LEGENDS AND LORE
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Storytellers Series
​January 4-6, 2026 | Long Lake Conservation Center
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME, ONCE-UPON-A-TIME EXPERIENCE
For Ojibwe and Dakota people, winter is the time of storytelling. This series honors this tradition. Masters from various storytelling styles share their stories and process, connecting with the audience in engaging and interactive ways. The series includes the written, spoken and cultural/performative storytelling. This series is great for everyone. Who doesn't love a good story?
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FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Featured storytellers
January 4
5 p.m.
BETH HAUTALA
Young-adult literature author
Award-winning author of Waiting For Unicorns, The Ostrich and Other Lost Things, and Miracle Season. She lives in northern Minnesota, where she strives to write stories that tie heart and imagination together.
January 5
5 p.m.
HOPE FLANIGAN
Ojibwe Storyteller
From the turtle clan, Flanagan is an elder who teaches about plants and wild plant gathering. She has taught in an Ojibwe Immersion classroom for ten years, and prior to that as a Storyteller for Minneapolis Public Schools in drug and alcohol prevention for six years. share some of her favorite Ojibwe legends (Aadizookaanag) to honor our insect and plant relatives.
January 6
5 p.m.
MICHAEL GOLDBERG
Spoken Word Storyteller
Producer and host of “Stay Human – Words and Music for Spirit and Courage”- a radio program on Northern Community Radio (KAXE/KBXE). He has worked with the American School of Storytelling in Minneapolis to sharpen his skills and help others create and tell their own stories.