The Grand Portage Elders had their first of the season “Rez Ride.” We had a selfguided tour of the new cabins at Hollow Rock Resort. They are lovely and it was fun walking the beach and looking at the rock. We worked up an appetite after all that climbing around so we were off to the Grand Portage Lodge for […]
Time for some wild game(s)
My son Jack heads off to the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center (ELC) in Finland, MN with his sixth grade class this week. I did not attend ELC when I was young, as it didn’t open in Finland until 1988. However I was lucky enough to visit Wolf Ridge with my daughter six years ago with her class. We climbed […]
Chicago Bay Marketplace expands offerings
Chicago Bay Marketplace in Hovland is hosting a grand opening of Chicago Bay Bottle Shop, the first off-sale liquor store on the east end of Cook County. But owner Lisa Mesenbring added that the event is also a celebration of the market’s third year in business. “I’m calling it our third birthday party,” said Mesenbring. Three years ago, Chicago Bay […]
Feed My Starving Children packing day coming soon
All hands on deck! Volunteers needed! Great opportunity for communitybuilding! A major food-packing event will take place at the Community Center in Grand Marais on Saturday, May 21, and the day is sure to be filled with camaraderie and good wishes for those less fortunate. The event is the culmination of a year’s worth of fundraising for Feed My Starving […]
A Girl Named Vincent at ACA May 21
Prudence Johnson will present A Girl Named Vincent at 7:30 p.m. May 21 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Sponsored by the North Shore Music Association, A Girl Named Vincent is a multimedia concert in which a free-spirited young poet of a century ago comes to life in stories, pictures and songs. Edna St. Vincent Millay was one of […]
The Opposite of Cold offers warm look at Finnish traditions
With pictures rich in color and more naked backsides than I’ve ever seen before, The Opposite of Cold—The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition is an entertaining book, and will make a fine addition to display on your coffee table. What fascinated me most was the rich history of North America’s Finnish people depicted in these 187 pages written by author Michael […]
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 Cook County Co-Dependants Anonymous Meeting Mondays: 5:30 p.m. First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. (15) 5/7 b Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Foot Care Clinic The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and the Cook County Department of Public Health & Human Services offer […]
Auditions May 10 for Dead Certain
The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions for its June production at 6:30 p.m. May 10 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Needed are roles for one man and one woman for Dead Certain by Marcus Lloyd. Dead Certain is the intriguing tale of Michael, a charming out-of-work actor and Elizabeth, a theatre-obsessed exdancer who is now wheelchair-bound and […]
Busy times for CCHS band
As the end of another school year approaches, the Cook County High School music department is busy preparing for final performances and fundraisers, and making preparations for the 2012 spring trip to Memphis and Orlando. The high school band will be traveling to the southeastern part of the United States to learn more about the history of rock and roll […]