August Events
Summer Theater Festival July 16-Aug. 11 2015 marks the Grand Marais Playhouse’s 45th season in providing entertainment and building community through theater. Show support for...
Northern Wilds
Tori celebrates Finland’s past and present
Finland, one of the North Shore’s oldest communities, celebrates its heritage Aug. 8-9 with the Tori Festival. Tori, which means “open market” in Finn, is...
The Hungry Coast: Fables from the North Shore of Minnesota
Stories by Marlais Olmstead Brand & Woodcuts by Noah Prinsen, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. $14.95 Author Marlais Olmstead Brand writes her first collection...
Explorers to spend a year in the Boundary Waters
ELY–Educators and explorers Dave and Amy Freeman will kick off A Year in the Wilderness in September. The Freemans will spend a full year in...
Cook County has an app for that
GRAND MARAIS—Visit Cook County announced the release of their new smartphone app. The app, designed to give visitors quick access on places to eat, stay...
Going Solar? New guide book can help
Cook County Local Energy Project, CCLEP, recently published Going Solar: A Cook County Guide. This 38-page guide is designed to raise local awareness of the...
Temperance River Bridge to be replaced
TOFTE—The USDA Forest Service will soon replace the bridge on the 600 Road (Forest Road 166) that crosses the Temperance River near the Sawbill Trail....
Use approved firewood
ST. PAUL—The Minnesota DNR wants to remind visitors that only approved firewood is allowed on lands administered by the DNR, such as state parks, state...