Each May the first my great-grandfather would drag the 55-gallon- drummed pontoon diving platform off the grassy shore – by hand - and onto the lake – by rowboat, and anchor it in about eleven feet of water in our little bay. It was about 35 yards out from our dock, which, when I was very small, was an impassable distance.
Human Complexities “The human being is a complex thing. [Humans] are comprised of much more than our physical form.
A little league baseball game is in progress. In the bleachers, amongst a smattering of parents and well-wishers, ROB PEREZ approaches the avuncular UNCLE SAM, white hair and goatee, sporting his signature white top hat, blue top coat, white shirt, and red cravat.
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church.
September 19-21, North House Folk School will be hosting a three-day celebration of the broad community that powers the work of the folk school! From the craftspeople, supporters and students that bring the mission to life, to the local businesses that welcome visitors over the course of the year, and the many Cook County contractors who have helped to build the new Welcome Center—it’s people who make North House possible.
The Superior National Forest is beginning the public engagement period for the Tofte Landscape Project’s Implementation Cycle 2. The engagement period runs from today, Monday, July 1 through Friday, August 2, 2024. During this time, interested public can provide input towards finalizing vegetation management treatments for the second implementation cycle. Please submit comments to Peter Taylor-Forest Planner at peter.r.taylor@ usda.gov or mail to the Tofte Ranger Station, PO Box 2159, 7355 West MN-61, Tofte MN 55615.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and Lake counties. Volunteers are needed for a minimum of one morning during the June 28 through July 8 monitoring period, to count the number of adult and juvenile loons on pre-selected lakes.
10 YEARS AGO JULY 5, 2014 v After about a year of thinking and talking about improvements to the Highway 61 corridor through Grand Marais through Grand Marais, city councilors set July 16 as the date for a three-hour workshop designed to set the “complete streets” project in motion. v On July 1, 2014, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) enacted a quarantine for gypsy moths in Lake and Cook counties.
University of Minnesota Extension is partnering with the Lake Superior Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association and the local Northwoods Food Project to host a field tour in August at Good Nature Farm.
Poet Sandra Hisakuni will share from The Northland Beckons, her haikus about the Boundary Waters The Grand Marais Public Library invites people of all ages to learn about haiku from poet Sandra Hisakuni on Saturday, July 13, from 12:30-2 p.m. Hisakuni will read from her book of haikus, The Northland Beckons, revealing her inspiration from both Japan and the Boundary Waters, as well as proclaiming the power of haiku to create profound connection and lasting memories.