The North Shore Dragon Boat Festival 2009 will be held July 23-26. In addition to powerful (or not so powerful) paddlers, volunteers are needed to provide safe and fun Dragon Boating in the Grand Marais harbor. Volunteers are needed to serve as: Lane marshal: These folks stand at the lane’s dock where teams load and disembark. Their job is to... READ MORE >
A group of canoeists in a 24-foot voyageur canoe will make a stop at the future Chik-Wauk Museum and Interpretive Center Monday, July 13, 2009 to help celebrate the 100th anniversaries of the Superior National Forest and Quetico Provincial Park. The festivities will include canoe rides; children’s activities; naturalist and voyageur interpretive presentations; live music by Gerald Thilmany; book signings... READ MORE >
The Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder will exhibit the photography of Anders Bjorling through the summer season. Bjorling is a nature and travel photographer, living in St. Peter, Minnesota. Photography has always been one of his passions, but not until retiring 10 years ago, after 37 years as an administrator at Gustavus Adolphus College, has he had adequate time... READ MORE >
in to fiber on November, the If you’re tired of donating your blood to the Minnesota State “Bird,” the mosquito, consider donating to a better cause – The Arrowhead Regional Blood Center. Patients in the Arrowhead region need over 350 units of blood every week. You can help out by donating blood at the next visit of the Memorial Blood... READ MORE >
It is log rolling season again and time to start “spinning the cedar” before Fisherman’s Picnic! World champion log roller Jenny Atkinson is offering free classes and a tournament. The local youth tournament presented by the Grand Marais Lions Club, WoodMizer and Central Boiler will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 during Fisherman’s Picnic. To help participants prepare,... READ MORE >
North Shore community radio station WTIP begins its on air “Catch the Waves” Membership Drive on Wednesday, July 15. Station Manager Deb Benedict said, “The drive will continue for 5.5 days to raise a minimum of $22,000 to ‘keep on surfing’ this year.” Radio fans are invited to take part in the fun, excitement, live music in the studio, brats... READ MORE >
The North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum will host a fundraising raffle on Aug. 10. Tickets are $2, and may be purchased at the museum or by calling (218) 663-7050. The winners need not be present. Prizes include a morning on the lake commercial fishing with Dale Tormondsen, a half-day trip with North Coast Charters, two rounds of golf with cart... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais-Cook County Airport is among five airports in northeast Minnesota that have been awarded over $2.2 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Thefunds will come from the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program. “This program is designed to make critical investments in airports in rural America,” said Congressman Jim Oberstar. “Airports in these communities help with economic... READ MORE >
The West End Garden Club on the North Shore Lake Superior will present 74th annual flower show from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 18 the Schroeder Town Hall. This is an informal showing, which illustrates the range of flowers found in local gardens and the wild. Theshow is free and open to the public. This year the club will... READ MORE >
The bloodmobile from the Memorial Blood Centers in Duluth will be in Grand Marais on Wednesday, July 22, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. The blood drive will be conducted by Memorial Blood Centers, a non-profit organization that supplies blood and blood components for local and area patients. Every week, they must collect approximately 400 units... READ MORE >
