Between 120 and 125 people took part in the 10th annual All-Lundie Historic Cabin Tour held Saturday, July 12, 2014. Tour participants saw first hand the handiwork of long-ago artisans, stone masons and carpenters that built the beautiful structures that hug the rocky shore of Lake Superior that were designed by noted architect Edwin Lundie. It was what one person […]
Driving lessons
My son Jack will be taking his driver’s test in a couple of weeks. It has me thinking about all the milestones we go through in life with our children, friends and family. I know Jack having his license will probably keep me awake more nights than he ever did as a baby but unless I want to be his […]
Remembering Birney Quick with A Quick Reflection
The Grand Marais Art Colony has touched many lives through the years. Artists enthralled by the North Shore after a class at the Art Colony have moved north. Local property owners have plein air paintings adorning their walls, purchased at Art Colony “Clothesline Art Sales.” And the community has the honor of being home to the longest-lived art colony in […]
Smokey Bear celebrating his 70th birthday
Smokey Bear’s 70th birthday is coming up soon. The famous bear is making the rounds to celebrate with community members. Smokey stopped by the Grand Marais Library on Tuesday, July 15 for story time. Kids of all ages at the library enjoyed visiting with Smokey and enjoyed some birthday cake. Another birthday party will be held on the official Smokey […]
Award-winning Zinghoppers at library July 29
The Emmy Awardwinning Zinghoppers band will perform at 10:30 a.m. July 29 at the Grand Marais Public Library. The free show was developed just for libraries celebrating the 2014 summer reading program “Paws to Read!” Utilizing state-of-the-art sound and projection, the Zinghoppers band invites kids on a musical concert journey to the zoo where they’ll experience lots of animals up […]
Community Calendar
Summer programming atChik-Wauk Museum and Nature CenterSunday, July 20, Rails Across the Border: The PortArthur, Duluth and Western Railroad and Paulson MineTalk, 2 p.m., free and open to all. Monday, July 21, Kids’Day with crafts, nature activities, and free admissionfor kids under 18. Tuesday, July 22, U.S. Forest Servicenaturalists present Wildfire Ecology at 3 p.m. on themuseum front porch; free […]
Great turnout for Travel Tennis Camp
The Cook County Tennis Association (CCTA), in partnership with the Cook County Community YMCA, completed its first tennis camp last week on the Grand Marais courts. The three-day camp was a rousing success based upon the enthusiastic response from the both the participants and instructors. A total of 18 people attended, evenly split between juniors and adults. To encourage participation, […]
College News
Nelson earns Master of Science degree from College of St. Scolastica The College of St. Scholastica Spring Commencement was held Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Amsoil Arena. Kari Nelson was one of 124 students conferred a Master of Science degree by Larry Goodwin, Ph.D., president of the College of St. Scholastica. Nelson was one of […]
Benson to bike across five South American countries
As bicycle trips go, Buck Benson is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. The Grand Marais man plans to spend the next 4½ months pushing the pedals of his lightweight carbon steel mountain bike 6,875 miles across Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Along the way he and his fellow riders will huff and puff over mountains […]
Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank submits this week’s update: After a week of rain and shaking myself dry, like a dog, the weather guy said we’d have a pretty decent rest of this week. Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it. There have been a few troopers out there hitting the lakes looking for an hour or two of […]