On May 10 at 7:00 p.m., Cook County Higher Education will kick off its 2011 Guest Lecture yseries with a bang: Dr. Robert Pratt of Grand Marais will be ntalking about his new book, The Academic Warrior: Becoming a Purposeful Learner. This has been a long, educational, and ultimately exciting process for all Cook County Higher Education (CCHE). Two years […]
Husby’s stories bring Norwegian characters to life
The seven stories in this collection by Jean Husby, A Return to Willow Water, take the reader back to northwest Minnesota where the author’s childhood was spent. Her first collection of Willow Water Stories, also published by Loonfeather Press in 2003, gives us a picture of her home ground. Scott Husby returns to once again illustrate the book with his […]
Northern Sustainability Symposium at North House May 5-8
What exactly are you putting in your body three times a day at each meal? North House Folk School’s second annual Northern Sustainability Symposium, May 5-8, will focus on just that: foods. The public is invited for hands-on coursework, presentations and seminars on producing, preparing and preserving foods. The symposium’s featured speaker is author and Star Tribune reporter Kim Ode. […]
Summer sports programs offered
Community Education will once again sponsor sports programs for local youngsters this summer. Registration forms are available at Community Education, Grand Marais Library, Cook County Community Center and online at www.cookcountyschools.org/cookcounty/ cmed. Programs include: . Youth baseball – T-Ball: 5 and 6 years old, $20; Parent Pitch: 7, 8and 9 years old, $35; Little League: 10, 11 and 12 years […]
Community Calendar
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 7 PM and speaker at 7:30 PM.) Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, […]
West End Calendar
Cook County Al-Anon Meetings Mondays: 7:30 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais Wednesday: 7:00 PM, Lutsen Town Hall. (144) 1/24tfn Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Foot Care Clinic The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and the Cook County Department of Public Health & Human Services offer their Foot Care Clinic at the Grand Marais Senior Center on the third Tuesday of each month, […]
Watercolorist George Pope show at Johnson Heritage Post
A limited exhibit opens at the Johnson Heritage Post on Friday, April 29. George Pope of Silver Bay, a talented and award-winning watercolorist, will present Welcome to My World. In his biography for the show, Pope shared a delightful mental image: “I’ve been painting watercolors since I was 10 years old, after finishing a paint-by-number piece and being fascinated by […]
Invitation to wine-tasting fundraiser at Pillsbury Mansion
A Grand Marais native is co-hosting a wine-tasting benefit at a very historic location for an excellent cause, and she would like to invite others to join her. On Saturday, May 14, Julie (Larsen) Zarzosa will be at the Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis with wine and hors d’oeuvres to raise awareness and support for Freedom Firm, an organization that helps […]
Softball suffers tough loss to Silver Bay
The Cook County girls’ softball team traveled to Silver Bay on Thursday, April 21 to take on the Silver Bay Mariners in a game that came down to the wire, with Silver Bay winning 10-9. After one inning the Vikings led 2-1. In the second inning the Vikings scored 5 runs off of the bats of Christina Rude and Anna […]