Documentaries & Specials is a local public television program presented by Lakeland PBS
The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund helped support the making of these documentaries.
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Find out the impact Covid 19 has had on the Minnesota music scene. (56m 6s)
Minnesota Roadside Attractions Part 2
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Tag along for part 2 as we continue across the great state of Minnesota. (57m 4s)
Minnesota Roadside Attractions
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Explore the history and significance of some roadside attractions in Minnesota (27m 2s)
RE: KAWE - Celebrating 40 Years
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Explore the beginning of KAWE and formative years of Lakeland PBS (55m 59s)
Lakeland PBS Presents: Sanford Health COVID-19 Special
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A discussion about COVID-19 and the local response by health officials (26m)
Students First: Mentorship in Bemidji
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Explore and examine the early years of the Students First Mentorship program in Bemidji. (56m 5s)
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A look at the history & founding of the city, learn what it means to live there & more! (27m 20s)
Sacred Breath: First Lutheran Church of Bemidji’s Pipe Organ
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First Lutheran Church of Bemidji’s pipe organ committee searches to have a new pipe organ. (1h 27m 6s)
Grant Goltz: Rethinking Blackduck Pottery
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Grant Goltz's shares his theory of how precontact indigenous people made Blackduck pottery (56m 54s)
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Follow key people involved in the creation of the Chief Bemidji statue. (57m 2s)
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Resort owners & visitors share the history of the Resorts of the Northwoods. (1h 56m 55s)
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Two dedicated groups keep Steam Power alive and running in Northern Minnesota. (57m 15s)
From MN to Washington DC The 2014 Capitol Christmas Tree
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Follow the US Forest Service as they search out and deliver a tree to Washington D.C. (58m 1s)
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Explore the views of tribal leaders, settlers, & the U.S. government of the 19th century. (57m 58s)
Harnessing The Headwaters: First Dams of the Mississippi
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Explore the dams that are a prominent feature of many of the waterways of Minnesota. (56m 46s)
Sculpting in Wood and Words: The Art of Kent Nerburn
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This Common Ground special details Nerburn's development from wood sculptor to writer. (57m 32s)
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Explore the natural resources, history and recreational backdrops of Northern Minnesota. (57m 18s)
Heartland Symphony: Sounds from the Heartland
The Heartland Symphony Orchestra celebrates their 35th anniversary with a concert. (1h 18m 7s)
Paddles Up: The Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival
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A behind the scenes look at the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival. (56m 45s)
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Explore the state of food systems in some Northern Minnesota Native communities. (58m 17s)
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Documentaries & Specials is a local public television program presented by Lakeland PBS
The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund helped support the making of these documentaries.