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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Lac qui Parle’s Rosemoen Island annual deer hunt for people with disabilities, Crapola made with local organic grains, and Split Rock Studios, designers of International Wolf Center and Fagen Fighters World War II Museum exhibits, will be featured in the next Prairie Sportsman. “From Lac qui Parle to Crapola” will air on Pioneer PBS Sunday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. For air dates and times on other Minnesota PBS stations, visit prairiesportsman.org.
Rosemoen Island, in the heart of the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management area, is off limits to anyone outside the DNR. The exception is an annual deer hunt for people with disabilities sponsored by Capable Partners, a volunteer organization that sets up 14 blinds on the island. Host Bret Amundson talks about the experience with the event’s coordinator, Lance Tebben, and hunters Bob Hagan of Montevideo, Jennifer Skiff of Lonsdale and Dean Peterson of Dawson. The DNR’s food plots on the island draw in deer and a variety of wildlife.
Next Bret visits Brian and Andrea Strom, owners of Brainstorm Bakery in Ely where they make Crapola. The apple and cranberry flavored granola started as a joke when the couple combined ingredient names and came up with Crapola, then decided to sell it at their local farmer’s market and grocery stores. Crapola landed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno’s Headlines and took off in the marketplace. Carmen Fernholz, a Madison area organic farmer, says his wife called the Stroms when she heard about Crapola and asked if they would include their organic flax in the mix, which they did. Luke Peterson of Milan, who took over the Fernholz operation, raises organic flax for Crapola in the Lac qui Parle WMA.
The final segment, “The Art of Design Build,” features Split Rock Studios, which has designed exhibits for the International Wolf Center in Ely, Fagen Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, JFK Museum in Dallas and many others. Prairie Sportsman takes viewers behind the scenes where a cache of artists, carpenters, sculptors, engineers and managers bring an exhibit from concept to finish — all under one roof in Arden Hills.
About Prairie Sportsman
Prairie Sportsman celebrates our love of the outdoors to hunt, fish and recreate, provided by our vast resources of lakes, rivers, trails and grasslands, and to promote environmental stewardship.
Prairie Sportsman’s team includes Cindy Dorn, producer/writer; Bret Amundson, host/editor; and Dylan Curfman, editor/videographer. The 2021 season is made possible by funding from SafeBasements of Minnesota, Live Wide Open, Western Minnesota Prairie Waters and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing local stories of the region with the world. For more information visit www.pioneer.org.
