This has been a very busy end of the summer for the Elders in Grand Portage. We spent a great day at Gale and Carbine Carlson’s cabin at McFarland Lake. We fished, toured the lake on two pontoon boats, had a great barbecue picnic and a wicked game of cribbage. This has been an annual outing and as always, we... READ MORE >
Wisdom Steps’ 11th annual “Honor our Elders” conference was held June 14-16, 2011 at the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center in Mahnomen, Minnesota. It was a wonderful event with over 350 attendees representing 10 tribes and three urban communities. Grand Portage was well represented. Wisdom Steps, a preventative health program for American Indian elders, encourages elders to take... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Elders had their first of the season “Rez Ride.” We had a selfguided tour of the new cabins at Hollow Rock Resort. They are lovely and it was fun walking the beach and looking at the rock. We worked up an appetite after all that climbing around so we were off to the Grand Portage Lodge for... READ MORE >
