Snow has arrived and with it, Nordic skiers will have the chance to make tracks and history on the nation’s largest groomed ski trail system. The Volks Ski 400km will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 as part of Winter Tracks, the county’s 10-day family-friendly celebration of winter. This non-competitive event brings enthusiasts together in an attempt to cover the […]
2nd annual Northern Fibers Retreat Feb. 15-20
What could be better than focusing on fibers in the heart of winter? Over Presidents’ Day weekend, Feb 15-20, North House Folk School and the Grand Marais Art Colony in Grand Marais will host the second annual Northern Fibers Retreat celebrating all manner of fiber craft. On the schedule are over 25 inspiring courses including weaving, bead embroidery, origami, and […]
Cook County invited for winter fun at Colonial Sugar on Snow in Finland
What goes on in Finland, Minnesota in February? Almost nothing at all! That’s why Adam Lattin and his family started Colonial Sugar on Snow eight years ago, about 10 years after moving to the area. It helps keep the blood circulating right when the weather is still freezing but the maple syrup is starting to run. “Our family came from […]
2012 candle light ski is Feb. 18
Ski through the beautiful Superior NationalForestona2kmtraillit with dozens of candle luminaries on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. during the Sugarbush Trail Association’s 2012 Candle Light Ski/Hike. For those wishing to snowshoe, a half-mile section of the Superior Hiking Trail will be lit as well. Last year over 100 people enjoyed the event at the Oberg Mountain Trailhead […]
Women bikers plan Feb. 9 meeting
An informal get-together is being planned at the Superior North Outdoor Center (the bike shop) in Grand Marais on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. to talk about biking. The meeting is open to all female bikers. Talk will be about possible rails to trails trips, organizing a bike maintenance class, and showing some slides of the 260-mile Katy Trail […]
Grant writing workshop Feb. 22
The Cook County Community Fund, an affiliate fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, will host a grant writing workshop from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Cook County Higher Education Building in Grand Marais. The workshop presenter is Jim Filby Williams, director of community philanthropy at the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation overseeing the Community Foundation’s […]
Learn about beekeeping Feb. 18
A class on beekeeping will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Topics included will “be” starting and managing healthy honeybee colonies, performing routine hive management, identifying and inspecting for diseases and parasites, harvesting and packaging honey, and overwintering a colony. Mike Goblirsch, graduate student with Marla Spivak from the University of Minnesota, will teach the […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:00 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 theTofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. Lutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 […]
Alpine Vikings take 1st and 2nd
The Duluth East girls and Cook County/Silver Bay Alpine Vikings have been sparring all season, trading first and second place finishes on a routine basis. Last week at Spirit Mountain, the Alpine Vikings girls took first place in the largest field of racers yet this year edging out Duluth East by another slim margin. Team Captain Katie Smedstad finished 4th […]