The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present Little Shop of Horrors. A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one […]
Pickup Truck Opera coming soon
The North Shore Music Association and the Opp- Hvidston Foundation present a fun and exciting show for all ages by Mixed Precipitation’s Pickup Truck Opera. Unfolding on their pickup truck stage, the troupe performs Mozart’s 1791 opera, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Launched into the future, a group of young explorers navigates the cosmos as rival forces led by the […]
Justin Vernon, Anaïs Mitchell to headline North House’s 25th anniversary celebration
North House Folk School turns 25 in 2022. In celebration of this milestone, the Unplugged weekend of September 22-24 will be one to remember. “Unplugged started 21 years ago following a chance encounter with famed songwriter Jon Vezner,” Greg Wright, Executive Director for North House shared. “After touring campus and hearing about the financial challenges we were facing at the […]
Get your tickets for the Roaring 20s Gala coming August 23
Talk about the Cat’s Pajamas, Historic Cook County is hosting a fund raiser for the organization on August 23 at the former Harbor Light Supper Club. The event will start at 6 p.m. The swinging evening will feature the bee’s knees of 1920s music, and there will be dancing, games, food, drink, and a great talk from local Historian Dan […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Northland Foundation awards 46 quarterly grants totaling $653,054 from April through June 2022
Northeast MN and five Tribal nations’ shared geography – The Northland Foundation made 21 grants to nonprofit organizations, schools, and Native nations as well as 25 Tech Boost initiative grants made to small businesses which underwent technology audits. The two largest grants last quarter were part of a special funding opportunity to support systems change work in the region, offered […]
Encampment Forest Redux
Faithful readers of two of these columns have learned more about the Encampment Forest Association than most people ever will. A friendly email disclosed I had a distant, but interesting, relative living there. We had a good talk and lunch, sharing family and personal histories. We will likely do it again. So, what did we learn? First, the EFA is […]
By serendipity or force of will
In the late afternoon – too early, in fact, for my conventional fishing wisdom – I waded out in my chest waders and wading boots into the lake on the rocks and pebbles and occasional boulders up to my crotch. The sun was at 5:30 on the horizon and I had to turn just away from the glare on the […]
A Lark with a Loon
On North Arm Bay of Lake Minnetonka, Rob sits on the edge of a dock. As the sun sets, Leila the Loon effortlessly floats up. Normally cool and collected, Rob now seems nervous, awkward. ROB PEREZ: Uhhh… hi. Hello. You must be Leila. LEILA: Hi Rob. RP: Wow. I… um… Wow. Thanks for—um, coming. L: No problem. RP: Forgive me […]
Minnesota’s largest police association announces endorsement of Andrea Zupancich for State Senate
On Tuesday, July 26 the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and its Board of Directors announce their endorsement of Andrea Zupancich in Senate District 3. MPPOA Executive Director Brian Peters made the following statement on behalf of first responders and law enforcement across the state: “The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association proudly announces its endorsement of Andrea Zupancich […]