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Created during Spanish flu, jingle dress dance now helping First Nations people cope with COVID-19

Apr 19, 2020 05:52AM ● By Editor

Creation of the healing dance has ties to the pandemic over 100 years ago, says historian. By Stephanie Cram of CBC Indigenous - April 17, 2020

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During pandemic, Har Mar Superstar thinks — and colors — outside the box

Apr 17, 2020 08:35PM ● By Editor

Until recently, Sean Tillmann's been best known as musician Har Mar Superstar. Now he's running a nonprofit creating coloring books to raise funds for people suddenly unemployed as a result of the pandemic.By Euan Kerr of Minnesota Public Radio News - April 17, 2020

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Indie booksellers turn virtual in response to pandemic

Apr 14, 2020 06:24AM ● By Editor

Coronavirus restrictions now have independent bookstores caught in an agonizing situation: Just when there's a huge audience looking for something to read, they've had to close their doors. By Euan Kerr of Minnesota Public Radio News - April 14, 2020

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New Children's Book: The Littlest Voyageur By Margi Preus

Apr 12, 2020 10:54AM ● By Editor

A red squirrel, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs–men who paddle canoes filled with goods to a trading post thousands of miles away. From Penguin Random House - April 12, 2020

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5 easy art projects to enjoy during social distancing

Apr 11, 2020 12:58PM ● By Editor

Here are five of the projects from the book that you can do today, whether you're 9 or 90, without any expensive materials or experience. By LA Johnson from Minnesota Public Radio News - April 10, 2020

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Zencast: Zen meditation and the North Shore

Apr 11, 2020 06:15AM ● By Editor

Find some Zen with scenes from the North Shore. By Derek Montgomery and Evan Frost from Minnesota Public Radio News - April 10, 2020

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Historic Cook County launches Virtual History Tour of Cook County!

Apr 10, 2020 01:30PM ● By Editor

Passport to the Past is an online program offering brief histories of 18 sites, a story map, old photos and educational videos about our unique past along Lake Superior's North Shore. From Historic Cook County - April 10, 2020

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