Dresses were swishing and conversation was buzzing during a social time before the Cook County Community Fund’s sixth annual grant awards at Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Seven groups representing local community projects received a total of $7,000. The Cook County Community Fund was established by area residents in 2003 to build a permanent endowed fund […]
Dragon Boat race volunteers needed
The North Shore Dragon Boat Festival 2009 will be held July 23-26. In addition to powerful (or not so powerful) paddlers, volunteers are needed to provide safe and fun Dragon Boating in the Grand Marais harbor. Volunteers are needed to serve as: Lane marshal: These folks stand at the lane’s dock where teams load and disembark. Their job is to […]
Canoe the Heart expedition stopping for celebration at Chik-Wauk
A group of canoeists in a 24-foot voyageur canoe will make a stop at the future Chik-Wauk Museum and Interpretive Center Monday, July 13, 2009 to help celebrate the 100th anniversaries of the Superior National Forest and Quetico Provincial Park. The festivities will include canoe rides; children’s activities; naturalist and voyageur interpretive presentations; live music by Gerald Thilmany; book signings […]
Chik-Wauk Museum gaining fame a year before opening
The future Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center near the end of the Gunflint Trail is already earning kudos by state and national officials a year before its grand opening, scheduled for July 4, 2010. On June 24, 2009, a very favorable impression was left with representatives of the National Scenic Byways Committee, the Minnesota Department of Tourism, the Minnesota Department […]
Upcoming summer events on the Gunflint Trail:
July 13 at Chik-Wauk – Canoe the Heart fundraising lunch and celebratory canoe trip in honor of the Superior National Forest and Quetico Provincial Park’s 100th anniversaries. Events take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. July 15 at Gunflint Lodge – Gunflint Canoe Races. A fundraiser benefitting the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. Fire Department volunteers hope for participation […]
Fiber arts show a treat for the senses
A giant quilt by local artisan Ray Comstock greeted visitors to the opening of the Northwoods Fiber Guild show at Johnson Heritage Post the evening of Friday, June 26, 2009. A large crowd of people milled around enjoying that and other quilts, hand-dyed batiks, colorful braided rugs, and woolen knitwear made by members of the guild. In the room featuring […]
Anders Bjorling show continues at Cross River
The Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder will exhibit the photography of Anders Bjorling through the summer season. Bjorling is a nature and travel photographer, living in St. Peter, Minnesota. Photography has always been one of his passions, but not until retiring 10 years ago, after 37 years as an administrator at Gustavus Adolphus College, has he had adequate time […]
Memorial Blood Center in Tofte, Grand Marais
in to fiber on November, the If you’re tired of donating your blood to the Minnesota State “Bird,” the mosquito, consider donating to a better cause – The Arrowhead Regional Blood Center. Patients in the Arrowhead region need over 350 units of blood every week. You can help out by donating blood at the next visit of the Memorial Blood […]
Log rolling is back!
It is log rolling season again and time to start “spinning the cedar” before Fisherman’s Picnic! World champion log roller Jenny Atkinson is offering free classes and a tournament. The local youth tournament presented by the Grand Marais Lions Club, WoodMizer and Central Boiler will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 during Fisherman’s Picnic. To help participants prepare, […]
WTIP fundraising begins July 15
North Shore community radio station WTIP begins its on air “Catch the Waves” Membership Drive on Wednesday, July 15. Station Manager Deb Benedict said, “The drive will continue for 5.5 days to raise a minimum of $22,000 to ‘keep on surfing’ this year.” Radio fans are invited to take part in the fun, excitement, live music in the studio, brats […]