Community
Upcoming Events
Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings
The Monday Night Al-Anon meeting takes place at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais at 7 pm.
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.
Cook County West End Alanon
The West End Alanon family Group meets each Wednesday at 7 pm at the Lutsen Town Hall. Alanon is a group that supports friends and family members of alcoholics. The group welcomes anyone who has been affected by a friend or family member who has a problem with alcohol.
NA (Narcotics Anonymous) Meeting
Narcotics Anonymous meetings are Wednesday evenings at 7 pm at The Hub in Grand Marais. All who have an interest are welcome to come.
Northern Lotus Meditation
Northern Lotus Meditation takes place on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 pm, with instruction in meditation and room manners at 6:45 pm, at Two Bird Healing Arts Center in Grand Marais.
Thursday Art Night
Joy and Company hosts Thursday Art Night every Thursday from 3:30 – 5 pm. New events are planned each week. More information is available on the Joy and Company Facebook page.
Death Café
Cook County End of Life Doulas host a Death Café on the fourth Thursday of the month from 6 to 7 pm at The Hub. A Death Café is a conversation about all things related to death and grief. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.
More information is available from Pat at 651-336-2964.
Celestial Navigation Gallery Exhibition
Johnson Heritage Post’s annual Dark Skies Exhibit celebrates the dark skies of the BWCA, which has been named as one of only 17 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world. This year JHP features Celestial Navigation from artist Kim Dayton. Dayton applies a variety of mediums to celebrate celestial objects, presenting a dreamy journey through the night skies.
The exhibition runs through December 29. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday 10-4
Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings
The Monday Night Al-Anon meeting takes place at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais at 7 pm.
Cook County West End Alanon
The West End Alanon family Group meets each Wednesday at 7 pm at the Lutsen Town Hall. Alanon is a group that supports friends and family members of alcoholics. The group welcomes anyone who has been affected by a friend or family member who has a problem with alcohol.
NA (Narcotics Anonymous) Meeting
Narcotics Anonymous meetings are Wednesday evenings at 7 pm at The Hub in Grand Marais. All who have an interest are welcome to come.
2025 Joan Drury Award
The Voilence Prevention Center is accepting new nominations for the 2025 Joan Drury Award. The award is names after late community member Joan Drury, who was a lifelong feminist and an accomplished advocate for women and LGBTQ+ people. After Joan’s passing in 2020, the VPC created the Joan Drury Award to honor Joan’s legacy. Each year the Joan Drury Award recognized one Cook County community member who is committed to feminism and gender equity through volunteerism, community commitment, personal awareness, promotion of education, awareness, and outreach, and philanthropy.
Nominations can be through the VPC’s website – violencepreventioncenter.org/community. All nominations must be submitted by January 3. The award will presented on February 1 at the VPC’s annual fundraiser and film event, Beyond the Reel, at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts.
More information is also available from the VPC at 218-387-1262 or hope4u@boreal.org.
Greenland: Where Ice Is Born
North House Folk School hosts Lonnie Dupre for a presentation about his past and future Greenland expeditions on Friday, January 3 at 6:30 pm.
Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre has long dreamed of going north in his own ship: to start from his hometown and supply his own journey, like explorers did a century ago. That dream will become reality this spring as he sets sail from the Grand Marais harbor on Nord Hus, bound for Greenland.
On this trip, Dupre will continue bearing witness to the effects of climate change on Greenland’s landscapes and on the lives of the Polar Inuit people who call Greenland home.
This event is part of North House’s First Friday series. At 5:30 pm there will be a Dinner on a Stick. Bring something to roast over the fire, North House will provide pointy sticks and s’mores fixings.
More information is available at northhouse.org.
Grand Marais Public Library closed Jan 6 to 8
The Grand Marais Public Library will be closed for three days – from Monday, January 6, through Wednesday, January 8 to complete the installation of Air Source Heat Pump technology that will improve its energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint.
Updates on the January closure will be available at grandmaraislibrary.org or on the Library’s Facebook page.
Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings
The Monday Night Al-Anon meeting takes place at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais at 7 pm.
Cook County West End Alanon
The West End Alanon family Group meets each Wednesday at 7 pm at the Lutsen Town Hall. Alanon is a group that supports friends and family members of alcoholics. The group welcomes anyone who has been affected by a friend or family member who has a problem with alcohol.
NA (Narcotics Anonymous) Meeting
Narcotics Anonymous meetings are Wednesday evenings at 7 pm at The Hub in Grand Marais. All who have an interest are welcome to come.
Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings
The Monday Night Al-Anon meeting takes place at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais at 7 pm.
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.
Cook County West End Alanon
The West End Alanon family Group meets each Wednesday at 7 pm at the Lutsen Town Hall. Alanon is a group that supports friends and family members of alcoholics. The group welcomes anyone who has been affected by a friend or family member who has a problem with alcohol.