Sivertson Gallery opens its 11th Annual Inuit Premiere in Grand Marais on Saturday, March 19 with world-renowned Inuit artist, David Ruben Piqtoukun. Gallery owner Jan Sivertson said, “David has first-hand experience with the dramatic social, cultural, and environmental changes that have taken place in the Arctic in the last half century.” The opening weekend events at Sivertson Gallery are free... READ MORE >
Minneapolis- based nonprofit news site MinnPost.com is spending a year in conversation with young people in rural communities all over the state. The goal is to understand the vast and diverse range of issues young people face in the Arrowhead. MinnPost reporter Jeff Severns Guntzel will be at Cook County Higher Education’s North Shore Campus in Grand Marais on Thursday,... READ MORE >
Managers on the Superior National Forest have been working with a contractor over the past few years ways to increase efficiency of the wilderness permit reservation system. Kristina Reichenbach of the Superior National Forest said one of the outcomes is a reduction in the reservation fee charged by the contractor to process Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permits. Effective... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s bull-only moose hunt will continue in 2011, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reduced the number of available permits by half to reflect a continued decline in the moose population and a more conservative harvest model. This year, 105 licenses will be available in northeastern Minnesota, down from the 213 permits issued in 2010. The application... READ MORE >
Families of Minnesota traffic crash victims can memorialize their lost loved ones on a new website, www.MinnesotaCrashVictims.org. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety developed and oversees the site. DPS officials believe the memorial site is the first of its kind in the nation. Officials say an important component of the site is to support crash... READ MORE >
Two Grand Portage residents were seriously injured on Saturday, February 26 when the snowmobile they were riding went off the trail and crashed into a tree on a trail near Nor’wester Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. Michael Hendrickson, 41, and Jacquelyn Jackson, 50, were riding a 1995 Arctic Cat EXT owned by Steven MacDonald of Grand Marais when the accident... READ MORE >
March is the time of year to think green! That is what many residents at North Shore Care Center believe – especially with Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, and the first day of spring coming up! The month will begin with a Mardi Gras dance on March 8 featuring the North Shore Community Band at 7 p.m. This has become... READ MORE >
For 21 years, the Grand Marais Arts Festival has been a celebration of the artistic vitality of our community. Over the years the festival has featured a variety of local and regional artists selling their wares on the street of downtown Grand Marais. Over 2,000 festival-goers return annually to visit a favorite booth, check out new artists, participate in organized... READ MORE >
All four of the public schools in Cook County are once again coordinating their kindergarten open house events to provide parents an opportunity to check out their program options. Parents with prospective kindergarten students are encouraged to use the following schedule and contact information to visit the schools of their choice: . Birch Grove Community School (663-0170) Tuesday, March 8... READ MORE >
Cook County Higher Education will present An Introduction to Doing Business Online Tuesday, March 15 at the North Shore Campus. The 1½-hour presentation introduces a range of options for using the Internet in your business and helps you decide on which of these are the best for your operation. The workshop is recommended for all businesses and organizations that are... READ MORE >
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