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 03:53
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Jim Gallagher talks with fellow paddlers and Minnesota authors, Sue Leaf, Mark Neuzil, and Mary (the Kayak Lady) Shideler, about what they are read...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 09:03