It’s October and the North Shore is crammed with tourists. This year’s fall colors are off the charts, and the leaf looking season is lingering, bringing warm temperatures and sunny skies. One morning as I listen to Channel 10’s weather forecaster declare that “It’s the peak of the color season,” I suddenly decide to take a color drive, something I […]
Vervoort elected to Geological Society of America
Cook County High School graduate (class of 1972) Jeff (Jay) Vervoort has been elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). Vervoort is an associate professor at Washington State University (WSU). He is an expert on geothermal evolution of the Earth’s crust, and was awarded his fellowship based on his research on the composition of the earth’s crust […]
Hal Greenwood and Paul Schurke team up for successful Schroeder Area Historical Society fundraiser
Hal Greenwood’s house is a treasure trove. It’s a treasure trove of fascinating objects and a treasure trove of memorabilia. It’s a treasure trove just because bighearted Hal lives there. And with that big heart, he opened his home to the Schroeder Area Historical Society on September 25, 2011 for a fundraiser featuring polar explorer Paul Schurke of Ely and […]
More opportunities to make a bowl for Empty Bowls
The Empty Bowls Dinner & Silent Auction, a fundraiser for the community food shelf, will be held Thursday, Nov. 10 at the First Congregational Church. For a few more weeks on Sunday and Monday, community members have the opportunity to make a bowl—or two—for the benefit. Students will learn hand-building and wheel-throwing while making two bowls for the fundraiser. Kjersti […]
Talún Midwest Tour of Irish Mythology and Music stops in Hovland
The Hovland Town Hall will be the venue for a delightfully different evening of entertainment on Saturday, November 5 with the appearance of Talún in concert. Talún (Taw’loon, an Irish word meaning earth or ground) is composer/guitarist Garry Jones’ performance ensemble. In this 2011 – 2012 tour, he is joined by renowned traditional musician Laura MacKenzie on an array of […]
Dan and Lee Ross to appear on PBS show Oct. 20
Hovland artists Lee and Dan Ross will be featured on the Duluth PBS North show The Playlist at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 on PBS North. The Playlist announced the appearance of the sculptors, explaining that Lee and Dan Ross have been creating masterpieces for more than 30 years, drawing their inspiration from Lake Superior. Whether granite or clay, contemporary […]
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: at Trinity Lutheran in Hovland at 6:00 p.m. Step meeting. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, […]
West End Calendar
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfnLutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 4 17tfnSchroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, […]
Higher Ed presents Google Tools on Oct. 25
Cook County Higher Education will present a workshop on Google Tools from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the North Shore Campus, 300 W. Third St., Grand Marais. John Bennett, an Extension educator from the University of Minnesota- Duluth, will explore a wide range of tools available free from Google to market your business and run it more efficiently. Some […]
Blogging is topic of October’s Business Luncheon
Grand Marais author Susan May Warren will lead a discussion into the world of business blogging at October’s Business Network Luncheon. The luncheon, sponsored by Cook County Higher Education, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the Angry Trout Restaurant, 408 W. Highway 61 in Grand Marais. Warren will speak at 11:30 with lunch to follow […]