Call to Artists: 2018 Spirit of the Wilderness Art Exhibit at Johnson Heritage Post “Chaos, Cracks, Creativity!” When the cracks of prejudice, greed, and fear seem inescapable, how do you as a writer, sculptor, ceramist, wood-worker, glass-worker, painter, fiber artist encounter the chaos? How does your creative process invite the light in? Where do you see muddle and magnificence in […]
North Shore Music Association receives two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
The North Shore Music Association (NSMA) recently received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Art Project Grant The NSMA of Grand Marais was awarded a $4,590 Art Project grant to help present an evening concert by three-time Grammy-nominated blues guitarist and vocalist Ruthie Foster. The concert will take place at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand […]
Local artist receives grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
A local Cook County artist was awarded a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council this last fall. Cheryl Larsen of Grand Marais was awarded a $1,810 Technology and Equipment grant to help purchase tools and supplies for the continued creation of hand painted silks. The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is a regional nonprofit that has been encouraging local arts […]
2017 was a great year for hunting, fishing and getting outdoors in Minnesota
The year 2017 saw an increase in the number of Minnesotans getting outdoors and enjoying the state’s abundant natural resources, according to the Department of Natural Resources. State park visitors, deer harvest, and public engagement in natural resource planning processes all increased over 2016. The DNR opened two new state campgrounds, added new resources to combat aquatic invasive species, connected […]
Snowmobile Trail Report
Despite the arctic cold and at times fierce winds, some avid snowmobilers have been hitting the trails in the county. Reports from these hardy souls are that there is a good base of snow most places and the trails are in good shape. . Grand Portage: On Dec. 29 the report indicated the average depth of snow was seven inches, […]
No Luck Fishing
The anticipated BWCA fishing trip planned for this week was hinging on weather and work both cooperating, but neither did. Anglers braving the elements on opening weekend for trout earned their catch while battling high winds and subzero temperatures. Wind chills have been nearing 40-below zero on the gusty days, and lakes are reported to be making as much as […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Mary Manning (Grand Marais East) worked a chilly BWCAW trout opener with CO Wahlstrom and CO Schottenbauer. The officers found hearty anglers who were having reasonable success. The officers also patrolled area lakes and snowmobile trails and found good compliance among the groups they checked. Trails had good snow cover, but conditions are a bit rough yet. Manning also […]
A chilly first Nordic ski meet of the new year
After a bone-chilling December Nordic ski meet, the Nordic team was hoping for better conditions in 2018. Instead, the first Nordic ski meet of 2018 was held during an arctic cold blast. The Two Harbors/ Cook County Nordic Ski Team showed up at Spirit Mountain for the Proctor Invite on January 2, 2018, with temperatures at about -4 degrees and […]
Vikings beat Denfeld, lose to Two Harbors at holiday tournament
Head coach Kelly (Senty) Hausen’s young girls’ basketball team came out of the Two Harbors Holiday Tournament with one win and one loss. The games were played on Dec. 28 and 29 in the Two Harbors high school gymnasium. Against Denfeld the Vikings led 31-14 at halftime and finished with a 48-32 win over the much larger Duluth high school. […]
Boys get bumped by Walker, come back to beat Upsala
Cook County ran into a talented Walker-Hackensack-Ackley basketball team loaded with upperclassmen in the two-day Ely holiday boys’ basketball tournament and, although the Vikings gave it their all, they fell 73-48. The Vikings trailed 36-24 at the half in the contest that was played on Thursday, Dec. 28. “We lost to a good Walker team,” said head coach Mitch Dorr. […]