North House Folk School hosts Northern Sustainability Symposium



Where does your food come from? With a little skill, the answer can be your own yard! Foods: Grown and Gathered is the focus of this year’s Northern Sustainability Symposium, May 1-4, at North House Folk School, which features a buffet of coursework, speakers and gatherings to explore how food, sustainable living and health are linked. Featured speakers at this […]

Celtic harpist at Grand Marais Library



The Grand Marais Public Library will present Christina Cotruvo, a Superior Love, a free family program on Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. Christina presents her original music celebrating Lake Superior love. Enjoy Celtic harp instrumental music based in the love songs of the people who have lived and traveled Lake Superior. Living on the shore of Lake Superior is […]

Ham Run set for May 3



It’s been a winter to remember on the Gunflint Trail this year – we’ve received more snow than anyone can ever remember. But whether there is snow in the ditches or a patch of ice on the road, the Ham Run will happen on Saturday, May 3. The first thing you may have noticed about this year’s Ham Run half-marathon […]

Community Calendar



Christina Cotruvo, Celtic Harp a Superior LoveA free family program at the Grand Marais PublicLibrary on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Everyonewelcome! Musical Praise/Worship GatheringAll are invited to come and participate in an hour ofChristian praise and worship music. The gathering willtake place Sunday evening, May 4, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. As in previous years,music […]

GED testing is online at CCHE



Adults lacking a high school diploma can face challenges in the employment market. Research claims that someone with a high school credential will earn $568,000 more in a lifetime than someone without a high school credential. If you do not have a high school diploma, one solution is to take four exams and earn your high school equivalency General Education […]

Fish are important, too



Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. Albert Einstein Throughout Cook County—not to mention all across Ameri ca— schools are administering standardized tests to determine whether or not students can climb a tree at grade level. Not exactly, of […]

Meet the Class of 2014



Spring skiing continues at Lutsen Mountains



Every day during ski season, Alpine skiers try for personal bests. This year it’s the mountain itself that is trying to set a record. Lutsen Mountains has announced that downhill spring skiing will be available through the first weekend in May – for the longest season ever in Minnesota’s history. Lutsen Mountains received over 13 feet of snowfall this season. […]

Forkhorn Camp scholarships available



The Arrowhead Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association has scholarship money to sponsor local boys and girls who would like to attend a Forkhorn Camp this summer. Three levels of camp experience are offered for youth ages 11-17. Forkhorn I camps for ages 11-15 are designed for beginning hunters; Forkhorn II camps for ages 12-16 are advanced camps with […]

Road trip to Iowa



The snow has been losing a daily battle against the powerful spring sunshine exposing a little more ground in its wake. During the warmest hours little streams of melting snow carve their way downhill to fill the lakes and fuel the rivers. Spring thaw is a neat time of year to be on the Gunflint Trail, this annual transformation from […]