Lakeland PBS
Episodes
Detroit Lakes Troll Exhibit | Episode 1607 | February 20, 2025 It starts with a riddle and a map. Troll hunters try to help save a village from being overrun by their own garbage waste. That’s how artist Thomas Dambo wants you to find six giant wooden trolls made from scrap wood and one evil rabbit created from recycled plastic hiding in the hills and forests around the Detroit Lakes, MN area.
MPCA Water Quality Monitoring | Episode 1610 | April 3, 2025 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency doesn’t have enough staff to look out for the state’s 10,000-plus lakes and streams. But they get help from ordinary citizens who love and care about these waters. They go out almost daily to check the quality of their adopted bodies of water.
Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza | Episode 1601 | January 9, 2025 In this two-segment, season 15 premiere episode, Erika Hagberg shows her antique sewing machine collection and speaks to the historical significance the machines had for many women throughout the decades. Then Karen Goulet of the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji tours her collaborative exhibit with artist Monique Verdin, Aabijijiwan - “It Flows Continuously.”
Metal sculptor Timothy Cassidy
Hackensack Crop Artist Linda Paulson | Episode 1604 | January 30, 2025 Linda Paulson crafts a portrait of a lion and her cub using seeds from the garden at her Hackensack home. Linda has been entering the Minnesota State Fair since it started and has been gluing seeds on a board for 53 years.
Water quality monitoring volunteer
Artist Thomas Dambo works on troll exhibit
Sourdough Bread Making | Episode 1608 | March 20, 2025 Before commercial yeast was developed, home bakers relied on the magic of sourdough starter — adding water, flour, and sugar, and then letting nature provide the natural yeast that would help bread rise. Listen to the insights of those that rely on the magic still today in all that they bake.
Lakes Bluegrass Festival | Episode 1611 | April 10, 2025 From the front porch in 2002 to now in the rolling hills outside of Pine River, MN, festival goers of the Lakes Bluegrass Festival can’t help but tap their feet and clap their hands. The event provides professional bluegrass music, instruction, and festival camaraderie.
Ice fishing extravaganza participant
Hubbard County DAC Provides Opportunities for All Abilities | Episode 1602 | January 16, 2025 The Park Rapids DAC’s three stores give clients an opportunity to be a part of the community, providing purpose and pride by working in the Barely Used and Depot thrift stores, and creating and displaying artwork at the Tin Ceiling Art Gallery.
Seed artist Linda Paulson
Northland Arboretum – A Premiere Destination for All | Episode 1605 | February 6, 2025 No matter what season it is, the arboretum is the destination spot for outdoor nature lovers. In this episode, we explore the arboretum grounds as it changes from summer to the dead of winter. Otter Tail County Inspiration Peak & Museum | Episode 1606 | February 13, 2025 In Perham, MN there is the unique In Their Own Words Veterans Museum which provides a chance for those who served in the military to tell their own stories directly to visitors through video interviews. Then we visit Inspiration Peak in Ottertail County, a recreation area and a portion of the Alexandria glacial moraine, providing fabulous views for those who stand at its top.
Attendees at the Lakes Bluegrass Festival
Northwoods Writers Conference | Episode 1612 | April 17, 2025 Each year, Bemidji State University hosts the Northwoods Writers Conference in its continued efforts to further the importance of literacy and provide a gathering place for novice writers to learn, share ideas, and receive feedback from experienced authors who have publications from around the world. County Fair Judging | Episode 1613 | April 24, 2025 Every year, ordinary people and young 4-H members bring in their best personal projects, crafts, and animals to be analyzed at Minnesota’s County Fairs. This is a look at what goes on during the intense process of county fair judging.
Baker Francois Fouquerel
Biking Culture in Cuyuna | Episode 1609 | March 27, 2025 On this episode of Common Ground , Aaron Hautala introduces us to the people who have shaped the Cuyuna bike trails into what they are today and shows us the history of how biking became popular in northern Minnesota.
DAC employee sanding a paddle.
New York Mills Metal Sculptor | Episode 1603 | January 23, 2025 Artist Timothy Cassidy completes his first kinetic metal creation. As we follow his work, you soon discover this is not just some small art piece made up of little bits of metal bent to catch the wind; this dinosaur-inspired creation stands 12 feet high.
Participants mountain biking at Cuyuna.
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