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Wintergreen Guiding Presents
Wintergreen Guiding Presents is a podcast exploring the history, culture, geology, ecology, and people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) and the Lake Superior region. Through conversations with people and their connection to the U.P., each episode uncovers the stories that have shaped this landscape and the forces working to shape its future. If you're passionate about the Upper Peninsula, Lake Superior, hiking, winter sports, local history, geology, nature, public lands, conservation, or…
Episodes
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsJames McCommons | Camera Hunter and The Feather Wars | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #14
James McCommons is a writer and journalist whose books Camera Hunter and Feather Wars explore the history of wildlife photography, bird hunting, and…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsAlexis Dahl | UP YouTubing | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #13
Alexis Dahl is a Michigan-based YouTuber and science communicator. Her work primarily revolves around history, geology, and natural science. Through her…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsEmily Leach | UP conservation | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #12
Emily Leach is the Executive Director of the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy. The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy promotes healthy ecosystems and communities…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsWade Saari | The Historic Bentley Trail | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #11
Wade Saari is an expert on the history of the history of the McCormick Wilderness in the Ottawa National Forest as well as the Historic Bentley Trail…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsMike Ilmonen | Negaunee History | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #10
Mike Ilmonen is a retired miner from Negaunee who volunteers as a tour guide at the Cliff Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming, Michigan. Mike also leads guided…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsWade Saari | The McCormick (Tract) Wilderness | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #9
Wade Saari is an expert on the history of the history of the McCormick Wilderness in the Ottawa National Forest. He was instrumental in helping Richard…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsBrandon Snyder | Guiding and Climbing in the UP | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #8
Brandon Snyder is the producer of Wintergreen Guiding Presents. He is the owner of North Country Tree Care, a local arborist business based out of Marquette…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsDr. VG | Lake Superior Geology Tour, Part 2 | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #7
Dr. Matt VanGrinsven is an earth systems scientist and earth science professor at Northern Michigan University. His work explores the complex connections…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsJack Deo | George Shiras III | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #6
Jack Deo is one of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's foremost photographers, historians, and photographic archivists. As the founder of Superior View Studio…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsKaren Kasper | Ishpeming History | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #5
Karen Kasper is the vice president of the Ishpeming Historical Society and one of the Upper Peninsula’s most dedicated local historians and preservationists. A…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsJohn Jungwirth | Northwoods Living and Birch Bark Canoes | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #4
John Jungwirth is an Upper Peninsula homesteader who, for more than 40 years, has lived with his family in close connection to the land, largely without many…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsJim Koski | Marquette Docks and Such | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #3
Jim Koski is a longtime Upper Peninsula radio personality and the program director and afternoon host at Q107-WMQT, where he has spent more than three decades…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsDr. VG | Lake Superior Geology Tour, Part 1 | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #2
Dr. Matt VanGrinsven is an earth systems scientist and earth science professor at Northern Michigan University. His work explores the complex connections…
Wintergreen Guiding PresentsJack Deo | Now and Then History in Pictures | Wintergreen Guiding Presents #1
Jack Deo is one of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's foremost photographers, historians, and photographic archivists. As the founder of Superior View Studio…