Events

Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings

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

Pete Kavanaugh

Beach Knitting

Beach Knitting with Dappled Fern Fibers is held on the Grand Marais Harbor Beach on Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7 pm and Thursday mornings from 10 to 11:30 am through August. This social knitting group is gently facilitated with thoughtful questions. Bring a simple project, all fiber arts welcome.

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.

Summer food program

Meals are Monday to Friday, breakfast from 8:30 to 9:15 am, and lunch from 11:15 am to noon. Meals must be eaten in the cafeteria.

Dig into Dinosaurs at the Library

Families are invited to a prehistoric adventure at Grand Marais Public Library on Tuesday, July 22, at 1 pm. The Science Museum of Minnesota will be bringing its interactive program “Dinosaurs”. The program is 50 minutes and designed for children ages 5-8 and their families, though all ages are welcome.

Eric Frost

"They Had a Big Feast: Chippewa City and Ojibwe Food Knowledge at the Turn of the 20th Century" with Staci Drouillard

The Cook County Historical Society is hosting a presentation from local author Staci Drouillard titled, They Had a Big Feast: Chippewa City and Ojibwe Food Knowledge at the Turn of the 20th Century on Tuesday, July 22, from 5 to 7 pm at the Chippewa City Church. Staci will share stories from her book Walking the Old Road and other related texts regarding community foodways and the influence of Ojibwe culture on the foods we still eat and enjoy today.

In addition to the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to sample various pies and are encouraged, but not required, to bring a pie to share.

Briand Morrison

Joe Paulik