Williwaw Winds author to sign books at Trading Post



A book signing with author Sally Bair will be held at the Lake Superior Trading Post in Grand Marais on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 2-4 p.m. Bair will be signing her Alaskan adventure book, Williwaw Winds, which is based on her son’s true story of his dramatic rescue while returning from a crab fishing trip on the Bering Sea. Also […]

Hawk Ridge illustrator featured at Oct. 20 signing



Minnesota artist and Hawk Ridge illustrator Betsy Bowen will be in Grand Marais for a book event for her new book (with author Laura Erickson) Hawk Ridge: Minnesota’s Birds of Prey (University of Minnesota Press). The book signing will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at Sivertson Gallery. Written by one of Minnesota’s best-known bird authorities, with […]

Visit Himalayan country at the library Oct. 12



The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to present Bhutan – A View from the Top of the World, a free program being offered at the public libraries in Grand Marais, Two Harbors and Silver Bay. Through amazing photos, professional photographer Cal Rice will share his experiences from a recent trip to the Himalayan country of Bhutan. After being almost completely […]

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 […]

East Central Eagles flightless against Cook County Vikings



Viking running back Peter Warren ran wild against the East Central Eagles on Friday, September 28, to lead the Vikings to a 43-13 victory. Warren carried the ball 20 times, gaining 179 yards and scored two touchdowns to earn Vikings’ Offensive Player of the week. Jonny Jacobsen led the defense with 6 tackles, and Head Coach Mitch Dorr said, “He […]

Smith wins Minnesota PGA of America Assistant Championship



Andy Smith has always been a good golfer. Early on he possessed a sweet swing and soon learned to hit the ball a county mile. He reads greens like a cartographer reads a map and has a nice touch with his putter. He was so good in fact he started for his college team at U.W. Stout and before that […]

Optimus Prime is back!

Viking runners race at the Hibbing Invitational

On Thursday, September 27, the Cook County-Two Harbors cross country team ventured to Hibbing for the Hibbing Invitational meet. This race has earned a reputation for being a very flat course and being very warm. This year we finally had great weather. The wind was calm and the temperatures were in the 60s. In other words, it was a perfect […]

Two wins for Viking volleyball



The Cook County High School Viking girls made short work of Lakeview Christian Academy last Thursday night when they defeated the Lions 25-9, 25-6, 25-19 to take the match 3-0 in the best of the 5 game series at home. For the game, Rachel Wieben had 11 digs, Ali Iverson had 7 kills, and Jessica Berg-Collman had 11 set assists […]

Where are the fish biting?



Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank gives this week’s outdoor column: Perhaps this week I should change the name of this report because I haven’t been talking to many people about fishing. Hunting is the topic of choice. Plenty of grouse are being taken so far. There has been some discontent with comparison to last year but it sounds as if […]

Banadad Trail workday, annual meeting set



The Banadad Trail Association invites the public to help get the Banadad Ski Trail ready for winter. Banadad maintenance coordinator Ted Young said, “This work day we plan to hike into the Banadad along the Old Winchell Lake Fire Trail. This trail begins near the Poplar Lake public landing then winds through the BWCA to the Banadad just west of […]