Are you looking to improve your writing and communication skills? Would you like to learn to write more clearly and effectively for work or school? If so, Writing Your Way Forward is the class for you. The course consists of four two-hour sessions on Tuesdays from 4-6 p.m. at the North Shore Campus beginning Oct. 15. Four sessions will focus […]
Fall into fall with music at GM library Oct. 11
Alabaster Falls will present bluegrass/ folkgrass music at the Grand Marais Public Library at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. Alabaster Falls is an acoustic “folkgrass” band based in the Minnesota Northwoods. Bill, Paul, Cal and Julie have found a way to put their unique stamp on music from bluegrass to folk to originals, and they have fun doing it. The […]
Public invited to Library Friends annual meeting
The Library Friends of Cook County will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Grand Marais Public Library. The public is invited to attend. A short business meeting will be held prior to the guest speaker, Joan Drury, owner of Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais. The Lutsen author has written four books, three as part […]
Learn Ojibwe through Community Ed class
Are you curious about the language, culture, traditions and customs of the Anishinaabe? Are you a professional whose work would benefit from learning more about Anishinaabe culture? If you are just beginning your study or are continuing to learn, you are welcome in a class offered by Cook County Community Education beginning Oct. 14. The class will be instructed by […]
12 artists to take part in “Crossing Borders” tour
Soak in the glorious fall colors while following the 2013 Crossing Borders Studio Tour along the Minnesota North Shore of Lake Superior.This year, 22 career artists with their original work are featured at seven working studio sites located along the North Shore. The Crossing Borders Studio Tour offers a unique opportunity to visit the home studios of the artists and […]
Visitors Bureau seeks ideas for first “StormFest”
The Cook County Visitors Bureau has announced a new event meant to draw visitors in the shoulder season and promote the dramatic late-fall weather as an attraction. The event will be known as “The Lake Superior Storm Festival—a celebration of Lake Superior’s wild side” and will be held Nov. 7-10. Businesses are asked to host a StormFest event such as […]
Time to pre-register for Moose Madness run/walk
The Moose Madness Family Fun Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Pincushion trailhead on the Gunflint Trail above Grand Marais. Preregistration is required by Oct. 14 at www.visitcookcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fun-Run-Walk-Registration-Form.pdf. Registration will also be held the day of the race from 7:30 to 8:50 a.m. The youth run/walk for 8 and under (1/4 mile) and the youth run/walk […]
West End Calendar
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. atthe Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer […]
Frustrating loss to Ogilvie for Viking football
The Cook County High School Viking football team traveled to Ogilvie on Friday, September 27, 2013 to face the Ogilvie Lions and lost a heartbreaker. Early in the first quarter the Vikings marched down the field behind the running of fullback Jacob Schroeder. The Lions couldn’t stop the 215-pound Schroeder as he bulled his way down the field. But, in […]
JV Vikings beat Two Harbors, 32-18
Down 18-6 in the first half, the Cook County High School Vikings junior varsity football team put on an aerial display over the last two quarters and blew by a stunned Two Harbors Agates team last Monday night in a game played under the lights at Anderson Field. Sophomore quarterback Leo Johnson hooked up with Andy Farley for two touchdown […]