I know the saying is “April showers bring May flowers,” but here it is May showers bring June flowers and hopefully summer weather. May has sped by with rainy days and blustery weather, which did not slow the Elders down. Elders enjoyed the meet and greet for the new National Park Service superintendent, Craig Hansen and his family at the... READ MORE >
The ENP staff has been busy making plans with Andy Schmidt, the SHIP Gardener extraordinaire to plan this year’s vegetable garden. So many choices but they narrowed it down to salad fixings, squash and herbs. Other veggies will be planted at the larger hoop houses up at Mineral Center. The ENP director and Andy are discussing the future reconstruction of... READ MORE >
The Elder Advisory Board held a successful St. Patrick’s Day stew cook off and meat bingo fundraiser on March 16 at the Grand Portage Community Center. We had about 70 people attend to enjoy the 10 entered stews and play bingo. It always amazes me how different, delicious and tasty the stews are. This year’s winner was Bonnie Johnson. Her... READ MORE >
The Elders of Grand Portage are off and running in 2017. They continue to participate in weekly water aerobics, wisdom steps walking, cribbage and cards, our twice-weekly volunteer “Reading with Kids” and monthly shopping trips to Grand Marais and Thunder Bay, Canada. Several Elders were able to attend the retirement party for Tim Cochrane from the Park Service. Tim has... READ MORE >
The ENP hopes everyone had a wonderful and safe New Year’s. We are off to a steady start this January. Elders continue to participate in weekly Water Aerobics, cribbage and card games, Wisdom Steps and the volunteer “Reading with Kids” program. Presently there are 16 Elders who share twice weekly 15 to 20 minutes of their time to listen to... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Elders had a very successful 11th annual chili cook off and meat bingo. This year’s chili cook off winner was Agatha Armstrong. She beat out 12 competitors to take home the coveted chili trophy. Jesse James won the 50/50 raffle and Leanna Deschampe won the last bingo coverall game to win the complete turkey dinner. Congratulations to... READ MORE >
Grand Portage Elders celebrated Active Aging Week September 26-30 with special presentations about Emergency Preparedness with Mike Keyport, a visit and presentation by Amy McClellan from the State Services for the Blind and a community Alzheimer’s presentation with a meal facilitated by Jenna Herbig, outreach specialist with the Minnesota Alzheimer’s Association. Both Amy and Jenna worked with individual families providing... READ MORE >
I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day. We are slowly moving into fall as we enjoy weather that is still so summerlike. The Elders are enjoying the many tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and varieties of lettuce that the ENP has been receiving from SNAP Ed, SHIP and community gardens. We are grateful for this delicious and tasty food. It is... READ MORE >
The Elders had a wonderful and profitable Rendezvous Days. The weekend started off with the group being the first to view the Mist of Avalon moored in the Grand Portage Bay. We were thrilled to see the Grand Portage flag flying high from the tallest mast. We had 11 Elders take advantage of this memorable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even our eldest... READ MORE >
The Elders have been busy the last weeks of June. Twenty Elders completed their requirements and were able to attend the 16th annual “Honor our Elders” Wisdom Steps Conference at Grand Casino, Hinckley June 14-16, 2016. We had a wonderful time participating with “Fun Night” events, workshops on eye and dental health, sacred tobacco, healing touch, screenings provided by the... READ MORE >
