This show is full of action and emotion. It features rag dolls, bikes, coffee cups and even a muffin with a cherry on top!

Join us Friday May 3rd to meet Lauri E Olson-Hohman and see her new series of original paintings “From Rags to Riches”. 5-7 pm.

Beer and Wine $1 off and full food menu available. Art and cards on display and for sale through June 30.

Join the JHP Art Gallery for an exhibition of works titled “Calling” created by Alexa Carson.

Alexa Carson’s paintings invoke the call of our wilderness– the call of the chickadee, the loon, the wolf. We are being called back to our natural spaces to reconnect with wildlife, and to reclaim our role as nature’s stewards.

Summer Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm; Sunday 1-4 pm; Monday 10 am – 4 pm. CLOSED TUESDAYS

The exhibit runs through June 30.

Rows of hand-made and unique watercraft, a boat parade, craft demonstrations, an evening square dance, boat, and tool auction, chowder and brats…there’s a bit of everything during our Wooden Boat Show and Summer Solstice Festival. Try your hand at a workshop or course; be inspired by the stories of boat builders, sailors, and travelers and plan your next adventure. Join us as we welcome the summer season in the best way possible: talking boats, celebrating community and hanging out on the shores of Lake Superior.

This year’s Featured Speaker at 12:30 on Sunday, June 23 will be Douglas Brooks, returning by popular demand with fresh stories from his time in Japan studying with traditional boat builders. His talk, Ways of Learning: An Apprentice Boat Builder in Japan will be at 12:30 on Sunday, and he will teach and demonstrate throughout the weekend.

Festival Highlights include:

– Harbor Side Wooden Boat Display
– Boats-to-Tools Auction
– Wooden Boat Speaker Series
– Craft Demonstrators
– Lake Superior Chowder Experience
– Steam Bent Brunch
– Solstice Pageant on Saturday at 8 pm
– Members Annual Meeting – Sunday at Noon

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Through a unique, nationally recognized partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, resorts and other locations in Cook County host FREE, family-friendly naturalist programs Tuesdays – Saturdays all summer long.

Naturalist program topics range from bats, beavers, and wolves to moose, meteor strikes and wildflowers. Everyone is welcome to attend, even if you are just visiting for the day. No resort reservations are required to participate.

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Thursdays – In-Depth Nature Discovery

Fridays – Bird-Banding Demonstrations 7 – 11 am

Have you ever seen a wild bird up close? Visit any time and discover the many types of birds that live along the North Shore. Free/donations. appreciated.

Saturdays – Nature Talks

Aug 17, 10 am – State of the Birds
Aug 24, 10 am – Photo Scavenger Hunt
Aug 31 – 10 am, Life on the Edge

Sunday – Geology Walks at 10 am

Sugarloaf Cove is an incredible place to explore geology! Discover how Lake Superior was formed. Learn how to find agates. Free/donations. appreciated.

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Try the 2-Hour Daily Sail, or Friday and Saturday Sunset Sail!

For more details, or to book a reservation click here.

Registration Required

You’re stranded, hungry, and getting desperate. In this Land of 10,000 Lakes there is a good chance that fish-filled waters are nearby. Now, how to catch them without a graphite rod and expensive tackle?

In this program we’ll explore and try out some alternative methods for catching fish to eat. We’ll spend the day at Tettegouche Camp, on Mic Mac Lake, making some fishing gear then catching fish (hopefully!). If we are successful we may even indulge in a little shore lunch

Participants will need to bring a sharp knife, clothing for the weather, a lunch and a water bottle. Come prepared for any weather conditions as this program will occur, rain or shine.

Meet the Park Naturalist at the parking lot on Lax Lake Road on the northern edge of the park at 9am. We will hike the 1.7 miles into Tettegouche Camp. A Minnesota fishing license is not required for Minnesota residents to fish on Mic Mac Lake.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND THIS COURSE IS LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS! Send an email to kurt.mead@state.mn.us to register.

Gunflint Trail outfitters want to introduce families and anyone interested to the adventurous joys of canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by asking visitors to “Wet Your Paddle.”
Outfitters are hosting an hour of free canoe paddling and will provide instruction if needed!

You may visit the outfitter of your choice during their selected hour of the program, but please call ahead to let them know you are coming.
Anyone coming outside of the allotted time slot will be charged normal rental fees.

Meet Jackie Fallon of the Midwest Peregrine Society and two live falcons to learn more about these amazing birds. Fallon has worked on peregrine research in Minnesota for nearly 30 years and has many stories to share and information about protecting these animals.

Included with $6-10 site admission/MNHS members free

Tuesday & Thursday night music is 6 – 8 pm
Saturdays Live Music is 7-10 pm

Wine & Trivia Wednesdays
The wine bar will open at 6pm with Trivia kicking off at 6:30pm. The Poplar River Pub will be serving food and drink for anyone looking for a non-wine beverage. Folks of all ages are welcome & encouraged to participate. Pro Tip! Get a leg-up on the competition by visiting our Facebook page between 12pm-5pm the day of the event for the answer to a sommelier-level wine question that will be asked that night.

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December
31 :: Briand Morrison

2020
January
2 :: Jon Kalberg
3 :: Rob & Jill
4 :: Plucked-Up String Band
7 :: Gordon Thorne
9 :: Jim & MIchele Miller
11 :: Briand Morrison
14 :: Eric Frost
17 :: Pushing Chain
18 :: Gordon Thorne
21 :: Pete Kavanaugh
23 :: Briand Morrison
25 :: Jim & Michele Miller
28 :: Joe Paulik
30 :: Joshua Schmidt
31 :: Plucked-Up String Band

July
18 :: Eric Frost :: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
20 :: Gordon Thorne :: 7 – 10 pm
25 :: Joe Paulik :: 7 – 10 pm
27 :: John Russ :: 7 – 10 pm

Fridays & Saturdays :: Live Music
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Live Music 7 pm unless noted

Join Michael Monroe for an enchanting evening of north shore harmonies…a performance and reception in his beautiful log home on the North Shore of Lake Superior, located 7 miles outside of Grand Marais.

2019 DATES
June 22
July 6, 13, 20 & 27
August 3, 17 & 31
September 27 & 28
October 12
November 30
December 28 and 31 – special holiday pricing

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