Dom Flemons, co-founder of the “Carolina Chocolate Drops,” is a Grammy Award-winning musician, singer-songwriter, and slam poet. Carrying on the songster tradition, Flemons strives to mix traditional music forms with a contemporary approach to create new sounds that appeal to wider audiences. In his recent solo album Prospect Hill (2014), Flemons draws from a wide range of styles, including ragtime, […]
Registration open for Lost Forest classes at Sugarloaf Cove
North Shore landowners care deeply for their land. That’s why Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association, in partnership with University of Minnesota Extension, has developed the Master Woodland Owner program and tailored it especially for owners of property along the North Shore of Lake Superior. This comprehensive education program teaches the ins and outs of caring for trees, tree planting […]
Croak or not to croak? Come learn about frogs
What can we learn about water quality from amphibians? Lisa Tracy will guide us as we explore potential water quality indicators through frog and toad identification. Everyone is welcome! The class will be Saturday, June 24 from 1- 4 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center. Weather permitting we will head out to go in search of different frog species […]
Community Calendar
Wolf Ridge Open House Saturday, July 1, 10 – 4. Check in at the office when you arrive. Hike, canoe, visit the Wolf Ridge Organic Farm, meet the education animals, or try our Adventure Rope course and indoor rock-climbing wall. Close-toed shoes are required for both Rock Climbing and Adventure Ropes. All events are free. Local Food Market Local Food […]
March of the turtles
Our highways are cut through natural forest and wild lands creating an inevitable clash of habitat for most of the creatures that live in the woods. Deer are constantly risking their lives to simply cross Highway 61 and for a few days each June the turtles take this same chance in order to fulfill their yearly duty of reproduction. Saganaga […]
Where are the fish biting?
Rain, rain, and more rain have made fishing an interesting endeavor lately. Not that the rain has slowed or stopped the bite, but it has slowed and stopped some fishermen from being able to get out, especially when there is some free time to chase the fish. Oh well. To those who have the free time, the water is warming […]
Isle Royale has two wolves, 1,600 moose
Wildlife ecologist Rolf Peterson and fellow research scientist John Vucetich, both of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, found Isle Royale’s two remaining wolves sitting on the ice, feeding on a freshly killed moose calf this January. The wolves looked healthy and had a sea of moose to hunt. The moose kill was one of four the two researchers could attribute […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) did a couple of remote ATV patrols into designated trout lakes. The trout and the walleye fishing has really picked up with some nice fish being seen. Officer Fagerman also checked lake accesses and talked with folks about AIS issues. CO Mary Manning (Grand Marais East) checked area anglers and boaters on Lake Superior and […]
YMCA North Shore Rollers place well in the LaCrosse Open log rolling tournament
Three North Shore Rollers ventured (with their parents) to the 17th annual LaCrosse Open log rolling tournament and two came home with some hardware while one just missed out on a medal. The tournament was held Saturday, June 17, in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Rolling in her first tournament of the year, Taylor Everson took second place in a deep field of […]
Locals run well at 2017 Grandma’s Marathon
The 41st running of Grandma’s Marathon went off without a hitch, although with temps climbing into the low 70s and some humidity it could have been a bit cooler and less balmy for the 6,441 finishers. The average finishing time was four hours 31 minutes and 42 seconds (4:31:42), with 3,509 men and 2,932 women completing the race. Locally, Jan […]