Mark Morgen and his wife Carol moved to the Grand Marais area 6 years ago after retiring from a 37-year career as an engineer for 3M Company. He has built over 20 canoes and kayaks, as well as one sailboat. The next current project will probably be a tandem sea kayak. He enjoys camping and […]
Don’t miss out on the FUN!!! This is the last Kids' Day for the season. Join Allison Healy, from the Grand Marais Art Colony. Allison will bring her portable studio for a small-scale watercolor class and be available from noon to 3:00 pm. Funding for this special class is from the Blandin Foundation. Children 18 […]
The USDA Forest Service naturalists present a different Northwoods-themed topic each week. This week will be on Beavers!! The presentation will be located outside on the front porch of Chik-Wauk Museum or if in climate weather the presentation will be moved inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center (masks will be mandatory if held indoors). The presentation is […]
Meet Sherry Abts, the "Ely Loon Ranger" and Minnesota DNR Loon Watcher Survey volunteer with a lifelong passion for loons. Thirty-five years as a public educator has taught Sherry how to get people excited and interested in the natural world around them. Sherry's passion for loons began in 1993 when she volunteered with the Earth […]
Have you ever found a skull in the woods? Karen's love of helping folks discover the wonders in nature will help you identify skulls and discover the amazing adaptations of our animal neighbors. She will give a brief and lively Powerpoint presentation followed by the examination of her large skull collection. Karen is a retired […]
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society would like to introduce the next Artist-In Resident. Heather Friedli is Saint Paul’s premiere contemporary impressionistic artist. Friedli’s paintings represent places she has explored in her yearly “Artventures'' in the woods, rivers, and beyond. Her experiences in the landscape dictate brush strokes in these imaginative and brilliant paintings. Heather's work […]
Layne Kennedy has been a professional photographer for forty-five years. His work includes fine art photography as well as editorial photography shooting magazine features for magazines worldwide. He's taught the art of storytelling photography at the North House Folk School for over twenty years. His editorial photography is represented by his office in Minneapolis and […]
The class will begin with a 30-40 minute presentation at Chik Wauk Nature Center (9:00 a.m.), then proceed south in your vehicle to a few outcrops of the Archean Saganaga tonalite (2.6 billion years old) along the Gunflint Trail. The rest of the day will involve a hike in the morning, lunch then another hike […]
Storytelling from the back roads is the collaborative work of the Historical Alliance of Cook County that includes; Cook County Historical Society The Gunflint Trail Historical Society Schroeder Area Historical Society Tofte Historical Society The event will have speakers from each of the respective Historical Societies of Cook County. The event will take place at […]
Give to the Max Day - November 16, 2023 What does that mean? Give to the Max is a statewide outpouring of support for thousands of nonprofits across Minnesota! A time when people show their support of local organizations through financial donations. This day makes a difference to over 14,000 organizations that participate. This year […]
Dark Sky Festival December 7 - 9, 2023 Cook County is home to one of the darkest skies in the world. Every year, explorers, adventurers, artists, and photographers from around the world travel to Cook County to experience the northern lights and night sky. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) has been named one […]
FRIDAY, DEC. 8 Events held at the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Documentary: Northern Nights, Starry Skies | Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center All day long, catch the documentary “Northern Nights, Starry Skies.” A visually stunning celebration of our spectacular starry skies above the world’s largest designated Dark Sky […]