An Exhibition of Northwoods Fiber Guild Artisans

Exhibit will be open during
Gallery Hours
Sunday 1 – 4pm
Monday 10am – 4pm
Closed Tuesdays
Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm

With art classes for both young and old, the Grand Marais Art Colony offers a great variety of courses and workshops. Click above for full course listing and details.

From Basketry, to Fly Fishing and Timber Framing, North House offers a great variety of courses and workshops. Check out the some of the great summer courses available. Click above for full course listing and details.

Fireworks, medallion hunt, classic car show, music, tasty food, Kiddie Parade, Scavenger Hunt, 5K Walk/Run – it’s going to be 5 days of fun in Two Harbors.

Get the full schedule of events here

Try out extreme water sports!

Everyone is invited, you don’t need to be staying at a particular location to join the program.
These programs are provided free to all by the Superior National Forest and Visit Cook County.

Multiple events Tuesdays through Saturdays, click for details.

Thursdays – In-Depth Nature Discovery

Aug 8 – 1 pm, Lutsen SNA Hike
Aug 15 – 10 am, Geology Field Day and Community Invasives Training at 6 pm
Aug 22 – 8 am, Bird Exploration Adventures

Fridays – 7 am  – Bird Banding Demos

Have you ever seen a wild bird up close? Discover the many types of birds that live along the North Shore.

Saturdays – Nature Talks

Aug 10 – 2 pm,  An Up-Close Look at Northwoods Animals
Aug 17 – 10 am, State of the Birds
Aug 24 – 10 am, Photo Scavenger Hunt
Aug 31 – 10 am, Life on the Edge

Sundays – 10 am – Geology Walks

Discover how Lake Superior was formed. Learn how to find agates. Free, donations appreciated.

Calendar and details here

Finding your way around in the world of tree and shrub identification can be intimidating. Join us for an exploration into what grows where, and how do you know that’s a Cherry tree? Which of those berries in the woods are edible and which just look like they ought to be edible but aren’t? There are lots of mysteries to solve in the forest of Northern Minnesota, and we will provide you with some tools to use for identification and some general know-how to make your way among the forest plants.

$5 per person; $10 per family

Oh, how wonderful to be read aloud to; joins us summer Saturdays for this story hour with the Muffin Man.

Also check out these other readings at Drury lane:

Aug 25 :: Brenda Child & Jonathan Thunder: Bowwow Powwow :: 7:00pm
Aug 26 :: Full Moon Reading featuring Children’s Books :: 7:30pm

The Schroeder Area Historical Society (SAHS) is sponsoring its annual tour, which will visit sixarchitecturally significant home sites along the North Shore. 2018 architects are David Salmela, Dale Mulfinger, and Scott Berry.

Registration is at Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder, MN from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on July 7, 2018. Bus loading starts at 1:00 pm and tour ends at approximately 5:30 pm. Lake Superior ledge rock picnic follows tour and ends at 7:00 pm.

To reserve a spot, a donation of $150/person is required. Schroeder Area Historical Society is a 501-C3 non-profit organization. You may sign up now, on-line at http://www.crossriverheritage.org/events.php?#e61 or you may mail a check to Schroeder Area Historical Society, PO Box 337, Schroeder, MN 55613

Gooseberry: River of Life

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. :: They’re creepy! They’re crawling! They’re very important. Come join the naturalist as we get our hands and feet wet exploring the marvelous life in the Gooseberry River. Identify some common critters that call the river home. Discover the reason why having these creepy crawlies is a good thing and why the river is very important. Meet at the lower falls area.

Signs of Bigfoot

8 p.m. to 9 p.m. :: Animals leave behind clues that can tell us a great deal about the animal. Come and explore the park in a unique and interactive way that allows you to gather information about the hidden creatures of Gooseberry Falls. Try your luck in an inquiry based hunt for the elusive Bigfoot and see what you can learn about this legendary creature. Meet at Lady Slipper Lodge Amphitheater.

Live Music 3-7pm
Sep 1 :: Cook County’s Most Wanted

Author Jennifer Case will give a presentation on her research into her family’s ownership of the former Sawbill Lodge. She is the author of “Sawbill: A Search for Place.”

Sawbill Lodge was built in the 1930s right on Sawbill Lake, where the campground and canoe launch near Sawbill Outfitters currently are. However, it doesn’t exist there anymore. The Lodge was removed in the early 1980s and the cabins were demolished. Solbakken Lodge ended up buying the lodge structure and moving it to their site on Lake Superior, where it still exists.