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Short Films Block

"Northland Voices Shorts"

Showtime: Sat, Feb 11th @ 10:00 AM
Sponsored by Boundary Waters Connect. Screening followed by Q&A with the filmmakers.
These films are a love letter and a call to celebrate. Living and deceased change makers, local legends, and activists are featured in stories that will amuse, inspire and prompt meaningful discussions.

Root Beer Lady the Musical

Synopsis:

Singing & Dancing 'Root Root Root for Root Beer!'...

Minnesota Historia: The Root Beer Lady

Synopsis:

Dorothy Molter was the last permanent resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. She sold candy bars and homemade soft drinks to paddlers for decades. But there’s so much more to her story than root beer. She’s become a role model for many people in the 21st century...

Ice Ball

Synopsis:

Will Steger, the legendary polar explorer, inspires a community by preserving the forgotten craft of ice harvesting...

Running for the Boundary Waters

Synopsis:

Alex Falconer, a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness advocate, ran 110 miles through the heart of the Boundary Waters to draw attention to the threat sulfide-ore copper mining poses to this Wilderness...

Feed the Bears

Synopsis:

If you’ve ever gone hiking or camping in bear country, you’ve probably seen signs that read “Don’t feed the bears”. But what happens when people do?...

Boundary Waters Canoe Trip

Synopsis:

Filmed in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in the Summer of 2022 and shot on 16mm Bolex...

This Wild Land

Synopsis:

The film's focus is on the people who help spread appreciation for the land and carry on, in their own individual ways, the legacy of Sigurd Olson, a writer and conservationist who was responsible for the area's National Forest designation in 1978...