Registration is now open for the Norpine Fat Bike Classic, which will return to Lutsen for its sixth year with events beginning Saturday, January 15, 2022, and culminating with races on Saturday, January 29. Hosted by the Superior Cycling Association, all events are held on the Norpine Cross-Country Trails, which take riders through stands of old-growth cedars on Pisten Bully-groomed... READ MORE >
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festive Scandinavian holiday celebration “Oh Ole Night” is returning to downtown Grand Marais. On Friday, Nov. 26, the event will start with a parade at 5:30 p.m. at the Cook County Senior Center parking lot on South Broadway Avenue, which will make two loops along Broadway, head westbound on... READ MORE >
For the third year in a row, Visit Cook County has asked local business owners and managers to nominate staff members who exemplify extraordinary hospitality service within their organizations. Typically, this award is announced during the annual Fall Gala celebration that Visit Cook County co-hosts with the Cook County Chamber. Unfortunately, the 2021 annual Fall Gala that was scheduled to... READ MORE >
In mid-March of 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) to be a pandemic. COVID-19 is a virus that had not been seen in humans before. It is spread primarily through respiratory droplets with symptoms that range from mild to severe, with around 20 percent of cases requiring hospitalization. A pandemic spreads throughout all corners... READ MORE >
Weather permitting as usual in May on the North Shore, golfers will be able to enjoy the game, fresh air, exercise, and being together, 6-feet apart, with family and friends. Or as we are learning to say around here, stay at least one moose apart! On the golf course, a good measure may be two club-lengths apart. Operations will follow... READ MORE >
The dust is settling on another successful Moose Madness and all of us at Visit Cook County can take a small breather. In this business called tourism, the effects of weather, economy, marketing initiatives, etc. all play a role in our measurements for success. That said and by all accounts, the summer of 2015 is one for the record books.... READ MORE >
