A new small capital grant program makes it possible for non-profit arts organizations and individual artists to request up to $1,500 to purchase equipment or services to enhance their artistic goals. A person or group making a request to this grant program is required to have a 10 percent cash match. This grant program is intended to help the artists... READ MORE >
The Conservation Fund announces Dovetail Partners Inc. as the first Field Partner for “The ShadeFund,” a new online program designed to spur a greener economy by financing entrepreneurs who use natural resources creatively and responsibly. As a Field Partner, Dovetail will help identify innovative forest-friendly small businesses that could use a leg up. The Dovetail team aims to foster sustainable... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Elders had a busy holiday season. In addition to their trip to Bentleyville in Duluth, they enjoyed a Christmas party at the Grand Portage Lodge on December 19. Rides were provided for those who needed transportation with a ride around the village after the party to look at Christmas lights. About 110 people attended the party. The... READ MORE >
The Northwoods Food Project is seeking recipes for a cookbook that turns the typical arrangement on its head: A Backward Cookbook Celebrating Local Foods. The cooks spearheading the cookbook gathered at Java Moose recently with samples of the sort of recipes they have in mind. There were bread and butter pickles, Norwegian salsa (no chilies), dried carrot chips, canned chicken... READ MORE >
Grand Marais’ courtroom is given a mention in a new book, Representing Justice, which was featured in a Dec. 15 New York Times book review. Yale Law School professors Judith Resnik and Dennis Curtis wrote the book, which is described as “an unusual new book”—an academic treatise on threats to the modern judiciary that doubles as an obsessive’s tour of... READ MORE >
Last year, the members of the Chateau LeVeaux Home Owners Association were inspired by the WTIP community radio series Living on the Edge to make a donation to the Cook County Health and Human Services Emergency Fund. The series, produced by Barbara Jean Johnson of WTIP, focused on the difficulties of earning a living on the North Shore. The individual... READ MORE >
The concerns about finding an entity to conduct an evaluation of Superior National at Lutsen was also discussed at the Cook County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, December 21. County- Auditor Treasurer Braidy Powers, who was charged with collecting the responses from firms interested in conducting the evaluation, said everyone who replied expressed the opinion that the study could not be... READ MORE >
The holiday presents have all been opened and the turkey leftovers are gone. You have skied and sledded and built a giant snowman, but your house is still full of restless relatives and children on vacation. What do you do now? The Grand Marais Public Library has a great community option for you on Wednesday evening, Dec. 29. Come to... READ MORE >
Grand Superior Lodge in Two Harbors will unveil BLU, Ice Bar and Lounge for the 2010 Winter Solstice. BLU will be open for Winter Solstice, Dec. 21. It will remain open as long as the ice remains; the plan is through mid-March. BLU, Ice Bar and Lounge will be crafted with the help of Chris Swarbrick, carving champion from the... READ MORE >
Isle Royale Families and Friends Association (IRFFA) will hold its winter meeting on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Barkers Island Inn, Superior, Wis. A workshop on preserving historic pictures and archives will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. IRFFA invites anyone who has old pictures, diaries, letters, etc. to bring them to the workshop to be digitally preserved. Training will... READ MORE >
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