Mid-Trail offers amazing auction, raffle
Once again the community is invited to an exciting live auction on the Gunflint Trail. The August 15 event, sponsored by the Mid-Trail Property Owners Association, will raise funds for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. Full Story
Sawtooth Mountain Bike Challenge Aug. 23
Staff reports Coming soon…the challenging Sawtooth Mountain Bike Challenge! All levels of mountain bike riders are invited to join the event in Grand Marais on Aug. 23, 2009.The Challenge offers races with distances ranging from 8 to 27 miles, consisting of beginner, sport and expert levels. Full Story
Gitchi Gami Bike Ride August 15
Staff reports The Ninth Annual Gitchi-Gami Trail Association North Shore Bike Ride will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15. It will begin and end in Gooseberry Falls State Park. About 28 miles of the ride will be on the newly constructed Gitchi-Gami State Trail (GGST). Full Story
Great Get-Together at Cook County Fair
"The Great Community-Family Get- Together" is what the Cook County Fair Board intends this year's event to be. After a busy summer hosting tourists, community members can gather like a family to visit and enjoy a little down time Friday and Saturday, August 21 and 22, 2009, according to public relations chair Sharon Hendrickson. Full Story
Fisherman's Picnic 2009
Staff photo/Hal Kettunen Grand Marais Lions Club President Max Bichel presents the Fisherman's Picnic Grand Prize--$10,000—to a very happy Judy Renkiewicz of Grand Marais. Judy purchased only one ticket, from Sven & Ole's Pizza. Full Story
Eat your heart out!
Staff photo/Jane Howard Blue Water Café sponsored Hot Dog Eating Contests in front of the café on Friday and Saturday. Mike Thunborg of New Brighton successfully defended his Blue Water Café Hot Dog Eating Contest title from last year by eating five dogs in five minutes flat on Friday, July 31, 2009. How did he feel immediately after the victory? "Full." Full Story
Cutest Puppy
Staff photo/Laurie Johnson Pretty little Cedar, a 13-week-old golden retriever received "Best of Show" in the Cutest Puppy Contest on Saturday, August 1. Her handler was Natalya Wilkes, 4, of Plainview, MN. There were 32 adorable puppies in this year's contest. Full Story
rain on our parade!
American Legion Post 413, represented by Legionnaire Bob Mattson, Jory Brazell, Darrin Brazell, and Jenny Gwash and Post Commander Don Wilson, led the Fisherman's Picnic parade. They were accompanied by hard-working Legion Auxiliary members Nancy Leonard and Ellie Christiansen. Full Story
Grand Marais Idol
Photos by Laurie Johnson The Grand Marais Idol contest held on Friday and Saturday night, July 31 and August 1, was enjoyed by huge crowds at the East Bay stage. The event was sponsored by the MacArthur House B&B owned and operated by Max and Sherri Bichel. Above: Max Bichel was a judge, along with Brian and Deb Bennett. DJ Michael Rhodes emceed the program. Pictured on page A1: First place winner of Grand Marais Idol 2009 was Brad Tavernier of Grand Marais, who won $200. Brad sang Bohemian Rhapsody. Above Right: Second place Grand Marais Idol finalist was Robyn Kellogg who sang Wind Beneath My Wings. Robin received a $125 cash prize. Right: Taking third place honors and $75 was Derek Smith of Grand Marais who played guitar and sang One More Minute. Full Story
A Fish Toss Tale
One of the ultimate Fisherman's Picnic events is the Fish Toss, which is held on the last day of the Picnic. Folks from far and wide gather on Wisconsin Street to watch contestants vie for the title of champion herring tossers. Full Story
Photos
Staff photos/Jane Howard Left: Nicole Boostrom (seated) of Grand Marais was joined by two young bingo players at the World's Best Donut bingo competition Friday, July 31, 2009. The little girl in pink, she said, was especially happy to win a round (and a free doughnut) because her brother had already won other Fisherman's Picnic events. Right: These children played bingo with passion outside the World's Best Donuts. They were part of a large, enthusiastic crowd hoping to win free doughnuts. Full Story
Kids Tract or Pull Result s
Age 4 Age 5 Age 6 Age 7 Age 8 Age 9 Age 10 Age 11 Full Story
Fisherman's Picnic Lumber Camp… No ordinary lumberjacks!
HUSQVARNA Stock Saw results: (2 cuts in 20" white pine) Disqualified: Aaron Mielke, Richard Bohnen, Jake Patten, Bob Maki, Kent Anderson Log Sawing results: Men 1 Dan Rassier, St. Full Story
2009 Fisherma n's Picnic kids Lumber jac k Compet ition Results :
Grand Marais kids log rolling: 1 Jessica Berg-Collman 2 Damian Zimmer 3 Joe Borud 4 Jesse Rahbain 5-6 Wellesley Howard-Larsen Ashley Holzheu 7-8 Kayla Vahle, Jack Hoppe 9-12 Lucy Shaw, Adrian Howard-Larsen, Full Story
2009 Fisherma n's Picnic Lumber jac k Compet ition Results :
MN State Champ ionships Women's Traditional Speed Birling (# of revolutions in 30 sec.) Women's Elite Traditional Boom Run: DQ: Emily Christopherson, Fiona Cahill, Laura Johnson, Clare Christopherson, Full Story
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