This year our summer vacation was spent on the North Shore with the Jacobson Family. It was interesting to see some of my old haunts through new eyes. Their youngest, my pal Sam, liked to call my attention to every detail by saying my name twice. By the end of the long weekend I believe I heard my name 38 […]
Friendly new face at CCVB
Linda Jurek Kratt, recently hired to serve as the Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB) executive director, may be familiar to North Shore residents and visitors. It may be because she grew up in Grand Marais, graduating from Cook County High School in 1978. She still has a lot of friends here, as was evident by brief interruptions during this interview […]
Harvest Moon Festival to light up Ely Sept. 6-8
The 20th Annual Harvest Moon Festival in Ely is planned for Sept. 6-8 in Ely’s Whiteside Park on Sheridan Street. Festival Hours are Friday noon to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m . to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 pm. There will be 125 art, craft and food vendors. There is photography of Auroras, functional and decorative pottery, […]
The Radio Waves Music Festival: September 6-8 in Grand Marais
The 6th Annual Radio Waves Music Festival is sure to be a great time! It features a diverse line-up of North Shore musicians playing back to back over three days at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Grand Marais Recreation Area, from Friday – Sunday, Sept. 6 – 8. It’s the perfect setting for sharing the weekend with friends and family, while […]
Get to know the Girl Scouts!
Cook County Girl Scouts, members of the Girl Scouts Minnesota – Wisconsin Lakes & Pines Council, will begin meeting again this fall. A kickoff event will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Marais on Thursday, September 12. Girls at Sawtooth Elementary and Great Expectations School will be met at classrooms by troop leaders and […]
Benefit for Shane Danielson and family Sept. 25
A benefit will be held for Shane Danielson of Grand Marais at Devil Track Landing on Wednesday, September 25. Shane underwent emergency surgery in May 2013 and eventually received the diagnosis of brain cancer. As medical bills and expenses continued to mount during this difficult time, his co-workers at U.S. Customs & Border Protection in Grand Portage wanted to find […]
Community Calendar
Old-Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Socialat Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature CenterSunday, September 1, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Book signingswith local authors, homemade pie and ice cream, andannual sidewalk sale. Fundraiser for the Gunflint TrailHistorical Society. All welcome. More information atchikwauk.com or 218-388-9915. “Walking Wednesday” Kick-Off!“Walking Wednesday” Walking School Bus begins onSept. 4 for students either walking or driving their […]
Fair vacation
Sometime back in July after I had returned from another wet, cold, and windy day of fishing I decided that we would have to visit the Minnesota State Fair in August. I was concerned that we might not see a summer on the Gunflint Trail and my pale white children were being deprived of sunshine. They have certainly spent enough […]
Where are the fish biting?
The latest report from Buck’s Hardware Hank: Despite the heat, the fishing is still pretty good. Walleye action seems to be in the 12- to 18-foot range in the rocks and along weed edges with night crawlers and leeches being the baits of choice. Some lakes with decent action include Hungry Jack, Poplar, the Twin Lakes, Two Island, Cascade, and […]
Sopoci recognized for 30 years of instructing snowmobile safety
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officer Mary Manning recently made a special presentation. CO Manning said safety classes for area youth are only possible because of the dedication of community volunteers. One such outstanding volunteer is Robert “Bob” Sopoci of Grand Marais, who has served as a snowmobile safety instructor for the Minnesota DNR for 30 years. Sopoci […]