GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, March 6, 2025—Host Bret Amundson takes viewers on a Lighthouse boat tour of the historic Northwest Angle, and researchers investigate flow batteries for storing renewable energy on the next Prairie Sportsman. “Lighthouse Boats and Storing Renewable Energy” will air on Pioneer PBS Sunday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Check local listings and our showtimes landing page for air dates and times on other PBS stations in Minnesota and surrounding states.
Host Bret Amundson takes viewers on a tour of the Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods courtesy of “Northwest Angle Exploring.” While the area is well known for its fishing and hunting, it also features the only one-room schoolhouse left in the State of Minnesota, as well as tours of historic Fort St. Charles, petroglyphs, pictographs, and so much more.
In the next segment, entitled “Batteries Charged With Renewables,” researchers explore ways to store renewable energy in large-flow batteries that are made without the need to mine rare, precious metals. While Minnesota doesn’t have coal, oil, or natural gas, the state does have an abundance of energy that comes from the sun and wind. The University of Minnesota Morris is evaluating flow batteries in the marketplace and plans to install a demonstration battery on campus. Although flow batteries have been developed on the East and West Coasts, none are in the Upper Midwest.
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About Prairie Sportsman
Produced by Pioneer PBS, Prairie Sportsman is an Emmy-awarded series that celebrates the love of the outdoors by featuring topics on hunting, fishing, and recreation while promoting environmental stewardship. The team of Prairie Sportsman consists of Host, Producer, Videographer, and Editor Bret Amundson, Writer and Producer Cindy Dorn, Videographer and Editor Dan Amundson, along with Series Editor Bradley Keely. The 2025 season is made possible by funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Shalom Hill Farm, Live Wide Open, Western Minnesota Prairie Waters, and members of Pioneer PBS. If you enjoy Prairie Sportsman, become a friend of Prairie Sportsman by filling out a Google Form.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington, and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. Our members help make programs like this possible with their generous support. For more information about Pioneer PBS or how you can help us make these stories a reality, visit pioneer.org/support or call 800-726-3178.
