Steve Solkela plays over 250 shows a year, appearing everywhere from ethnic festivals to arcades and peppering his sets with zingers. Just about the only thing he doesn't do is "dinner music." In this episode, Jay Gabler profiles the career of this Iron Range musician.

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In this episode of Northlandia, reporter Teri Cadeau Eric Enstrom and his famous photograph "Grace" originially taken in 1918 in Bovey, Minnesota.

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Gus Hall, born Arvo Kusta Halberg in the unincorporated community to Finnish immigrants, was general secretary of the U.S. Communist Party from 1959 until his death in 2000. In this episode of Northlandia, Jimmy Lovrien joins to share his story.

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Authors Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl, who formed their lifelong connection in Duluth, have included the city in a new book called "Travels of Terror." In this episode, Jay Gabler joins to explore why Duluth is one of America's spookiest places.

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For the past several months, Gilbert community members posted photos of new lawn decorations they were provided by a mysterious gnome lady. In this episode, Duluth News Tribune reporter Teri Cadeau unravels where these gnomes come from and more importantly... why.

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A recent rezoning request to return the long-abandoned Hermantown property to a residential classification, which it held until 2016, angered people online. In this episode, Jimmy Lovrien looks into the past, present, and possible future for this decades old pet cemetery.

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Tom's Burned Down Cafe is the 'clubhouse' of Madeline Island. Leona's burned to the ground in 1992. Owner Tom Nelson never rebuilt, but he also never closed. His motto: "You've got to be tough if you're going to be stupid." In this episode, Jay Gabler takes us to La Pointe, Wis. to learn the cafe's story from Tom himself.

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Croatian immigrant Joseph Bogdanich was passionate about painting and wood burning the Minnesota state flower and creating art with local rocks. In this episode, reporter Teri Cadeau shares this Eveleth artist's story.

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