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An Adventure Podcast Discovering Lake Superior's North Shore.
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Cedar and Stone is Duluth's newest guided sauna experience. The sauna is the brainchild of Justin Juntunen, a Duluth local of Finnish descent who had been raised on the culture of sauna his entire life. He wanted to bring this idea of sauna being a social experience, as it is in the Nordic traditions, to his community here in America. So, Justin set out to create a sauna experience unlike any that most living the US today have experienced. The result is an open and inviting guided sauna experience in a beautifully built sauna that has the ability to be moved around wherever it is needed.
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Martha and Jaye joined Justin during his soft-launch weekend at Chambers Grove Park in Duluth so talk about the social and health benefits of sauna and to, well, enjoy those social and health benefits themselves!
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Read more about Cedar and Stone Sauna: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/area-info-cedar-and-stone.htm
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This episode is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals and The Big Lake.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Bentleyville Tour of Lights was started as a modest walk-through light display on a farm in Esko, MN in 2001. It was moved to Cloquet, MN and eventually to it's home in Bayfront Park, Duluth where it has been hosted for the past ten years. Martha and Jaye made their way to Bentleyville to watch them flip on the lights promptly at 5 PM on Sunday evening and to walk through the light display. Along the way, they munched on sugar cookies and popcorn, made smores, and attempted to maneuver through the crowds.
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Bentleyville Tour of Lights 2019 is a free family-friendly Duluth attraction running from November 23rd-December 28th. For more information check out our Bentleyville Tour of Lights article or visit the Bentleyville USA website.
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This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Thanksgiving is coming up! The North Shore is a great place to enjoy a large, family Thanksgiving in a beautiful vacation rental or lakeside resort. But, having Thanksgiving here takes a bit of planning! Especially when it comes to getting some of the area's best pies in time for the holiday. Jaye and new host, Martha, met up with Hana Crosby of Crosby Bakery and Dan and Melodee Riddle of Blue Water Cafe to hear all about their favorite seasonal pies and how you can go about ordering one for your Thanksgiving feast.
This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! On this special Halloween Minnesode, Jaye is joined by guest host Matthew Baxley and special guest Sarah Stover to go on a tour of Grand Marais' newest (and, only) haunted house! Located in an old funeral home, the new owners, the Riddles, have done an incredible job turning an unwanted space into something really amazing for Halloween. Listen to Matthew yelp, Jaye laugh, and Sarah provides occasional commentary (she was behind us and off-mic most of the tour). Enjoy and have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Are there haunted places on Lake Superior's North Shore? Of course, there are! Many stories swirl around shadowy figures, disembodies voices, strange smells, and random bursts of cold in an otherwise warm room. There are many well-known haunted places on the North Shore- so many that telling all these stories will likely take many years. So we will kick off our "Haunted North Shore Guide" with a few more well-known hauntings: Glensheen Mansion, Split Rock Lighthouse, and Isle Royale.
In the second part of the episode we go on a Ghost Hunting Adventure with amateur ghost hunter Don Buskovick in a house that is believed to be 190 years old! Did we connect with any ghosts or spirits? Listen to find out!
Read all about it: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/area-info-haunted-north-shore.htm
Deer Creek Cabin: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/vacation-rental-home.asp?PageDataID=28145
This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
In this episode of "Exploring the North Shore", Joe and Jaye sit down to discuss their favorite stories of mobsters, gangsters, and organized crime on the North Shore. From Al Capone shooting up the Lutsen Resort Fish House to an "unusual friendship" between a gangster and long-time resident of the Gunflint Trail that was the basis for a 2019 display at Chik-Wauk Museum. Finally, find out how the most prolific bank robbers in US history were brought down by a North Shore cabin builder.
Read More: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/area-info-organized-crime.htm
This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Legal gambling in Cook County? A buried treasure? The life of Grand Marais couple in the late-1930s.
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Newlyweds Curtis and Adair Erickson moved to Grand Marais in 1937 to begin their new life together. Curtis' job was placing, managing, and maintaining slot machines in any gas station, bar, restaurant, resort, and even car dealerships who were willing to share in gambling profits by having machines located within their establishments. The Ericksons set down roots in Grand Marais and built that cabin we now know as Northern Lights Cottage. So how does all of this tie into a buried treasure in a Grand Marais cemetery? Listen to Jaye's interview with Curtis and Adair's youngest son, Dean, along with his wife Ann Marie and daughter Katie in our first "Minnesode".
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Photos and Article: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/area-info-northern-lights-cottage-history.htm
Northern Lights Cottage: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/vacation-rental-home.asp?PageDataID=71339
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This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
It's October! This month Joe and Jaye will be doing some "spooky", or rather "really interesting" stories on the history of the North Shore. In this week's episode, they discuss four ghost towns- once-thriving communities that have fallen victim to changing times in Lake and Cook Counties. Join them as they sit on the outskirts of one of these towns to talk about the communities of Forest Center, Sawbill Landing, Mineral Center, and Chippewa City. Find out why these towns existed and what caused their ultimate demise in this episode of Exploring the North Shore.
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Notes from this episode:
- Boundary Waters Advisory Committee: https://www.boundarywaterstrails.org/
- "Minnesota's Lost Towns Northen Edition" by Rhonda Fochs: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Towns-Northern-Rhonda-Fochs/dp/0878397639/
- Cook County Historical Society: https://www.cookcountyhistory.org/
- Agate Bay: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/vacation-rental-home.asp?PageDataID=155962
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This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Joe is back and fall has arrived! Take a fall drive on the Honeymoon Trail in Lutsen with Joe and Jaye. Joe interviews Eric Singsaas, the director of Wood Products and Bioeconomy at the Natural Research Institute in Duluth. Eric is the area's leading expert on Leaf Change Season and the science behind why and how the leaves change. The information is both fascinating and also gives great insight as to when the peak of the season may occur on the North Shore. Hear the leaf change conditions as of September 13th and predictions for this year's peak.
- Cascade Vacation Rentals Fall Drives: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/area-info-fall-drives.htm
- Visit Cook County Fall Colors Drives: https://www.visitcookcounty.com/adventures/scenic-drives/#falldrivemaps
- DNR Fall Color Finder: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html
This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Joe takes the week off so Jaye is joined by travel blogger Lizanne Lately (https://lizannelately.com/) as they explore Grand Marais. Come along as they have breakfast at South of the Border, take a timber framing class at North House Folk School, try the Juicy Lucy at My Sister's Place, and check out the best scenic overlook in Grand Marais. Plus, they chat with some local business owners and managers at Joy & Co, Drury Lane Books, and the Betsy Bowen Studio. Can you bar hop in Grand Marais? Find out in this episode of Exploring the North Shore with LIZANNE and Jaye!
This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.