Events

Lutsen Volunteer Fire Department Pancake Breakfast

Lutsen Volunteer Fire & EMS Department hosts a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, September 20, from 8 to 11 am at the Lutsen Fire Hall.

Reframe Aging Monthly Roundtable

Care Partners of Cook County hosts a reframe aging monthly roundtable on the third Monday of each month from 12:15 to 1:45 pm at The Hub. A specially-selected book of the month serves as a springboard for the discussion. More information is available at carepartnersofcookcounty.org.

Grief Group

Care Partners of Cook County is hosting a grief group on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Care Partners office from 5 to 6:30 pm. Care Partners Executive Director Julie Wilson will facilitate the gatherings.  No registration is required.  More information at carepartnersofcookcounty.org.

Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings

Monday Night Al-Anon will meet Mondays, at 7 pm at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais.

Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

The Cook County Board of Commissioners meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioners Room.

Happy Hikers

The Happy Hikers organize a weekly hike on Tuesdays at 9 am.  The September 22 hike will be at SHT 270 Degree Overlook. The group will meet at the Cook County YMCA Parking Lot near the tennis courts to carpool, or meet at the trailhead. More information is available on the Happy Hikers – Cook Co. MN Community Facebook page.

Empty Bowls Annual Fall Soup Fundraiser

Empty Bowls annual fall soup fundraiser will be held on Tuesday, September 22, at the Cook County Community Center. Lunch will take place from 11 am to 1 pm and dinner from 5 to 7 pm.

Caregiver Retreat

Care Partners of Cook County is offering a Caregiver Appreciation Retreat on Wednesday, September 30, from noon to 3 pm at Skyport Lodge/Raven Rock Grill

Registration at carepartnersofcookcounty.org is required no later than September 23. More information and registration also available by phone at 218-387-3788.

Mobile Food Pantry Program

Second Harvest Northland’s Mobile Food Pantry Program will be in Cook County on the fourth Wednesday of each month, at the Grand Portage Community Center from 11:30 am to noon and at the Cook County Community Center from 1:30 to 2 pm.

Fall Prevention Day

North Shore Health will host Fall Prevention Day on Wednesday, September 23, from noon to 3 pm at the Cook County Community Center.

North Shore Health and various community organizations will provide older adults with information, resources and screenings designed to help prevent falls and support safe, independent living at home.

For more information, contact North Shore Health at 218-387-3276.