It was merely by chance that the Grand Marais Playhouse selected two summer shows for the summer that are slightly twisted. The process of play selection for our community theater is complicated and depends on a variety of factors. The two upcoming productions will delight audiences with a bit of unusual panache. Ba-da-da-da…snap-snap! Does that ring a bell? Do you […]
North Shore Water Festival set for July 16-17 in Grand Marais
The third annual North Shore Water Festival (NSWF) in Grand Marais offers visitors a chance to get wet and participate in water activities on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 in Stone Harbor. The NSWF will have experts on hand offering fishing, touring kayak and canoe demonstrations, stand-up paddle board demo activities in the harbor, including stand-up yoga, plus […]
Community Calendar
Events at Drury Lane Books Saturday, July 9, 5:00 p.m., Writer’s Salon with Mary Sharratt reading from her book, The Dark Lady’s Mask: A Novel of Shakespeare’s Muse. Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m., Full Moon Music and Reading with Hannah Barker Nickolay. Grand Marais Garden Club Flower Show “Nature’s Symphony,” Fri., July 22, noon to 5 p.m. at the […]
Great attendance at Tennis Camp
The Cook County Tennis Association (CCTA), in partnership with the Cook County Community YMCA, held its third annual three-day tennis camp last week at the Grand Marais courts. The camp is for both youth and adults with some tennis experience who want to improve their games. Over the three days, participants receive 15 hours of professional instruction on all aspects […]
College News
Bradley serving in Vicenza, Italy Private First Class Travis Bradley, a 2015 graduate of Cook County High School, is currently stationed in Vicenza, Italy with the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Division. Before being assigned to the Vicenza Air Base, Bradley completed basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He went on to complete advanced individual training (AIT) at Fort Leonard […]
College group bikes from Mexico to Canada
They beat the flooding in Texas, pedaled just in front of tornadoes going through Oklahoma, crossed the plains in fair weather and got all the way to Grand Marais before they hit a cold, hard rain. “The last 40 miles to the Canadian border was the only real bad weather we experienced during the whole trip,” said a smiling Dr. […]
Grand Marais girl sends Lutsen 99ers off with national anthem
Just 12 years old, Amy Carpenter of Grand Marais has the confidence of a much older singer. She bravely—and beautifully— sang the national anthem at the start of the June 25 Lutsen 99er mountain bike race event. Before a crowd of over 1,000 racers, plus friends and family, the event emcee introduced Amy Carpenter of “The Coolest Small Town in […]
Where are the fish biting?
Captain Jerry Skarupa of Secret Lures reports that lake trout are spotty, being found at various depths ranging from 125 to 180 feet. He has seen a few salmon around 30 feet to the surface. Forrest Parson at Hungry Jack Lodge said a party caught a 30-inch walleye off one of the cabin docks at 11 p.m. They were using […]
The North Shore Trout Stream Refuge Project is seeking volunteers
Cold groundwater is essential for North Shore trout streams, keeping stream temperatures below the thermal limit for trout and steelhead survival and providing base flow during summer. Yet groundwater is not abundant in this region and is particularly important for sustaining these prized coldwater fisheries. The DNR and organizations such as Minnesota Trout Unlimited are focusing habitat restoration and protection […]