There will be an abundance of activities at the North Shore Care Center during November. As the days get shorter there will be more time indoors to enjoy craft projects and some holiday baking. The residents will mark Minnesota’s deer hunting season opener by cooking venison stew. On Veterans Day there will be an outing to American Legion Post 413 […]
Grand Portage Elders enjoying the new van
The Grand Portage Elders have had a busy October. They had their fire extinguishers checked while receiving a lesson on the proper operation and maintenance of their extinguishers. On October 20, Marjori Bottila, the specialist from ARDC, was here to assist Elders with their enrollment in Medicare and Medicare Part D. Also present was a representative from Navigator Financial who […]
Caution: They are at it again!
Whether you are sauntering through a farmers market on a beautiful fall day innocently tasting homemade tapenade or seated at a wonderful hibachi restaurant waiting for your freshly grilled veggies you have to be warned, zucchini is there! The growers are at it again! “Why why, why must you torture me this way?” I asked the sweet lady at the […]
Gunflint Trail Association: 75 years of adventure and camaraderie
A veritable who’s who of historic Gunflint Trail lodges and outfitters reminisced over a bountiful and delicious dinner in the new Hungry Jack Lodge building on October 11, 2011. Owners past and present were celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Gunflint Trail Association, which according to Ted Young of Boundary Country Trekking is the second oldest tourism association in the […]
A rockin’ good time at The Rockin’ Tale of Snow White
The Rockin’ Tale of Snow White, with 52 cast members from age 6 to adult, will be pure delight. The fairy tale you may remember is tweaked a bit with lots of music and some silly additions. Snow White (Amelia Roth) is still poisoned by the Evil Queen (Jenny Delfs) and The Mirror (Jamie Kirk) still keeps all the trouble […]
Chippewa City topic of next “small talk”
The Cook County Historical Society will continue its “small talk” series with a “small talk” about Chippewa City at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Staci Drouillard will present the program at the society’s museum at 8 South Broadway in Grand Marais. The program is free, and coffee and treats will be served.
Story telling dinner offers a female perspective
Once again the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum will be hosting a gala story telling dinner at Lutsen Resort on Saturday, November 19. This year’s story telling event will offer a look at the female perspective on commercial fishing life and growing up on Isle Royale with Betty Sivertson-Strom, Patty Nelson, and Sharlene Sivertson. Social hour is at 5:30 p.m., […]
Hovland community dance set for Nov. 19
Join one of Cook County’s favorite bands at Hovland Town Hall for an all-ages community potluck and dance Nov. 19. The event is sponsored by the North Shore Music Association. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a potluck, followed by a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets at the door are $8 adults, $5 kids 6 and up; […]
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, […]