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Dan Gannon presents DJ Ironsides with the Volunteer of the Year award at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 22, 2025 as fellow volunteers look on.
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Have no fear, Member Appreciation Week is here!
Heather Johnson
We love our members! Tune in for Member Appreciation Week, Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2025, and join us at some fun events.
A White Throated Sparrow sits on a cedar branch.
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Science and Nature
When insects die off, migratory birds bug out of town
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Paul Gregerson
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MN musician Charlie Parr brings his storytelling to the page in 'Five'
Kari Hedlund
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Events Up North Oct. 27-Nov. 1: Halloween activities, ski swap
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With The Setlist, KAXE's Music Team curates the best live music to catch each week across Northern Minnesota and beyond.
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Light shines through mist, barely reaching a hilly shoreline next to a huge, blue lake.
Lorie Shaull
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Science and Nature
Staff Phenologist John Latimer noses around the North Shore
Charlie Mitchell
During the Phenology Report for the week of Oct. 14, 2025, Staff Phenologist John Latimer explores the North Shore near Grand Marais.
Frost covers a leaf in Aitkin County. The leaf is still green, and the edges are rimmed in a thin layer of white frost. The rest of the image is not in focus.
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Lorie Shaull
Science and Nature
2025's first frost arrives with little warning, surprises some students
Charlie Mitchell
A flock of Snow Buntings flies up from a roadside in Itasca County. They have black and white markings, and there are about fifty birds in the flock.
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Lorie Shaull
Science and Nature
Do you know what to expect in October? Latimer previews the month in nature
Charlie Mitchell
John Latimer, Michelle Martin, and about 20 elementary school students stand near a field and forest.
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Michelle Martin
Science and Nature
'It’s amazing how much you see when you slow down,' students remark
Charlie Mitchell
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