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3:35 The southernmost continent of Antarctica is cold, inhospitable, and not the sort of place that most Northwoods residents think about when looking for adventure.  But for one Northwoods native, the chance to live and work in Antarctica was a dream come true. Carl Robert Eklund was born to Swedish immigrants in Tomahawk in January 1909.  He grew up in the Northwoods and during his high school years was a standout football player for Tomahawk High School.  Like many young people from the area, Eklund loved the outdoors, was an ardent camper, and was active in scouting.  He was a member ...

Heather Berklund never envisioned herself as the Chief State Forester. She had worked for the DNR forestry division for two decades in the Northwoods, but didn’t have her mind set on the top job. “I would say it was never on my radar that I would ever be talking to you in this role or be in this position,” Berklund said on a recent interview, conducted while snowshoeing through the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest near Woodruff. But hard work and dedication paid off, and the DNR put her on top of the Rhinelander-based state division of forestry last October.

5:15 Recently, listener Bill Boldon went onto Curious North at WXPR and asked the question: Is the extended cold period long enough to help kill invasive species? Well, it depends. Like my dad used to say, “yes with an if or no with a but.” Invasive species are extremely adaptable by nature. They can move into an unoccupied niche and exploit it, and they lack the natural suppressive measures that would keep them in check in their home environment. Here in the Northwoods, our environment is fairly hostile toward otherwise aggressive invaders. That being said, we definitely have aquatic inv...

5:16 I hiked along with Ford and her dog, Diggins, for a time on a -14 degree bone-chilling but sunny morning on the Summit Moraine Segment just north of Antigo. On this stretch of the trail through Langlade County, Ford has rarely seen anyone, so she seemed happy for the company. Not so much for Diggins who stopped and faced me several times. Ford, while urging Diggins on, told me with a giggle that Diggins had become protective during the journey. Emily Ford and Diggins Credit Image Courtesy of Emily Ford “She does a great job. She hangs out in front of me and she is tethered to me as we ...

The Rundown | Feb. 18-25 Image: Courtesy of Potosi Brewing New brew for a cause Brew Pipeline has announced the launch of a new collaboration with Potosi Brewing Company and Pink Boots Society – Rosa Stiefel. German for “pink boots,” this Hefeweizen made with real grapefruit will be available for a summer release throughout the country. $2 from every case sold will go toward Pink Boots Society’s scholarship program to assist, inspire and encourage women beer professionals to advance their careers through education. But, in time for International Women’s Month this March, Rosa Stiefe...