Exploring the North Shore

Christina Hartley-Conroy, the mastermind behind The Bad Seed Food Truck, was able to secure the financing needed to purchase the food truck just a couple of weeks ago. Very quickly, she was able to g…

Two episodes ago we brought you part one of the Canal Park series. Well, this is part 2 - a day in Canal Park! In this episode, Martha and Jaye take a stroll down to the Aerial Lift Bridge and discus…

Recently, we had a TikTok get... well, a lot more views than we're used to getting. The video, which showed a mysterious white creature in the woods, garnered way more attention than I expected or wa…

We didn't mean for this episode to be broken into two like this, but we just got so into the history of the Aerial Lift Bridge and the William A Irvin ship that it started getting a bit long! So here…

Waterfall Season is underway along the North Shore and Jaye and Martha weren't going to miss it this year! In this episode, we visit Cascade River State Park, Temperance River State Park, plus the Cr…

On this episode of Exploring the North Shore Jaye hopes on the phone with the podcast's original co-host, Joe Friedrichs, to chat about his new book "Her Island". "Her Island" is the story of Janice …

It's been a minute since we've released a podcast episode. There's a good reason for that! Tune in to hear why we haven't been able to release a new episode since August (sorry!) and how the podcast …

Sorry for being gone so long! Jaye and Martha sit down to discuss their busy summer that kept them from creating more podcast episodes (sorry!). Then, they chat about an activity that has been growin…

Happy Birthday, Exploring the North Shore! We launched the first episode on July 3, 2019. In this episode, Jaye and Martha reflect back on their top 3 highlights of year 1, plus we hear from Joe on h…

You may have noticed that Exploring the North Shore did not have a new episode 2 weeks ago, as scheduled. We decided to observe "Black Out Tuesday" that week and did not release the episode we were w…

MARTHA IS BACK! And times have certainly changed! The Stay at Home Orders for the State of Minnesota expired on May 18. So we decided to take a look at how things will be on the North Shore for those…

On today’s episode of Exploring the North Shore Solo History Lessons, we’re going to be learning about Father Baraga's Cross.

*

Also known as "The Snowshoe Priest", Bishop Baraga serves the Upper G…

It's now Stay at Home time, and that means a little change (hopefully very temporarily) to the podcast format. Jaye will be bringing you some North Shore History Lessons, solo for now until it's safe…

It's now Stay at Home time, and that means a little change (hopefully very temporarily) to the podcast format. Jaye will be bringing you some North Shore History Lessons, solo for now until it's safe…

It's Social Distancing time, and that means a little change to the podcast format. Jaye will be bringing you some North Shore History Lessons, solo for now until it's safe once again to venture out a…

What an episode we have for you! We promised a sledding episode, but we didn't say what kind of sledding! Jaye and Martha join Jasmine Poppovich, the head dog musher at the Gunflint Lodge and Outfitt…

What an episode we have for you! To kick things off, Martha is back! Jaye and Martha hit the Gunflint Trail and find themselves on a snowshoeing adventure on the Honeymoon Bluff Trail. Listen in as M…

Martha had to be out of town, so this week we bring you another great history episode! Jaye is joined by the owner of The Big Lake, Abby Tofte, to discuss the Statues of the North Shore. They discuss…

Joe is back for this week's episode all about ice fishing in the BWCA! Joe and Jaye are joined by Matthew Baxley (last heard from in the Haunted House episode), and Chelsea Lloyd. Plus, Chelsea's sis…

Martha and Jaye kick off their "Wintertime Outdoor Adventure" series with one of their favorite childhood pastimes: Ice skating! Learn where you can find outdoor and indoor rinks along Lake Superior'…