Celebrate 120 years of Chippewa City Church on Sunday, July 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the historic church one mile east of downtown Grand Marais on Highway 61. The fundraising event will include a talk and slide show with Chippewa City historian Staci Drouillard, a performance by the popular seven-piece band SplinterTones, a silent auction, treats and goodies, and prize […]
CCLEP’s solar guide now available
Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) has just published Going Solar: A Cook County Guide. This 38-page booklet is full of local solar information designed to help landowners in Cook County learn how solar PV works, and what could work with their situation. The guide focuses on solar basics and moves into how grid connected and stand-alone systems work and […]
Bally Blacksmith demos scheduled in Grand Marais
The historic Bally Blacksmith Shop in Grand Marais is hosting the First Annual Bally Blacksmithing Demonstrations two weekends this summer: July 24-25 and July 31-Aug. 1. These demonstrations are free and open to the public, and will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the historic 1911 building. Visitors will also have the chance to walk inside the […]
SplinterTones returning to Harbor Park
SplinterTones, a popular high-octane seven-piece dance band based in Grand Marais, got visitors to their feet in recent performances in Harbor Park during the Grand Marais Classic Car Show and the Grand Marais Arts Festival. They are returning for two more free concerts in the park on Saturday, July 18 and Saturday, July 25, from 4 – 7 p.m. Noted […]
Bicyclist to present harbor concert July 24
Superior North Outdoor Center and Grand Marais Music Collaborative team up to present musician Ben Weaver performing live at Harbor Park in downtown Grand Marais at 7 p.m. July 24. “Surrounding Water” is a threeweek circumnavigation of Lake Superior by Ben Weaver by bicycle, with a vision to unify communities through song, poetry, discussion, and storytelling. Weaver will act as […]
Community Calendar
The Ladies Music Club is coming to the Gunflint Trail Friday, July 31 at Hungry Jack Lodge from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 1 at Gunflint Lodge from 7:00-9:00 p.m. This acoustic group from Saint Paul features threepart harmony, two guitars, string bass and violin—playing a wide range of lovely easy listening folk and bluegrass style music. Events at Drury […]
North Shore Rollers do well at Onalaska
Four North Shore Rollers competed in the Three Rivers Roleo log rolling tournament held on the Black River in Onalaska, Wisconsin on a beautiful Saturday, July 11, and two came away with medals. Overcast clouds kept the sun away for most of the day, which kept temperatures in the mid-70s, perfect for log rollers and spectators. Taylor Everson rolled through […]
Tennis Camp a smashing success
The Cook County Tennis Association (CCTA), in partnership with the Cook County Community YMCA, held their second annual 3-day tennis camp last week at the Grand Marais courts. The camp involves 15 hours of high quality instruction on all aspects of the game of tennis which are taught through a series of fun on-court drills. The camp was well attended […]
Summer baseball in full swing
This year the Cook County Community Education summer baseball season has been a tale of great weather for two of our programs and terrible weather for the other. To explain I’ll describe our three levels in the Community Ed. program. Terrible weather for T-Ball The first is T-Ball (4-6 year old players). T-Ball is played on Monday evenings at 5:00 […]
Pederson sets Minnesota bench press record
At age 33, Corey Pederson’s football days are well behind him, but the willpower to stay in shape still persists, so in his spare time away from his job as a U.S. Customs inspector, Pederson lifts weights at the Cook County Community YMCA. He admits it’s hard to get to his workout at times, so as a way to keep […]