Annual Passes & Winter Recreation Opportunities

While many recreation facilities and activities on national forests do not charge an entrance fee, visitors that enjoy recreating across a variety of public lands may benefit from purchasing an annual pass or Interagency America the Beautiful-The National Parks and Federal Recreation and Lands Pass Series Pass.

Travis Novitsky’s presentation and book signing

Noted Ojibwe nature photographer Travis Novitsky will sign copies of “Spirits Dancing—The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge & Cultural Connections to the Cosmos” on Friday, December 13, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Heritage Center Classroom at the Grand Portage National Monument.

Minnesota Department of Health honors Sawtooth Mountain Clinic dental program with 2024 Rural Health Team Award

The Minnesota Department of Health and its rural health partners today awarded its prestigious 2024 Rural Health Team Award to the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Oral Health Task Force (OHTF). The OHTF team will be honored during the 2025 Minnesota Rural Health Conference in Duluth June 9-10, 2025 The OHTF works to provide dental care, regardless of income, to every child to age 26, every pregnant woman and every senior over 65 years in Cook County and on the Grand Portage Reservation.

Borealis Chorale & Orchestra Christmas Concerts Dec. 13 & 14

The North Shore Music Association is delighted to sponsor the annual Borealis Chorale & Orchestra Christmas concerts on December 13 and 14. The concerts will begin night at 7 pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Come enjoy both new and longloved seasonal works by celebrated composers, sung by your friends and neighbors, and led by director Karina Roth.