The “Grand Marais Ole Opry” will once again be presented at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. The presentation is a lively showcase of regional artists playing classic country tunes made famous by Hank Williams Sr., Patsy Cline, Johnny and June Carter Cash, and others. WTIP’s Carl Solander will emcee the evening’s lineup: Singleton Street, […]
Community Calendar
Free henna workshop at the library The Grand Marais Public Library is hosting a free henna workshop at the library on January 3, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! Free YMCA Family Day The first Sunday of the month. Gymnastics, open gym, game room, open kid’s club and swimming. EMT course sponsored by the Cook County Ambulance The Cook County […]
Vikings lose to Two Harbors
Seldom does a team meet an opponent twice in the span of eight days, but that’s what the Vikings did when they traveled to Two Harbors on Friday, December 19 to face a bigger, much more experienced Agate team. The young Vikings lost 67-30, which wasn’t much different than the first score. “We didn’t rebound well and had a couple […]
Jacobsen leads scoring against Two Harbors Agates
For the second time in a little over a week the Cook County Vikings squared off against the Two Harbors Agates and for the second time in a row the Viking girls came up a little short, losing 48-42 in a game played December 19 in Two Harbors. This game was a little different from the first. The Vikings came […]
Geography all-stars compete in Geography Bee
Students, teachers, parents and community members gathered in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Friday, December 19 for the 2014 Geography Bee. Ten students were seated on stage, ready to take on the Geography Bee questions after earning top scores in classroom testing. On stage were 6th grader Hazel Oberholtzer; 7th graders Adam Dorr, Kestrel Pollock; and 8th graders […]
Children of the Northlights
Authors Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire have created a charming children’s book with wonderful illustrations about a sister, Lappe Lisa and her brother, Lasse Lappe, who live near the top of the world in the land of the Lapps. Children of the Northlights was translated from its original Scandinavian language to English a number of times since 1935, with this […]
Looking like X-Mas
Trail Center re-opened ahead of schedule this week and already there have been some cars in the parking lot. Word travels fast on the Trail, especially when the word involves food or entertainment in December. Sarah will be open regular business hours for breakfast, lunch, and dinner through the winter. She is (like many of us) anticipating a great season […]
Fewer deer for Minnesota hunters this year
Minnesota’s 16-day deer hunting season ended with 111,000 deer registered by rifle hunters, down 31,000 from last year. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the 22 percent drop was expected because it was a bucks-only hunt for most areas of the state. The DNR held does out of the hunt (for most of the state) to protect […]