This wonderful, whimsical Northwoods quilt will be raffled at the Mid-Trail Fire Department Fundraiser on Saturday, August 18. The event includes a flea market, boutique, and live auction as well as refreshments. Quilt raffle tickets are available at The Loon’s Nest mid-Trail or at Crystal’s Quilt Shop in Grand Marais. Some of the quilters who worked on the quilt are (L-R) Judy Edlund, Joan Perusse, Ginny Tuttle, Lee Zopff, Carol Stockman, and Ina Huggenvik.
A fundraiser for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department will be held Saturday, Aug. 18 at Fire Hall 1, 28 miles up the Trail, from 1 to 4 p.m. A flea market, boutique and serving of cake, coffee and lemonade will start at 1 p.m.
The live auction will start at 1:30 p.m. with the winning raffle ticket for the quilt being pulled after that. The quilt is queensize and features animals and elements of our woods. It is hand-quilted.
Tickets may be purchased ahead of time at The Loon’s Nest at mid-Trail or Crystal’s Quilt Shop in Grand Marais. Tickets will also be available at the event. A few of the auction items are: handmade tables, wood-turned cake stand, set of Christmas cabin dishes, antique nail kegs, pottery, fused glass and quilted and knit items. Mid-Trail resorts have been generous also offering gift certificates, etc.
All proceeds go to the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department which now covers a wider area including Greenwood Lake, East Twin Lake and West Twin Lake.
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