Community

Art Exhibit: Recent & Past Works from Brock Larson that Capture Northern Life

The Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery is displaying recent and past works from Brock Larson that Capture Northern Life. The gallery exhibit will run through July 13.

More information and the latest JHP hours is available at cookcountyhistory.org.

Maddi Nistler - All about loons with the National Loon Center

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center hosts All about loons with National Loon Center on Sunday, July 13, from 2 to 3 pm. Maddi Nistler, member of the Minnesota GreenCorps program serving her second term as Community Outreach and Readiness personnel at the National Loon Center in Crosslake, MN, will lead the presentation. More information is available at gunflinthistory.org.

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.

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.

Grand Marais Al-Anon Meetings

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

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.

"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 15, 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.

Meals for International Workers

A meal for international workers will be held on Tuesday, July 15, at 6:30 pm at the Evangelical Free Church (120 5th St., Grand Marais).

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.

Happy Hikers

The Happy Hikers will be hiking the Superior Hiking Trail Section 13, Finland, on Wednesday, July 16. 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.

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.

Project at Pincushion from Friends SNF

Friends of the Superior National Forest is hosting an event to help remove species (primarily St. John’s Wort) at Pincushion Mountain Trailhead on Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18.  Shifts are available from 8:30 to 11:30 am and 12:30 to 3:30 pm each day.

More information is available at friendssnf.org.

Bird Banding

Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center hosts bird banding on Thursdays from 7 to 11 am.  Special programs about bird banding will be held at 10 am. More information at sugarloafnorthshore.org.

Bird banding is weather dependent; rain or excessive wind may cause the banding session to be cancelled. Sugarloaf Cove can be reached at 218-663-7679 to check.

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.

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.

Memory Café

Care Partners of Cook County’s Memory Café meets on the third Thursday of each month, from 1-2:30 pm at The Hub. A Memory Café is a casual gathering where people with memory loss and the family or friends who care for them can come together in a safe, supportive, relaxed environment.

More information is available at carepartnersofcookcounty.org.