The Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers for its loon monitoring program. As part of this effort, the DNR has launched a new online system that will help volunteers identify lakes available for monitoring. Volunteers will be able to use the system to manage their lake assignments, view information for their lakes, and print data sheets. “This new system... READ MORE >
Tom Warth, the founder of St. Paul-based Books For Africa (BFA), led a group of 25 hikers up Eagle Mountain on the North Shore on Sunday, May 26, to raise $12,000 to send a container of books to children in Togo in Africa. The money raised will pay to ship 40,000 books to the West African country. Warth, 83, has... READ MORE >
The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to present The Dollipops! a free program for kids ages 4-9 with their parents/caregivers/families at the Grand Marais Public Library on Friday, June 21, at 3:30 p.m. Get ready to sing, dance, and laugh with the engaging, high-energy, highly interactive kids’ show – The Dollipops! “Dolli” and “Pop” are sisters who have traveled all... READ MORE >
This year’s Hopped Up Caribou Festival at Caribou Highlands Lodge in Lutsen will take place July 12-14 and feature an array of local craft brewers, live music and plenty of activities. On Friday at 5 p.m. check-in for the beer tasting with Voyageur Brewing in the lobby of Caribou Highlands Lodge. From 6 to 8 p.m. there will be a... READ MORE >
The second annual downtown block party, complete with food vendors, live music, a D.J., giant bubbles, fire trucks and a passport raffle program will be held June 8, 2019 between Wisconsin Street and First Avenue West. The entire block will be closed to through traffic. The party will start at 9 a.m. and last until 5 p.m.... READ MORE >
Docks and dock platforms provide access to Minnesota’s lakes and rivers, and are regulated to help protect public safety as well as aquatic habitat. As summer approaches, the Department of Natural Resources encourages property owners and lake service provider businesses to review the regulations, to ensure the equipment they own, sell or install is in compliance. Extensive dock systems may... READ MORE >
Despite this spring’s wet weather, much of Minnesota is still dry enough to fuel a dangerous wildfire, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “It’s easy to think all of this rain has saturated the ground enough to prevent a wildfire,” said Casey McCoy, the DNR’s fire prevention supervisor. “But even though the ground may be wet, the reality is... READ MORE >
Steve Bragg recently received the 2018 “Big Hitter Award” at the Calhoun Companies awards breakfast celebration in Minneapolis on February 19, 2019. This award was given to the most productive 6 of 21 Calhoun agents servicing a five-state area. He also received an award for being one of the top 5 listers in he company. Calhoun Companies has been selling... READ MORE >
Bryan Hansel of Grand Marais was awarded a $3,000 Career Development Grant. Funding will support a solo photography exhibit at Cedar Coffee Company and Spokengear in Two Harbors, Minnesota. The exhibit will hang from September 1 to October 31, 2019. The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is a regional nonprofit that has been encouraging local arts development in northeastern Minnesota through... READ MORE >
Learning Opportunities Through Stories (LOTS) is a free reading program for children birth to age 5. The goal of the program is to get children excited about books and learning to love to read. A stay at home mom who attended last year’s sessions with her daughter liked the program because being new to the area, she wanted to meet... READ MORE >
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