Sawtooth Elementary School will host a Scholastic Book Fair on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Oct. 18 – 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Funds raised will help purchase books for the media center, classroom libraries and students. Families, faculty, and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event, which is themed Here’s... READ MORE >
Members of the Cook County Historical Society are in for a treat at this year’s annual dinner and meeting Oct. 19. Of course, the food and company will be terrific. But you definitely can’t miss the opportunity to hear guest speaker Walter Sve talk about his career as a Lake Superior commercial fisherman. Sve was born to Norwegian immigrants Ragnvald... READ MORE >
Cook County Higher Education’s next guest lecture series is The Kensington Rune Stone on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Beatrice Kotz will present the topic and lead the discussion regarding the finding and deciphering of the Kensington Rune Stone, and present some important new scientific findings regarding this controversial discovery. What is the Kensington Rune Stone? Why... READ MORE >
The 7th Annual Water is Life art contest invites Minnesota’s ninth- through 12th-grade students to create art and videos that represent issues facing our freshwater resources. This year, the theme for the contest is water conservation. Collaborating with Minnesota’s Educational Service Cooperatives, the Freshwater Society hopes to inspire and educate Minnesota’s youth on the important issues facing our vulnerable freshwater... READ MORE >
Beginning this fall, visitors to the Superior and Chippewa National Forests may see uniformed Forest Service employees wearing bright orange vests, near a sign that says “TrafficSurvey Ahead.” These trained interviewers want to know about your visit to the national forests. According to Forest Service spokesperson Kris Reichenbach, the information they are collecting is vital to the Forest Service goal... READ MORE >
Older Americans bring a lifetime of skills and experience as parents, workers and citizens that can be tapped to meet the challenges in our communities. Senior Corps volunteers make our communities safer, stronger, and healthier. Last year, nearly 500,000 Senior Corps volunteers provided 98 million hours of service estimated to be worth more than $2 billion. For more than four... READ MORE >
As a former owner of an in-home care agency, Ali Davidson, now a life coach, encourages families to face “the hardest conversation of your life.” “If you’re an adult, and your parents are still alive and in decent health, it’s likely that you’ll have to take charge of their care at some point before they pass away,” said Davidson, who... READ MORE >
Twenty-five years of bringing high quality, eclectic music to the North Shore of Lake Superior is reason to celebrate! Join the North Shore Music Association for an evening of anniversary festivities, including a silent auction fundraiser for NSMA, a Cook County Food Shelf benefit, musical performance by Duluth’s rising-star singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour, and a delectable slice of birthday cake from... READ MORE >
Aquatic Invasives! The Who-What-How of Aquatic Invasive Animals, Plants and Pathogens will be the topic of a special program at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center in Schroeder. Marte Kitson, aquatic invasive species specialist at Minnesota Sea Grant, will introduce participants to the world of aquatic invasive species and their ecological impacts on Lake Superior. She... READ MORE >
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society is hoping to locate a reconstructed Chik- Wauk cabin. The cabins were dismantled and auctioned off many years ago, when the lodge was purchased by the Forest Service through the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act. TheGunflintTrail Historical Society has been gifted a dismantled cabin, and would like to view a re-constructed cabin to use as a... READ MORE >
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