The DNR Parks & Trails Division will host a one-night “I Can Camp!” family program on Saturday, June 22, at Temperance River State Park. Experienced instructors from Conservation Corps Minnesota will teach participants basic camping and outdoor skills, including how to set up a tent, start a campfire, and prepare simple meals. All camping equipment is provided (including tents, air mattresses and cook stoves). Participants bring their own food and bedding (sleeping bags or blankets and pillows). Advance registration is required, by calling 866-857-2757 (toll free) daily between 8 am and 8 pm. More information is available on the website, www.mndnr.gov/ican, or by phone at 651-296-6157 (or 888-646-6367 toll free). Funding for this program is from the Parks and Trails Fund, created after voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in November 2008.

The Grand Marais Playhouse is seeking volunteers to move risers and seating at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 22 beginning at 8 a.m. The seating is being moved to create the "Black Box" configuration for "Freud's Last Session." Some heavy lifting involved. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes. Coffee, fresh fruit and donuts will be provided. More information is available at 387-1284 ext. 2.

Drury Lane Books on the East Bay in Grand Marais is hosting a variety of events this summer.

"The Muffin Man" reads stories to young children every Saturday at 11 AM.

More information is available from Drury Lane Books at 387-3370 or drurylanebooks@boreal.org, or on the website, www.drurylanebooks.com.

The Hovland Volunteer Fire Department invites Hovland residents to their Annual Meeting and Potluck on Saturday, June 22, at 1 p.m. at the Hovland Town Hall. BBQ Brats and Burgers will be provided.

Free individual computer training for novices and those needing refreshing of basic skills will be offered at the Cook County Senior Center in 30- and 60-minute appointments on Monday, June 24, between 11 am and 3 pm. Registration is required at 387-2660, or stop in at the Senior Center.

The Cook County Food Shelf is open every Monday afternoon from 3 to 5 PM in the lower level of First Congregational Church UCC in Grand Marais. The food shelf also is open the first Wednesday night of each month from 5 to 7 PM. In addition to food for people, the food shelf accepts and distributes food for pets. The food shelf serves as a NAPS program for elders and WIC small bags distribution site. The church is located at 300 West Second Street.

The Minnesota Zoomobile will visit the Grand Marais Public Library on Tuesday, June 25, at 10:15 am. Visitors can meet Minnesota Zoo naturalists and a variety of animals, including a great horned owl, ball python, opossum, tarantula, lizards and bugs from the rain forest.  This program is made possible by the Arrowhead Library System “Kid’s Stuff” Program and the Grand Marais Public Library. Information is available from the library at 387-1140.
 

The Grand Marais Public Library will host "Dig into Reading Storytime, with craft activities, on Tuesdays at 10:30 am. These events are geared toward children ages 4 through 8.  On June 25, the Storytime will follow the 10:15 a.m. Zoomobile visit. Everyone is welcome. More information is available from the library 387-1140.

Minnesota drivers aged 55+ receive a 10% auto insurance discount by taking an approved eight-hour driver safety class. Drivers maintain the discount by taking a four-hour refresher class every three years. AARP sponsors the beginning and refresher classes at various locations in Cook County.

The four-hour refresher class will be offered on Tuesday, June 25, from noon to 4 PM, at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais.

The four-hour refresher class will be offered on Monday, July 22, from noon to 4 PM, at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais.

AARP members receive a discount.

People unable to fit a class into their schedules can take the AARP classes online and will receive the statutory insurance discount. The link is www.aarpdriversafety.org.

For more information and to register, contact Pam at 663-7068 or pamm@boreal or Bill at 387-3167.

The Grand Marais Public Library hosts "Poetry Night" the last Wednesday of each month this summer, from 8 to 9 PM. All are welcome to share a favorite poem or just listen, in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. More information is available at 387-1140.