Cook County News Herald

New Gunflint ranger to speak at Business Luncheon




Nancy Larson, recently appointed Gunflint district ranger for the Superior National Forest, will speak at Cook County Higher Education’s January Business Networking Luncheon.

Larson’s talk will begin at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Harbor Light Supper Club, 1615 West Highway 61 in Grand Marais. The event will conclude by 1 p.m. Cost is $20.

Larson is a 23-year U.S. Forest Service veteran who comes to Grand Marais from the Chippewa National Forest in Cass Lake. She has served in a variety of roles at national forests from West Virginia to California— including five years in Cook, MN. as LaCroix District ranger on the Superior National Forest. Larson holds a degree in forestry from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI.

Larson’s Jan. 30 talk will include a general overview of the national forest system and policies, an introduction to who she is and details of the 2013 work program for the Gunflint District.

To attend the Larson luncheon, please email highered@northshorecampus.org or call 218-387-3411. Please register by Monday, Jan. 28.

This Business Networking Luncheon is sponsored in part by Mjolnir Construction of Grand Marais, 370-8011, and by Cascade Lodge, 387-1112, and Solbakken Resort, 663-7566.



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