Events
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Children’s Story Hour
Long-time story reader Kevin Kager hosts Children’s Story Hour outside Drury Lane Books on Saturdays at 11 am.
Harbor History Tour
Cook County Historical Society hosts Harbor History Tours on Saturday afternoons at 1 pm. Weather permitting, the tour begins at the History Museum (8 South Broadway Ave, Grand Marais) and you will walk down to the Coast Guard Station with a tour guide. Visible relics of the past will be discussed and you will hear stories of this small harbor and community.
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Through Our Hands VI Gallery Exhibition
Through Our Hands VI, a gallery exhibition featuring The Northwoods Fiber Guild, is on display at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery through Sunday, July 17. JHP gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday – Saturday 10-4, Sunday 1-4, and closed Tuesdays.
Betsy, Where's the Northwoods?
Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center hosts a presentation with artist Betsy Bowen on Sunday, July 17 from 2-3 pm. Betsy will show her process of illustrating picture books and more.
Community tech support
Boreal Community Media is offering community tech support events twice a week at The Hub (Senior Center) throughout the summer. Walk-in events will take place on:
Mondays: 8:00-11:30 and 12:30-4:00
Thursdays: 12:30-4:00
Sawmill Tours
Hedstrom Lumber Company offers tours of their sawmill on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2 pm and on Fridays from 10 to 11:30 am. Registration is required. More information and registration at hedstromlumber.com/sawmill-tours.
Lutsen Township meeting
The Lutsen Township board meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Lutsen Town Hall at 7 pm. More information at lutsentownship.com.
Happy Hikers
The Happy Hikers will be hiking Wood Creek on Wednesday, July 20. The group meets at the YMCA parking lot at 9 am. More information is available from Carol Morgen at carol@morgen.us or 715-377-2526.
U.S. Forest Service Nature Presentation
US Forest Service naturalists present a different Northwoods-themed topic each week at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. Presentations are held on Wednesdays at 2 pm. More information at gunflinthistory.org.
Grand Marais American Legion Auxiliary meeting
The Grand Marais American Legion Auxiliary meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:30-6:30 PM at Birch Terrace Supper Club.