Remembering the Fishing Life will be presented by fisherman Steve Dahl at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 21 at the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum in Tofte. Dahl fishes Lake Superior near Knife River and is president of the Minnesota North Shore Commercial Fishermen’s Association. He has a new book out that is a journal of a year of commercial fishing:... READ MORE >
The Poplar Lake Area Association will sponsor a free workshop for cabin owners from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Mid- Gunflint Trail Fire Hall 1. The workshop is designed to brief cabin property owners on their options for transferring property during their lives or when their estates are settled; to reduce family stresses over property settlements; to... READ MORE >
Thepublic is invited to join the Grand Marais Art Colony at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21 for an evening of acoustic fun. Jerry Vandiver has written classic songs that have appeared on over 16 million records including Tim McGraw’s For a Little While, which won several multiplatinum awards. Two of Jerry Vandiver’s songs have been placed on the walls of... READ MORE >
Most visitors to the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp, presented by Wood-Mizer and Central Boiler, welcomed sprinkles of the cool Lake Superior water as Jenny Atkinson performed her fancy footwork on the log rolling logs, showing different techniques used to dislodge opponents in competition. “A splash right in the eyes is a perfectly legal move,” says the 8-time world champion. Her... READ MORE >
The 2010 Grand Marais Lions Club Softball Tournament enjoyed a great weekend of weather to go along with some great softball games. The tournament included 37 games between 20 teams from Thunder Bay, Minneapolis, Duluth, Silver Bay and Grand Marais. The Lions Club thanks all the teams that participated this year, the Grand Marais Parks Department and the umpiring crew... READ MORE >
Minnesota kids wearing life jackets while boating this summer will not only be practicing boat safety, but also could be rewarded with an ice cream treat. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officer Darrin Fagerman said the DNR has partnered with Dairy Queen to provide a PFD Panda Award certificate to youngsters who are observed by conservation officers to... READ MORE >
The Ely Field Naturalists are looking for public assistance throughout the Arrowhead Region to identify and report the presence of chimney swifts and purple martins. The numbers of chimney swifts in Minnesota have declined by as much as 48 percent in the past four decades. During the same time period in Canada, chimney swifts have declined by 98 percent and... READ MORE >
The Superior Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) is seeking proposals for projects that would enhance forest ecosystems or restore and improve forest health and water quality on the Superior National Forest and other nearby lands. According to RAC Chairman Howard Hedstrom, “The RAC committee will have nearly $400,000 to spend on projects this year” in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties... READ MORE >
Tom Spence of Schroeder is one of two Minnesota hospital trustees who were honored July 9 at the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) Summer Trustee Conference for completing a board member certification program. Thomas W. Spence serves Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais; Clayton R. Peterson is a trustee for St. Joseph’s Area Health Services Inc. of Park Rapids.... READ MORE >
Calling all videographers! Local Internet provider Boreal Access’s community video site has been nominated for recognition in the 2010 Reinventing Minnesota – Minnesota Community Pride Competition. In the very near future, Boreal Access will learn if the project has progressed to the second phase of the judging, which will be online voting at the news site www.minnpost.com. If Boreal Access... READ MORE >
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