The Arrowhead Library System will present Barbara Cary Hall’s “The Making of Root Beer Lady – The Musical,” a free program being offered for ages 10 to adult on Monday, May 14, at 3:30 p.m. at the Grand Marais Public Library. Hall explains her journey of creating the vision of a musical, the process involved and how it came to […]
Author Cary J. Griffith to appear at Drury Lane Books
Author Cary J. Griffith will read from and sign copies of his new book Gunflint Burning: Fire in the Boundary Waters at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at Drury Lane Books (12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais). On May 5, 2007, two days into his 27th trip to the Boundary Waters, Stephen Posniak found a perfect spot on Ham Lake […]
Celebrate Recovery group new to the county
There is a new group that has come to town called Celebrate Recovery and it is located at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Marais. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with any “hurts, habits, and hang-ups,” including but not exclusive to: high anxiety; co-dependency; compulsive behaviors; sex addiction; financial dysfunction; drug and alcohol addictions; […]
Birding and poetry at Oberg Mountain
Come enjoy the spring warbler birding migration on the North Shore. Sedna Cedarstone, master naturalist and longtime (20 years) birder, will take curious beginner level birders on two separate hikes with varied bird habitat and toss in the occasional inspirational bird poem. On May 19, we will travel to Oberg Mountain, an elevated hike with known sightings of many native […]
Get the right device: talk planned at the library
Come join Lisa Bauer and Steve Harsin for an informative session at the Grand Marais Public Library to learn tips on what to look for when purchasing your new home electronic device. Are you unsure if you want an iPad, a laptop, or a desktop computer? Do you want to walk into a store loaded with knowledge so that that […]
Community Calendar
Aikido in Grand Marais 25 Year Anniversary May 19-20th, Sat. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cook County Community Center. Public is invited to watch. High ranking Aikido Sensei’s from all around the country. I.S.D. 166 Regular School Board Meeting The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a regular meeting Thursday, May […]
Baseball team wins, loses
When the weather allowed, the baseball team took to the field and played several games in two weeks. The Vikings got in a road game against Barnum on Wednesday, May 2. “We prevailed 12-3,” said head coach Arleigh Jorgenson. “Andrew Miller pitched four innings striking out 8, walking 1 and giving up 3 hits. He gave up one run, with […]
Softball team places second in Deer River tournament
The Cook County Vikings’ varsity softball team had a busy end of the week (April 26, 27) as they played four games on Thursday and Friday. The Vikings hosted Moose Lake/Willow River on Thursday and were defeated 7-3 after losing the lead in the fifth inning. “We played a good game today. It hurts to lose the lead in the […]
Three new head coaches picked to lead the Vikings
Two assistant coaches and a brand new but very familiar face will fill head coaching vacancies next year at Cook County High School. Longtime assistant football coach Bryan Carpenter will take over as the Vikings’ head football coach in the fall. He will replace Mitch Dorr who, after 20 years as a Viking assistant and head football coach, moved from […]