May 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
All Day
Cedar Coffee/Spokengear | Two Harbors MN
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.
June 8, 2019 - June 30, 2019
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery | Grand Marais MN
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.
June 21, 2019 - June 23, 2019
All Day
North House Folk School | Grand Marais MN
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
June 23, 2019
4:00 am - 7:00 am
Skyport Lodge | Grand Marais MN
August 18th: Woodblind
August 25th: Pushing Chain
September 1st: TBD
June 23, 2019
7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center | Schroeder Minnesota
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.
Aug 17, 10 am – State of the Birds
Aug 24, 10 am – Photo Scavenger Hunt
Aug 31 – 10 am, Life on the Edge
Sugarloaf Cove is an incredible place to explore geology! Discover how Lake Superior was formed. Learn how to find agates. Free/donations. appreciated.
June 23, 2019
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
North House Folk School | Grand Marais MN
The flagship of the Grand Marais Harbor, Hjørdis shares the name of the mythical Norse goddess of war. Take a trip on this 50’ traditionally-rigged steel schooner and gain access to both the largest lake in the world and experience Grand Marais as it was approached in the centuries before Highway 61 — from the water.
The 2019 sailing season has begun! Even better than watching her from the shore is spending time aboard out on the water
Try the 2-Hour Daily Sail, or Friday and Saturday Sunset Sail!
For more details, or to book a reservation click here.
June 23, 2019
6:00 pm
Wunderbar Eatery & Glampground | Grand Marais MN
Sundays :: Open Stage with Joe Paulik & Pat Flack :: 6-9pm
Special Events
May 4, 7pm – Celtic Music Sessions & Open Jam