Michael Monroe of Grand Marais was a winner at LaCrosse, Wisconsin’s 40-year-old Great River Folk Festival Songwriter’s Contest held Aug. 30. The event attracts songwriters from across the U.S. Michael Monroe won the contest from a field of 12 others who performed their songs. Monroe performed two songs, Did You Ever Think Of Me, a song about fathers who are […]
Mike Littfin joins GRE board of directors
Arrowhead Cooperative Director Mike Littfin was seated on the Great River Energy board of directors this summer. He succeeds Tom Spence, who stepped down from the cooperative’s governing body. Littfin has been on the Arrowhead Cooperative board for three years, serving as chair for two. He was also active with the Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority. Spence remains on […]
Empty Bowls 2015 set for Nov. 12
Hunger remains a problem in Cook County. This year, the Cook County Food Shelf saw a significant increase in clients. With one in 10 Cook County residents struggling with hunger, other community hunger organizations also continue to find their services in high demand. “People are facing hunger in Cook County for lots of reasons,” Alison McIntyre of Cook County Public […]
Make natural holiday ornaments at Sugarloaf workshop
Learn how to use native cattail leaves to make stars, snowflakes and other ornaments at a Natural Holiday Ornaments workshop at Sugarloaf Cove Nov. 14. “These unique ornaments will make your tree a natural beauty. Or, you can give them away as heartfelt gifts,” said Director Molly Thompson. All materials will be provided but participants are asked to bring scissors […]
Free ragtime concert Nov. 6 at St. Scholastica
Lake Superior Ragtime Society presents an “Evening in Ragtime” concert from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 6 at the College of St. Scholastica. The free performance will feature the happy, syncopated music called “ragtime” and its related music. Performers are all ages and levels of expertise. The concert will be held in Recital Hall (Room 3625), 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth. […]
North Shore Writer’s Festival set for Nov. 5
The University of Minnesota Press will celebrate its 90th anniversary at the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival at the Grand Marais Art Colony at 4 p.m. Nov. 5. The event is free and open to the public. Founded in 1925, the Minnesota Press publishes books for readers of all ages — from children and young adults to scholars and […]
Annual Storm Festival set to rumble
Storm lovers will gather in Cook County Nov. 6 to 8 for the Lake Superior Storm Festival to enjoy cool weather events, including a history lesson on transit on the Big Lake, a fashion show, wave dash, musical performances and more. “Treat yourself to a storm-season retreat before the bedlam of the holidays begins,” said Linda Kratt, executive director of […]
Community Calendar
Empty Bowls 2015 All are invited to Empty Bowls 2015, the annual fundraiser for community hunger programs. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the lower level of the St. John’s Catholic Church: lunch from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and dinner from 5 – 7 p.m. Event includes a soup meal, handmade bowl and pendant sale, silent auction, and bake sale. Knotty […]
Great improvements for cross country team
Our young cross country team really showed their abilities at Proctor on the 20th of October. We stacked our junior high girls’ team with all of our junior high runners and they came in with an almost perfect score. Isabel Schottenbauer (14:03) came in 1st place followed by Emily Seipke (14:48) in 2nd, with Kate Walsberg (14:56) in 3rd place, […]
Vikings freeze Polar Bears to enter playoffs undefeated
After the seniors were introduced and received flowers and after the Floodwood lineup was introduced to polite applause, and after a moment of silence for the late Bernie Sadjak—a super fan of all Viking high school sports—and after the kids thanked their coaches and especially Head Coach Pam Taylor, it was finally, as Taylor announced, “Time to play some volleyball!” […]