April 5, 1978 - MPR’s Greg Barron reports on a compromise bill on the BWCA. Report includes an interview with U.S. Represenative Jim Oberstar aide, John O’Connor, who expresses concerns of local residents that this will expand federal control of lands.
April 15, 1978 - William Rogers, chairman of the Minneapolis Committee on Urban Environment, speaking at The Livable Winter City Conference. Rogers joined planners, architects and others from cold weather climates gathered at the Spring Hill Center in Wayzata to discuss "The Livable Winter City", with focus on how the Twin Cities can be made more liveable in winter.
April 15, 1978 - Frederick Gutheim, a Washington-based planner, who heads the graduate program in historic preservation at George Washington University, speaking at The Livable Winter City Conference. Gutheim joined planners, architects and others from cold weather climates gathered at the Spring Hill Center in Wayzata to discuss "The Livable Winter City", with focus on how the Twin Cities can be made more liveable in winter.
April 28, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on protest in Duluth against proposed restrictions on motorized vehicles in BWCA. Report includes speech excerpt of Minnesota State senator Doug Johnson and brief interview with a protester.
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May 22, 1978 - As an MPR Special supplement to All Things Considered, a discussion with Joseph Alexander, incoming Department of Natural Resources commissioner on his plans for the DNR…including multiple use, BWCA, and conservation efforts.
May 31, 1978 - MPR’s Greg Barron reports on a potential compromise BWCA bill put forth by Minnesota’s U.S. Representative Bruce Vento and California’s U.S. Representative Phillip Burton. Bill would allow motorized vehicles in the Boundary Waters, with a timed phase out over a number of years.
June 1, 1978 - MPR’s Alan Searle reports on Boundary Waters Canoe Area Alliance reaction to U.S. Don Fraser’s amendment to Burton-Vento BWCA bill. Report includes commentary from Lenore Johnson, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Alliance’s president.
July 14, 1978 - Glenn Maxham tells the story of Silver Islet and of long-lost silver along the shores of Lake Superior. Miners were known to “high-grade” on the small island in the late 1800s, tying chucks of silver ore onto logs and floating them out onto Lake Superior in hopes of retrieving them later.