The Grand Marais Playhouse is excited to present the Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival. The Game’s Afoot (murder mystery farce) and The Pajama Game (classic American musical) will play in repertory weekends July 20 – Aug. 13, Thursday – Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. (except for Sunday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. following the parade). The […]
Grand Marais Garden Club presents “Floral Fiesta”
The Grand Marais Garden Club invites you to its annual flower show entitled “Floral Fiesta” on Saturday, July 29 from noon to 5 p.m. in the Cook County Community Center, 317 W. 5th St. Monica Anderson is this year’s chairperson. The public is invited to bring floral arrangements to the Community Center from 9-11 Saturday morning. You don’t have to […]
First annual Biggest Blueberry Contest on Gunflint Trail starts this weekend
Businesses along the Gunflint Trail (also known as County Road 12) will host the first annual Biggest Blueberry Contest beginning on Friday, July 21. Blueberries will be measured by weight, and must be picked fresh and not store bought. The weekly contest will have three rounds, with prize drawings occurring on the last day of each round: Friday, July 21 […]
Community Calendar
Flower Show Saturday, July 29, noon to 5 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center, 317 W. 5th St., Grand Marais. Beautiful floral arrangements, plant exchange/sale and light refreshments. Floral arrangements welcomed from the community. Donation accepted. Everyone welcome! Class of 1972 Reunion Class of 1972 invites Cook County High School friends and former teachers to join us for our […]
Where are the fish biting?
Finally a whole week with little rain. Sunshine uninterrupted by clouds has allowed the water to warm up and we are experiencing some genuine summer. This has given plenty of people itching to wet a line a chance to spend, in some instances, several consecutive days on the water. Results from their efforts have been notable, and good catches of […]
Hopping event draws nice crowd despite the rain
Saturday, June 24 was wet and rainy but 32 people ventured out to come learn about frogs It was a fun-filled afternoon with frog calls, frog identification, learning about why frogs are declining and how frogs are indicators for water quality. Following inside activities, the group ventured outside in the rain to look for tadpoles and salamander larva. They were […]
Gone Fishing
That is what the sign will read on our front door this coming Tuesday, and every Tuesday from here on out, for no other reason than we want a consistent day off. Tuesdays are the slowest day of the week for us, and it should be easy enough for our patrons to remember. Half of the summer vacation has already […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) reports a very slow week with not many people out in the woods and waters. He did check a few anglers who were competing with the bug hatch and not winning with the fish. Anglers were able to keep busy, though, with applying bug spray, bailing rainwater out of their boats, and drying out wet […]
Bees—what it takes to keep them
Four Cook County beekeepers met Tuesday, July 18 at the Community Center and were all abuzz about the plight of bees in light of mites. Or in spite of mites. It has been almost five years since Thunder Bay beekeeper Jeanette Momot sent out an emergency email to area beekeepers saying, “It has been a chaotic week.” She went on […]