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3rd annual Cook County Timex horse event Aug. 8

Join in a day of fun and exciting activities for you and your horse at the third annual Timex 3 Event Day fundraiser, sponsored by the Sawtooth Mountain Riders Saddle Club Aug. 8 at North Coast Fjords, 428 County Road 14, Grand Marais. Theevents begin at 10 a.m. sharp, and include the Arena Phase in which riders will be asked... READ MORE >

Calling all past, present & future Girl Scouts!

Girl Scout alumni are invited to join present girl scouts for a bonfire at the Rec. Park Pavilion on Friday, July 31 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. There will be a complimentary gourmet hot dog buffet and S’mores and a sing-along of Camp Fire Songs! The gathering is sponsored by Cadette Troop #4114 of Girl Scouts of MN and WI... READ MORE >

World of lumberjack sports at Fisherman’s

The world of lumberjack sports will again converge on Grand Marais during the Fisherman’s Picnic. Join in the fun at the Grand Marais Lions’ Lumber Camp presented by Wood-Mizer and Central Boiler. During the four-day event, the lumber camp will have three exhibitions daily. Presentations will include LT40 sawmill demonstrations, a Wildfire Protection System, chopping, cross-cut sawing and stock chain... READ MORE >

The heat is on…. with Central Boiler

Central Boiler outdoor furnaces have joined the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp this year and things are heating up! Niel Atkinson, coordinator of Lumber Camp activities said, “The world’s largest and most successful outdoor boiler company will be on site to help you learn how to heat with renewable resources and save thousands of dollars on your heating bill.” Atkinson invites... READ MORE >

Chainsaw for champion from Husqvarna & Steve’s Sports

Friday night July 31st at 7:00 p.m. the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp is the place to be! Watch professional sawyers square off with Husqvarna 576XP chainsaws in a stock saw contest. This will be head-to-head competition with these huge saws ripping through 20-inch lathe turned white pine straight from the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin. Spectators will see local... READ MORE >

Wood-Mizer makes Ham Lake fire white pine into boards

Wood-Mizer, the world’s largest manufacture of portable band sawmills is happy to be a part of Fisherman’s Picnic again and will be offering sawmill demonstrations Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On site demos will focus on the simple and safe nature of the Wood- Mizer sawmill operation. Professionals and wood enthusiasts will find the exhibitions interesting and informative. Whether your interest... READ MORE >

Best book shopping of the year!

It’s Fisherman’s Picnic and for local readers that means it’s time for the annual Library Friends’ book sale. The sight of long lines of people waiting to enter the Cook County Community Center on Thursday evening and Friday morning gladdens the hearts of Library Friends member workers. The book sale is Library Friends’ big fundraiser and it enables the group... READ MORE >

Documentary premieres at Wolf Ridge

Birds, butterflies, beaver and antelope, wildflowers and frogs — could their survival possibly be connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? For those who have seldom given thought to the great predators so often missing from the web of life, there is reason to reconsider. Following in the footsteps of wolves and cougars, and the scientists working to... READ MORE >

Summer naturalist programs offered at Sugarloaf Cove

What kind of scat is that? Where did those rocks come from? What is blooming this week? What is VHS and is it in Lake Superior? Find out this summer at Sugarloaf Cove! Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association will offer daily naturalist programs this summer. Programs are free of charge and will run Thursday through Monday at 10 a.m.... READ MORE >

Banadad Trail Association forms

Gunflint area residents and several members of the Twin Cities’ North Stars Ski Touring Club have joined together to form the Banadad Ski Trail Association. According to Karen Monsen, the Association’s new president and NSSTC member; “the purpose of the Association is to maintain and enhance the Banadad Ski Trail, preserve the history of the forest and the Trail, and... READ MORE >