The April Verch Band will perform at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. July 13. April Verch is an internationally touring Canadian fiddler, step dancer and singer-songwriter. Raised in Ottawa Valley, a melting pot of Franco-Celtic flavors from the hard-working loggers who settled the area, Verch was immersed in folk music and dance from childhood. Ferried to […]
Critters galore at library June 25
Visit the Grand Marais Public Library June 25 for an informative and entertaining visit by the Minnesota Zoomobile naturalists and a variety of animals. Some of the animals you might meet include a great horned owl, ball python, opossum, tarantula, lizards, and bugs from the rainforest. The goal of all Zoomobile programs is to create a sense of stewardship and […]
Great waves of water!
Lake Superior Day is comingSince 2004, the Lake Superior Binational Forum has promoted an annual celebration of the world’s largest freshwater lake on the third Sunday in July. This day is for anyone who lives near, visits, dreams about, makes a living with, manages, or cherishes the waters and land of the Lake Superior basin. The Lake Superior Binational Forum encourages residents and friends […]
Canoe and kayak compass and map class offered June 20
A two-hour land-based navigation class designed to teach the basics of small craft, canoe and kayak map and compass navigation relevant to traveling on Lake Superior or in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. June 20 at the Community Center Log Cabin. During the class, students will learn about the parts […]
Community Calendar
Wolf Ridge Open HouseJune 15. Activities 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tours 9 a.m. and12:45 p.m. Naturalist program 4:30 p.m. Free. Clearwater Lodge totem pole unveilingThe community is invited to Clearwater Historic Lodge,7 p.m., Thursday, June 13 for the unveiling of a newtotem pole. The new hand-carved totem pole wascrafted by Bob Olson to replace the original totem polecarved by […]
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. atthe Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. atSchroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder.
Playhouse preparing for theatrical summer
The Grand Marais Playhouse is in full swing preparing for the summer! The plays are in rehearsal and the crew is assembled and working on the productions. This year Sue Hennessy will be assisted by a team familiar to the theater community, led by Jackson Nickolay as assistant technical director and Administrative Assistant Maria Nickolay as the backstage coordinator. Sarah […]
Ailee Larson runs well in Chile
As part of her college curriculum, Ailee Larson has spent the last five months in Chile learning Spanish and studying the culture. The daughter of Mike and Jana Larson of Lutsen, Ailee also took her running shoes with her and has been racking up some great times and places at track meets and road races in Chile, running with a […]
Softball season highlight was victory over Carlton
When asked to describe the weather-shortened softball season, Viking Head Coach Jessie Anderson replied, “The season was definitely hardest on the pitchers. We were inexperienced, as you know, with having no pitchers even having had an inning of varsity game experience under their belt. “The other issue was endurance. Due to our lack of experience it was difficult for them […]
Viking baseball ends season with 3-6 record
When speaking of highs and lows in sports, most people refer to riveting wins and close losses. But this year’s Cook County High School baseball team will look back at the spring of 2013 and talk about the lows—low temperatures that is. Snowy fields and cold temps marked most of their season. But when games finally began, like the earlier […]