This is part 2 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.
In this segment Henry speaks with Don and Judy about Don on the ore docks, the Showhouse, and mom & pop stores there used to be.
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This is part 3 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.
In this segment Henry speaks with Don and Judy about Judy as a kid, their parents’ jobs, and early telephone calls.
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This is part 4 of a 4 part interview where Henry Rennwald interviews Don and Judy Ness from Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Henry has a conversation with Don and Judy Ness, both Two Harbors natives, and good friends of Henry and his family.
In this segment Judy talks about school, Don goes driving again.
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Part 1 of a 2 part interview.
Will Peterson interviews 64 year Lake County resident, Oden Alreck about his experiences with the origins of the local recreation board. Once established, the rec board started with working to establish skating rinks in rural areas.
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This is part 2 of a 2 part interview with Oden Alreck.
Will’s interview with Oden continues with a story about the origins of the Environmental Learning Center (ELC). The ELC in Isabella, predecessor to Wolf Ridge ELC in Finland, was built on the site of a former Job Corps camp and was the first environmental learning center in northern Minnesota. Every year many students look forward to visiting the Wolf Ridge ELC. Students and adults can experience the outdoors, explore the woods, kayak, hike, see the animals and more.
Founded in 1971, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center was the first environmental learning center in the nation to be accredited as a K-12 school and is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in environmental education.
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Lake county residents talk about the meaning of the Finnish Word Sisu. What does sisu mean to you?
Thanks to Martha Marnocha of WTIP’s Lake County Journal for making this segment available.
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