The H.O.B.B.I.T.s (Hearth Oven Building, Bread Baking Initiative Team) are off and running with development of a proposal for local businesses and grants. An oven building class will be held at Birch Grove Sept. 9-13 with a grand opening on Sept. 29. The class cost is $425, but we have written a grant for local scholarships which may bring the […]
Society of Minnesota Sculptors on display at JHP
The latest exhibit at the Johnson Heritage Post in downtown Grand Marais is filled with vivid three-dimensional offerings in bronze, marble, steel, wood, ceramic, copper, porcelain, glass and brass, offered by 14 artists who belong to the Society of Minnesota Sculptors. There are works of exquisitely detailed ceramic by Kate Christopher. Linda Taylor contributes porcelain works as well in wall […]
Start your Fisherman’s Picnic with a great pancake breakfast
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is a Cook County Community Education program that gives parents and children the chance to get together, socialize and be exposed to valuable school readiness activities. And each year at Fisherman’s Picnic, the ECFE parents host a pancake breakfast fundraiser. This year’s breakfast of all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee will be Friday, August 3 […]
History online presented at Cook County Historical Society museum
History buffs or family genealogists who want to learn more about finding historical information online don’t want to miss an upcoming Cook County Historical Society presentation Exploring Cook County History Online on Wednesday, August 1 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Historical Society museum. Minnesota Historical society’s Lesley Kadish, curator of GIS and digital maps, will talk about digital […]
Community continues efforts to fund America’s Vet Dogs
For several months now, the First Congregational UCC along with American Legion Post 413 has been hosting and helping with fundraisers for the America’s Vet Dogs program. There has been a roving silent auction, featuring a number of items that relate to canines and other critters. All for the purpose of providing a professionally trained guide or service dog for […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA MeetingsMondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais SeniorCenter (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at6:30 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, First CongregationalChurch in Grand Marais; Big Book Study […]
North Shore Rollers do well at the Namekagon River Roll-Offs
While the weather was hot— 95 in the shade—the logrolling was even hotter at the Namekagon River Roll- Off held on Sunday, July 22 in Hayward, Wisconsin. Jessica Berg-Collman once again led her younger teammates with a first place finish in the U17 Girls year old semipro division. Jessica will roll in the semi-pro division on Friday and Saturday (July […]
American Legion Baseball finishes season
The North Shore American Legion Baseball team finished its season on Friday with a 10-8 win over Brookston. We began the season with a 13-12 win over Chisholm and finished with this similar, but much more polished win over Brookston, for a 4-12 record overall. Our team decided to withdraw from the end of season district tournament. We were down […]
Exciting action on the ball field
T-ball has come to an end, but Parent Pitch and Little League are just heating up. Terrific T-ball season The T-ball season has come to an end. Our coaches this season did a great job! Every team showed so much improvement from the first week to the last. The future of Cook County baseball looks to be very strong. I […]