The Grand Marais Art Colony Plein Air event offers many opportunities to watch artists at work. From September 5-28, artists will be seen painting at scenic or interesting spots anywhere in Cook County, from the Caribou River south of Schroeder to the U.S. Canadian border. Of special interest is the exciting Quick Paint competition on Artist’s Point from 4 – […]
Cartooning in the Digital Age at library Sept. 4
On his 13-month family road trip around the United States, Bill Barnes will share his writing, drawing and publishing expertise with the Grand Marais Public Library and its visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 4. Making comic strips might just be the most fun job in the world, and thanks to the Internet it’s easier than ever to put […]
Lorna Landvik to visit Drury Lane Books Sept. 17
Lorna Landvik, best-selling author of many novels including Patty Jane’s House of Curl, Angry Housewives Eating Bon- Bons, Oh My Stars, and Mayor of the Universe, will visit Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais for a book-signing from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 17. Landvik has performed stand-up and improvisational comedy around the country and is also a public speaker, […]
Community Calendar
Events at Drury Lane BooksSaturday, Sept. 6, 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salon with poetKen McCullough reading and discussing BrokenGates. Monday, Sept. 8, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Full MoonCelebration featuring Erin Huggins. Outside on thelakeshore. Cartooning workshopat the Grand Marais Public LibrarySeptember 4, 6 – 8 p.m., Bill Barnes of Unshelvedand Not Invented Here fame, shows how to createand publish today! […]
Five locals compete in “Race Across the Sky”
Jim Joynes competed in his second Leadville 100 Mountain bike race in Leadville, Colorado on August 9 finishing with a time of 9:43:37. The Grand Marais native who now lives in Duluth didn’t equal his 2013 time, but that was mainly due to mechanical difficulties with his bike. The first Cook County finisher across the line was Lutsen’s Mark Barrett […]
Viking volleyball wins opener 3-0
Cook County High School (CCHS) opened its volleyball season at home on Tuesday, August 26 with an exciting 3-0 victory over the nearest rival, the Silver Bay Mariners. Despite some early jitters, it didn’t take the Vikings long to find their game. The Vikings looked loose, made good passes, served well, talked to each other on the court, and used […]
Anderson, Miller play in All-Star baseball game
Two fine young Cook County baseball players, Owen Anderson and Frankie Miller, were selected to play in the American Legion All-Star game held August 6 in Hibbing at the Al Nyberg Field. “We played on the South team,” said Anderson, noting that he hit the ball hard in his two at bats, but didn’t collect a hit in the game. […]
Big smallies save the day
While driving up to Saganaga Lake last Sunday, I thought it was odd that I had not seen any wildlife lately. Just as my mind wandered off to contemplate any possible scenarios that could explain why the local wildlife have not been showing themselves…a cub bear ran out of the woods. It crossed the highway near Seagull Outfitters and ran […]
Where are the fish biting?
This week’s report from Buck’s Hardware Hank: Some walleyes are being caught on leeches and nightcrawlers on slow drifts in about 15 to 20 feet of water. Others are going with the ol’ slip bobber. Northerns are going after spoons and stick baits in 8 to 15 feet. You can try some sucker minnows as well; people are reporting good […]
Public meetings on proposed walleye regulations
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input on experimental walleye regulations being considered for Saganaga, Sea Gull, and Gull lakes, and the Sea Gull River. All are located in Cook County, on or near the Minnesota-Ontario border. Regulations may include a 17-inch minimum size requirement and a limit of three fish, with only one fish over […]