Fourth of July weekend fun!

This issue of the Cook County News-Herald hits the newsstands on July 4, so check out the activities below and go have some fun! fantastic

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a 4th of July Fish Derby, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tickets and information are available at the Grand Portage Trading Post and the Pigeon River boat landing. There are prizes for a number of categories, which will be awarded at a community picnic/potluck at the Grand Portage Community Center at 5:00

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will take place at dusk.

Hovland

offered at the Hovland Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. In addition to artwork by 22 Hovland area residents, there will great food (fresh fish!)

under the big red tent:

Saturday, July 4 11:00 a.m. Michael Monroe 1:30 p.m. Wild Mountain Thyme composed of Jim and Michele Miller and Marie and Jack Nickolay

3:00 p.m. Chicago Bay featuring Pat Flack, Lisa Mesenbring, Russ Viton and Bill Doucette.

Sunday, July 5 11:00 a.m. Gospel/Bluegrass Jam hosted by Beth Olson and Pat Flack

1:30 p.m. Jim and Mary Schliep

3:00 p.m. Portage composed of Jim Spry, Arvid Dahl, Butch

Deschampe, Tom Hoy and Sue Maijala

Visit the website for more details: www.hovlandartfestival.com.

Maple Hill

T he Devil Track General Store is the place to be on July 4

from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the Maple Hill Community Fire

Department’s 9th annual fundraiser. There will be a fabulous

flea market, a car wash, food and fun for everyone.

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» Grand Marais is inviting everyone to come “Celebrate by the Bay.” The Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a 4th of July parade. Line-up at the Grand Marais Senior Center at 5:30 p.m. for the parade at 6:00 p.m. » A t 9:00 p.m. there will be a special tribute honoring our nation’s veterans, a reading of the winners of a youth essay contest, free flags for the kids, and patriotic songs under the stars. Dick Hensold, principal composer and arranger for the bagpipe oriented Piper’s Crow, will be peforming at 9:00 p.m.

» T here is music around town over the weekend.

On Saturday, July 5, Joe Paulik will appear at Birch Terrace 1:30 – 6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to dance to Cook County’s “most wanted” (aka Rod ‘n Real+) on Saturday at the Howl’n’ Wolf from 8:30 p.m. – close.

Rod ‘n Real+ will also play at

the Birch Terrace on Sunday,

July 5 from 1:30 – 6:00 p.m.

» Saturday’s events lead up to fireworks over the Grand Marais harbor.

Tofte

» Cook County’s West End July 4 celebration starts early with

10K Tofte Trek registration opening at 7:45 at Birch Grove Community Center. Kids’ races are at 9:20 a.m. and the 10K walk/run begins at 9:30 a.m. Registration is $25 at the race.

For more information, visit www.sugarbushtrail.org/toftetrek.

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» T he Independence Day Festival takes place at the Tofte

Town Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with kids’ games, the infamous water balloon battle, face painting, and a climbing wall from Positive Energy of Duluth. There is also

great food, including fish burgers, brats, pizza, malts, cotton

candy and more and a beer garden.

» L ocal crafts will be available, and there will be live music featuring

Bump Blomberg and Friends from 12 noon – 4:00 p.m.

» Parade line up is at 12:30 p.m. with the parade at 1:00 p.m.

» T he much-anticipated Birch Grove Community School

“Snow In July” raffle ticket drawing will take place at 4:00

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» Fireworks will be over the waterfront at the Tofte Park at

dusk.