Community
Upcoming Events
Summer food program
Cook County Schools hosts a summer food program from June 9 to August 15. The program provides meals for all children 18 and younger. No registration or income requirements necessary.
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.
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.
Dark Sky Caravan & Star Parties
The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is hitting the road again for its 8th annual Dark Sky Caravan from August 11 to 16.
To celebrate our dark skies, Planetarium staff will be traveling along the North Shore, stopping at different locations each night for a star party.
Tuesday, August 12, at Split Rock Lighthouse from 8 to 10 pm
Wednesday, August 13, at Tettegouche State Park Visitor Center from 8 to 11 pm.
Thursday, August 14, at North House Folk School from 8 to 11 pm.
Friday, August 15, at the Schapp Community Center from 8 to 11 pm.
Saturday, August 16, at the Seagull Lake Community Center from 4 to 6 pm AND at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center from 6:30 to 10:30 pm.
More information is available at scse.d.umn.edu.
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
Cook County Schools hosts a summer food program from June 9 to August 15. The program provides meals for all children 18 and younger. No registration or income requirements necessary.
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.
Ruby's Pantry
Ruby’s Pantry of Cook County will hold its food distribution on Tuesday, August 12, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Cook County Community Center. Anyone with questions or an interest in volunteering can email rubys@boreal.org.
Summer food program
Cook County Schools hosts a summer food program from June 9 to August 15. The program provides meals for all children 18 and younger. No registration or income requirements necessary.
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.
Happy Hikers
The Happy Hikers will be hiking at Crosby-Manitou State Park on Wednesday, August 13. The group meets at 9 am at the Cook County YMCA Parking Lot near the tennis courts. More information is available on the Happy Hikers – Cook Co. Facebook page or by email at carol@morgen.us.
Bone Builders
Bone Builders is a group exercise weight training program that was created for adults who are interested in preventing and reducing osteoporosis. Bone Builders meets at the Lutsen Town Hall on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 to 11 am.
August Poetry Workshop with Amy Woschek Schmidt
The Grand Marais Public Library will host local poet Amy Woschek Schmidt to teach the monthly poetry workshop on Wednesday, August 13, from 6 to 8 pm. The Cook County SCRAP Society poetry workshops typically involve direct teaching, poetic exercises, and time to share the poetry that participants have been working on, either at home or at the workshop. The workshop is geared to ages fourteen and up.
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.
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 Birds Healing Arts Center in Grand Marais.
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.
Summer food program
Cook County Schools hosts a summer food program from June 9 to August 15. The program provides meals for all children 18 and younger. No registration or income requirements necessary.
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.
CCCoLA August Meeting
The Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations (CCCoLA) August meeting will be held on Thursday, August 14, from 10 to 11:30 am at the Schaap Community Center. It will feature a presentation by the Gunflint Loon Project.
CCCoLA welcomes associations and individuals interested in working together to protect and preserve Cook County’s waters, shorelands, and wildlife. Learn more about CCCoLA at: cookcountycola.mnlakesandrivers.org or email: cookcountcola@gmail.com
Sawmill Tours
Hedstrom Lumber Company hosts Sawmill Tours on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 am and 1 to 2:30 pm. These tours are led by Steve Robertson, retired interpreter for the US Forest Service. Hedstrom provides safety equipment, and tours involve indoor and outdoor walking over uneven surfaces and climbing stairs. Tours require an online reservation. More information is available at hedstromlumber.com or by phone at 218-387-2995.
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.
Grand Marais Farmers Market
The Grand Marais Farmers Market is held on Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 pm through mid-October at the Cook County Community Center parking lot. The market is a partnership between the Northwoods Food Project (a 501c3 non-profit organization), the Cook County Community Center, and the Cook County U of MN Extension.
More information is available on the Grand Marais Farmer’s Market Facebook page.
Finland Farmers Market
The Finland Summer Farmers Market is held on Thursdays from 5 to 6:30 pm under the pavilions at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland. More information is available at finlandfarmersmarket.com.
Pickup Truck Opera: Volume Five: The Return of King Idomeneo
The North Shore Music Association and Opp-Hvidston Foundation present Mixed Precipitation’s Pickup Truck Opera Vol. 5: The Return of King Idomeno. These performances fuse classical opera with 1950s doo-wop and 60s girl-group flair—all performed from the bed of a blue Ford Ranger pickup truck.
Performances are on Friday, August 15, at 6:30 pm at the Hovland Town Hall and Saturday, August 16, at 3 pm at Sweetheart’s Bluff in Grand Marais.
More information is available at northshoremusicassociation.com.