A 41-year-old Eagan man competing in a 25-kilometer (15.5 miles) trail race in Lutsen perished on Saturday, May 20. Jon Mathson collapsed in the Superior Spring Trail Race approximately three to four miles from Caribou Highlands on a trail between Moose Mountain and Mystery Mountain. The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office, along with additional first responders on site, attempted unsuccessfully […]
McHugh wins conference 800-meter title
On Wednesday, May 17 the Viking track and field team competed at the Polar League Conference meet in Two Harbors. The weather was miserable; cold, windy and a soaking rain that just wouldn’t let up. However, we had some great performances in spite of the weather. Maya McHugh was the conference champion in the 800-meter dash with a time of […]
Everyone has a story
“Everyone has a tree story,” according to author Josh MacIvor Andersen (a professional tree climber and author among other things) at the reading of his book, Rooted: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction. His words gave me pause for thought. Really? Everyone? So I went home and asked my husband. Sure enough, he told me a funny tree anecdote taken from […]
No More Monkey Business, Axtell to perform June 15, 16
The Buenos Aires, Argentina-based pop soul duet “Axtell” will be returning to the North Shore in June as part of a five-month, 16-state tour of the U.S. Midwest and West. The band’s namesake, Cook County graduate Katrina Axtell, traveled to Buenos Aires in 2015 to finish a bachelor’s degree in biology. Although untrained in singing, her voice and stage presence […]
Messersmith to perform June 1 at Artist Point
Beginning this weekend, Jeremy Messersmith, a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter, will be performing shows around Minnesota in support of his record, 11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs for Ukulele. The tour is a follow up to the 50 shows he played all over the U.S. last month. During the Minnesota tour, Jeremy will perform 30 free, open-to-the-public pop-up shows all over the state. He […]
Hiking without a canoe
The Grand Marais Public Library will present “Hiking Without A Canoe: A Photographic Journey of the Appalachian Trail” featuring Jill Aubin on Saturday, June 3, at 2:30 p.m. On Sept. 21, 2016 Jill M. Aubin completed her journey of hiking the Appalachian Trail. A lot of hiking, camping and trying out gear went into the planning of the epic six-month […]
Community Calender
Tennis Block Party At tennis courts June 10, 2017. Youth and adults will experience POP tennis fundamentals from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Rackets provided. Beginners and regular players can all try this easy version of tennis. Free lunch at 11:30 a.m. Social tennis from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. questions: Call 370-0614. Cook County Ruby’s Pantry Ruby’s Pantry is […]
Bike Rodeo a big success
Despite a questionable forecast, the clouds parted and the sun came out for the Bike Safety Rodeo on May 18th. Over 100 children and parents came out for the fun and educational event sponsored by the Safe Routes to School Committee. This annual event is a great local opportunity for children to get ready for spring and summer biking with […]