The Food Shelf is in need of some volunteers to distribute food to clients during the open hours of 3 to 5 p.m. every Monday. The Food Shelf is located in the lower level of the First Congregational Church (3rd Avenue and 2nd Street). Everyone is busy in the summer months, but hunger does not take a vacation; please consider... READ MORE >
The Cook County Historical Society will host a “small talk” with Ray Nagy at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24 at the Historical Society Museum on Broadway Avenue in Grand Marais. Nagy was in the US Coast Guard and on a rescue mission during the fateful storm in November 1958 when commercial fishermen Hammer and Aakvik were lost at sea. Nagy... READ MORE >
All families with children birth to age 5 (who haven’t attended kindergarten) are invited to join the LOTS reading program, which began June 21 and runs until Aug. 5. Participants will hear a story read to their child, share in a fun activity about the book, take home free books and ideas for fun at home, and register for a... READ MORE >
Many people think about becoming a foster or adoptive parent but put it off out of fear because of financial abilities, what level of needs a child might have, or the dark “unknown.” North Homes Children and Family Services understand these fears, and are focused on supporting and informing community members who want to help children, and are bringing informational... READ MORE >
Once again, the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races will benefit the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. Thisyear’s event kicks off at 4 p.m. July 21. On scene will be the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department’s newest vehicle, an initial attack tendertanker, which has been an invaluable firefighting aid since its arrival in December 2009. The tender-tanker, has fought two fires so... READ MORE >
TheGrand Marais Playhouse is pleased to present an extraordinary opportunity — two workshops will be held on costuming for the theater with visiting artist Pam Knourek. These workshops will be July 20 and 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost is $10 per session. Participants will learn various costuming techniques for transforming modern clothes to period style for men and... READ MORE >
This month, three Cook County organizations will team up to offer free public workshops on clean water stewardship issues. The workshops will focus on proper operation and maintenance of subsurface sewage treatment systems and strategies for employing best management practices on lakeshore property. Both workshops are aimed at protecting lakes and groundwater from pollution and degradation; helping homeowners become better,... READ MORE >
After we use water to drink, cook and clean, it goes to a wastewater treatment plant or a private septic system where it is treated before returning to the natural environment. Water we use to water lawns and wash cars, on the other hand, often goes straight into storm sewers or runs off the land into a wetland, lake or... READ MORE >
Fisheries staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Grand Marais area office have been conducting surveys and assessments on several area lakes during the last month and will continue through the fall. Waters scheduled for standard surveys or assessments include Cascade River, Kadunce Creek, Kimball Creek and the Devil Track River and a near-shore survey of Ward Lake... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking volunteers in Cook County for its Citizen Stream and Citizen Lake Monitoring programs. Volunteers will take to the water this summer to measure the health of Minnesota’s rivers and lakes. Monitoring the 105,000 miles of rivers and more than 12,000 lakes is a massive undertaking that requires the help of citizens who care... READ MORE >
