The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that North Shore Federal Credit Union (Silver Bay, Lutsen and Grand Marais) has been approved as an SBA lender. Dale Klobuchar of the Grand Marais branch of the credit union is pleased to have another tool to assist customers. Mel Boser, lender relations specialist of Minnesota’s SBA district office, said, “We are delighted... READ MORE >
State Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, was presented with the 2009 League of Minnesota Cities Legislator of Distinction Award. Bakk was recognized for his leadership in crafting the 2009 Omnibus Tax Bill that would have preserved the state-local fiscal partnership to meet the needs of rural, suburban, and urban main streets across Minnesota. Bakk was also the lead author of Leaguesupported... READ MORE >
Join in a day of fun and exciting activities for you and your horse at the third annual Timex 3 Event Day fundraiser, sponsored by the Sawtooth Mountain Riders Saddle Club Aug. 8 at North Coast Fjords, 428 County Road 14, Grand Marais. Theevents begin at 10 a.m. sharp, and include the Arena Phase in which riders will be asked... READ MORE >
Girl Scout alumni are invited to join present girl scouts for a bonfire at the Rec. Park Pavilion on Friday, July 31 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. There will be a complimentary gourmet hot dog buffet and S’mores and a sing-along of Camp Fire Songs! The gathering is sponsored by Cadette Troop #4114 of Girl Scouts of MN and WI... READ MORE >
The world of lumberjack sports will again converge on Grand Marais during the Fisherman’s Picnic. Join in the fun at the Grand Marais Lions’ Lumber Camp presented by Wood-Mizer and Central Boiler. During the four-day event, the lumber camp will have three exhibitions daily. Presentations will include LT40 sawmill demonstrations, a Wildfire Protection System, chopping, cross-cut sawing and stock chain... READ MORE >
Central Boiler outdoor furnaces have joined the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp this year and things are heating up! Niel Atkinson, coordinator of Lumber Camp activities said, “The world’s largest and most successful outdoor boiler company will be on site to help you learn how to heat with renewable resources and save thousands of dollars on your heating bill.” Atkinson invites... READ MORE >
Friday night July 31st at 7:00 p.m. the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp is the place to be! Watch professional sawyers square off with Husqvarna 576XP chainsaws in a stock saw contest. This will be head-to-head competition with these huge saws ripping through 20-inch lathe turned white pine straight from the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin. Spectators will see local... READ MORE >
Wood-Mizer, the world’s largest manufacture of portable band sawmills is happy to be a part of Fisherman’s Picnic again and will be offering sawmill demonstrations Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On site demos will focus on the simple and safe nature of the Wood- Mizer sawmill operation. Professionals and wood enthusiasts will find the exhibitions interesting and informative. Whether your interest... READ MORE >
It’s Fisherman’s Picnic and for local readers that means it’s time for the annual Library Friends’ book sale. The sight of long lines of people waiting to enter the Cook County Community Center on Thursday evening and Friday morning gladdens the hearts of Library Friends member workers. The book sale is Library Friends’ big fundraiser and it enables the group... READ MORE >
Birds, butterflies, beaver and antelope, wildflowers and frogs — could their survival possibly be connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? For those who have seldom given thought to the great predators so often missing from the web of life, there is reason to reconsider. Following in the footsteps of wolves and cougars, and the scientists working to... READ MORE >
