July 10, 1992 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews Ann Schimpf and Paul Treuer, both from Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, about their sea kayaking experience during trip around Lake Superior. Schimpf and Truer talk from a campsite as they take a break from being on water and paddling through challenging fog. Schimpf also notes the water pollution they have dealt with.
August 14, 1992 - Minnesota author Jim Dwyer talks about amateur prospecting and his book "Lake Superior Gold: An Amateur's Guide to Prospecting in the Lake Superior Region." Dwyer details the various tools and strategies in prospecting along the North Shore and surrounding area.
August 28, 1992 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Laurie Allmann reads an essay on the North Shore islands.
September 25, 1992 - Midmorning’s Jim Wishner interviews Susan Marie Swanson and Ken Meter, both of Hungry Mind Review, about the varied topics within children’s books. They also talk about their publication and it’s purpose.
September 25, 1992 - Midmorning’s Jim Wishner interviews Laurie Witzkowski, an artist from Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre in Minneapolis. Witzkowski talks about the theater, it’s focus on culture, and utilizing puppets in performance art.
June 22, 1993 - An interview with Marlin Bree, who decided to sail Lake Superior on a sailboat that he built. The journey is chronicled in the book "In the Teeth of the Northeaster."
August 6, 1993 - Minnesota nature photographer Craig Blacklock talks about his book “The Lake Superior Images.” Blacklock describes what he sees of the lake through his camera eye. He also shares his concerns regarding over-development and on protecting the North Shore.
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July 13, 1994 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews author Howard Siverston about his book “The Illustrated Voyageur: Paintings and Companion Stories." Siverston details the use of birch bark canoes, historical diaries, and the eventual decline of fur trading in the Great Lakes and Boundary Waters region.