North Shore Winery (NSW) will host its third annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, November 3 from noon to 6 p.m. North Shore Winery winemaker Chuck Corliss and his assistant, Charlie Bronstein, will demonstrate how NSW ferments and processes wines after receiving grapes. Step into the barrel room to get a personal tour of the operation including an opportunity to see... READ MORE >
Small game license sales were down about four percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual small game survey. Results for 2017 include, by species: . Ducks: 63,426 hunters, representing a six percent decrease from 2016. Despite slightly fewer hunters, duck harvest increased 12 percent with 688,225 ducks harvested. Successful duck... READ MORE >
Deer: The animal An adult female white-tailed deer weigh about 145 lbs., and males weigh about 170 lbs. The biggest white-tailed deer recorded in Minnesota was a 500- pound buck. A whitetail’s home range is about one square mile. Deer hunting There are nearly 500,000 firearms deer hunters in Minnesota. Last year, 35 percent of Minnesota firearm hunters successfully harvested... READ MORE >
Help needed! The Banadad Trail Association invites you to help get the Banadad Ski Trail ready for this year’s winter ski season. We will be clearing the brush and downed trees along the trail that have accumulated since last year. Most of this work will be within the BWCA where the use of power equipment is prohibited. According to Ted... READ MORE >
Do you have a community garden? Are you a Whole Foods Co-operative? Or a small grocery store looking for a way to grow local food? There will be three presentations and tours of a portable hydroponic year-round growing system in St. Louis County, Lake County and Cook County. Jon Friesner, builder of the GroShed, will be on-hand with his solar-powered... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) and Stratis Health have recognized North Shore Health for participating in the statewide culture of excellence program. Hospitals and health systems that excel across national patient safety and quality measurements demonstrate a culture that expects and strongly supports excellence in patient safety, quality and patient experience. To earn this recognition, North Shore Health participated in... READ MORE >
Old Hwy. 61 (HSAH 17) will be closed from Speckled Trout Road to Mineral Center Road from Tuesday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Oct. 19. The bridge over Hollow Rock Creek is being replaced, weather permitting. Drivers in that area are asked to obey all signage. Your patience is appreciated as we work to make these important infrastructure improvements.... READ MORE >
An extraordinary showcase of Inuit art and sculpture, along with carving demonstrations and throat singing performances, will be happening Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27 at the 18th annual Sivertson Gallery Inuit Premiere. Every fall since 1959 Dorset Fine Arts, a marketing arm of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, has released an annual limited run print collection. The collection... READ MORE >
Celebrate Minnesota’s majestic North Shore and learn about its unique geology, climate and more. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Sugarloaf North Shore Stewardship Association are holding an annual open house at the Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center on Saturday, October 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The open house includes a series of scheduled naturalist talks... READ MORE >
Sen. Tom Bakk and Rep. Rob Ecklund will meet with the public to discuss issues of common concern at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Wunderbar, 1615 West Highway 61, reports Jim Boyd, executive director of the Cook County Chamber. “Bakk and Ecklund will be touring EDA housing projects, visiting with the county board and discussing the 2019 legislative agenda... READ MORE >
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