Against a backdrop of artwork from the Frozen Photographers’ show at the Johnson Heritage Post gallery in Grand Marais, the Cook County Community Fund celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday, October 8. Community members gathered at the gallery to enjoy music by talented local guitarist Pete Kavanaugh and to enjoy the art exhibit featuring the beauty of our area. At […]
Moose Madness is the place to be
Whether you travel from Minneapolis, Minnesota or Missoula, Montana or from the Gunflint, Sawbill, Caribou or Arrowhead trails or from Fifth Avenue or Fifth Street in Grand Marais, you will find fun at the end of your journey at the Moose Madness Festival October 18-20, 2013. The festival grows every year with interesting and enjoyable events being added as Cook […]
Memorial for artist Jim Korf at Betsy Bowen Studio Oct. 19
The community is invited to a memorial gathering for Artist James Korf, who died July 27, 2013. Since Jim’s passing, family and friends have been collecting pieces of his work to display at the memorial—a somewhat difficult task as his artwork graces walls and halls of homes and businesses from Grand Marais to Alaska to Chicago and beyond. It is […]
October luncheon will feature Sen. Tom Bakk, Rep. David Dill
Sen. Tom Bakk and Rep. David Dill, Cook County’s representatives in the Minnesota Legislature, will be the featured guests and speakers at Cook County Higher Education’s October Business Networking Luncheon. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22 at Higher Ed’s North Shore Campus, 300 W. Third St., Grand Marais. Bakk and Dill will be introduced by Scott Harrison […]
Join in and show your scary side at Third Annual Food Shelf Haunted House
For the third year, a group of Halloween-loving friends will be transforming a Grand Marais garage into The Haunted House on Third Street. Ghosts and goblins are sought to help with this ghoulish event, which will once again benefit the Cook County Food Shelf. There is no charge to visit the Haunted House, but participants are asked to bring a […]
Community Calendar
Upcoming Courses & Eventsat North House Folk SchoolFamily weekend at North House, featuring Storytellingwith Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux, Friday, Oct. 18 at 7p.m. (free). Contra Dance with live music, Saturday,Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. (donations requested, $5 per personor $10 per family). And 10 courses including: a kidsonly woodworking course; felting; make your ownfolk toys and tricks; storytelling; and make your […]
Gales of October can’t stop Viking Cross Country
As we drove down to Duluth on Saturday, October 5 we were met with cold, rain, trees in the road, and stinging gales off of the lake. At the Swain Invitational the spectators and adults complained of the weather but our kids were ready for it. In fact, some even made the comment, “The worse the weather, the better I […]
Vikings lose to Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears
Winless Eveleth-Gilbert traveled to Cook County on Friday, October 4 to face the winless Cook County Vikings in what looked like (on paper) to be a good game. But the game didn’t turn out that way as the Golden Bears scored two touchdowns right off the bat to take a 14-0 lead two minutes into the contest. The Golden Bears’ […]
Fall “Turnover”
After the cold Nor’easter that came barreling down last Saturday, I would have guessed that fall was going to pass faster than Rachelle’s beef stroganoff. Fortunately the sun decided to make another appearance this week and enough leaves held on to their branches for us to enjoy a little more autumn. Many of the Gunflint Trail hilltops are completely stripped […]
Celebrating biking in Cook County
Over 60 bike enthusiasts gathered at Mike and Jana Larson’s home in Lutsen on a beautiful fall day recently to celebrate a great season of biking in Cook County. And there was much success to look back on this past season and much more as we look forward. Attending the fall event were riders from Thunder Bay, Duluth, Minneapolis and […]