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Tia Nelson says "good bye Papa"
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Tia Nelson is the daughter of Carrie Lee Nelson and Wisconsin governor and US Senator Gaylord Nelson. In 1970 Senator Gaylord Nelson founded “Earth Day,” this helped activate more than twenty million people for conservation. Gaylord Nelson’s passion for the land and water led to many fundamental laws that still protect it. Nelson helped preserve the Namekagon River in northwest Wisconsin, the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, and the Blackjack and Headwater’s wilderness near Eagle River. At the age of eighty nine Gaylord Nelson died last July near Washington DC. Tia Nelson talks about her father’s death and final resting place. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network reports. |
Wal-Mart puts its foot in the door in a small town in northern Wisconsin
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Some say Americans have a love/hate relationship with Wal Mart. Wal Mart is the largest retailer in the world, the largest private employer in the United States. Wal Mart annual sales are almost three hundred billion dollars. Wal Mart alone buys more than twenty billion dollars a year in merchandise from Communist China. Through large purchasing power Wal Mart offers low prices in the United States. But others claim Wal Mart devours smaller, downtown merchants and contributes to suburban sprawl. A small community in northwest Wisconsin Spooner faces efforts to build a Wal Mart Super Center on the outskirts of town. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network talks with several key players in the controversy. |
Frank Galli ~part bear~part monk~all heart
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Living on a farm near Sarona, Wisconsin in Madge township, Neighbor Frank Galli spends the winter carving. He enjoys making tools, bowls, and animal sculpture from wood. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network talks with Frank Galli about his latest creation. |
A Sand County Almanac
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Aldo Leopold’s classic book, “A Sand County Almanac, ” published in 1948, has influenced many conservationists in Wisconsin. This includes Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Adrian Wydeven in Park Falls. For the past sixteen years he has worked on restoring timber wolves to northern Wisconsin. On Saturday March 4, 2006, Wydeven is sponsoring a public reading “A Sand County Almanac” in northwestern Wisconsin. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network talks with Wydeven about the influence “A Sand County Almanac,” has had upon his life. |
Jauch punches back at the movement to kill the DNR
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A Wisconsin State Senate committee heard complaints from the public about the Department of Natural Resources, but State Senator Bob Jauch from northwestern Wisconsin questioned the committee’s motives. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network spoke with the fiery senator.
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Roscoe "Grandfather of the Anti-Metallic Sulfide Mining Movement In Wisconsin"
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Eighty nine year old Roscoe Churchill from Ladysmith enjoys splitting wood with his old buddies because he’s still in pretty good shape and he uses the wood to keep himself cozy all winter long in his farm kitchen. |
one guy, one chainsaw, one hurricane
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Brian Heynen gave up his job to offer
hurricane relief in the Gulf because he wanted to atone for some
mistakes he’s made. Nick Vander Puy of Superior Broadcast Network spoke
with Brian when he returned. |
Pleasanton Brick Oven Bakery Builds Community Through Bread
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Gerard and Jan Shireman- Grabowski make
bread the slow, old fashioned way because it’s good to eat and keeps the
family together. The family bakes crusty, tasty sourdough bread. They
hand mill the grain and naturally leaven the bread without using yeast.
They operate Pleasanton Brick Oven Bakery in Bear Lake, Michigan and can sell every
loaf they make. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network
talked with the bakers. |
the passing of an era.........."Good-Bye Gaylord Nelson, we will carry on for you"
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Living in the deep woods of northwestern Wisconsin Martin Hanson was one of Gaylord Nelson’s best friends. Gaylord Nelson passed on July 3rd 2005 at the age of eighty-nine. When Nelson served as Wisconsin governor and US Senator Hanson advised him to protect the Apostle Islands and the wild St. Croix-Namekagon Rivers. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network talks with Martin Hanson about Gaylord Nelson’s conservation legacy. |
a dedicated crew that finely crafts fine old boats
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Gene Wendt and his crew resurrect old time wooden boats. The restoration is a labor of love, much of it done patiently by hand, at the Crown Point Classics shop in Hazelhurst. When Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network visited earlier this summer he saw a locally built Sunflower boat, along with an elegant Chris Craft. Click Here to listen to this radio story and see pictures. |
Gardening under the sun and living the good life
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Living on the
south shore of Lake Superior Chris LaForge and Amy Wilson devote
themselves to gardening because it produces wholesome food and makes
them happy.
Last weekend
was busy for gardeners across the northwoods. Just south of Lake
Superior in Bayfield County, Chris LaForge and Amy Wilson mulched the
garlic, planted peppers, and prepared compost. Some difficult soil and
shorter growing season makes northwoods gardening a challenge, but
LaForge and Wilson have adopted some innovative techniques for an
abundant harvest, and maybe just as importantly, more joy. When
LaForge isn’t gardening he installs solar systems for Great Northern
Solar. Nick Vander Puy from the Superior Broadcast Network visits Sun
Farm near Port Wing, Wisconsin to talk about gardening.
Click Here to listen to this radio story and see pictures. |
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