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Each small town celebrates nature, arts and history, the great outdoors, local and regional talents, holidays and community. And you’re invited to join in. This North Shore Calendar of Events lists all kinds of goings-on; guided hikes, 99-mile bike races, fine art exhibits, pie-eating contests, solstice celebrations, historical talks, workshops, classes, summer festivals, small town parades, and the annual lighting of Split Rock Lighthouse.

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Moose lick salt on road

Date: March 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023

Time: All Day

Event Description

When temps warm in the spring, roads are salted to keep ice from forming. Like many of us, moose crave a little salt. Carefully drive paved roads – like the Gunflint Trail or Minnesota Highway 1 – at dusk [around 6:30 pm this time of year]. Keep an eye out and be prepared to stop. The same thing happens when temps first drop in mid-November into late December..

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North House Folk School Northern Landscapes Festival
May 30, 2025 - June 1, 2025    
All Day
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 1, 2025    
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3:30 pm
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June 2, 2025    
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June 3, 2025    
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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June 3, 2025    
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June 3, 2025    
6:00 pm
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June 4, 2025    
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June 5, 2025    
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June 5, 2025    
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June 6, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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June 6, 2025    
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June 6, 2025    
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June 7, 2025    
9:00 am
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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June 8, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Rock Talk On the Beach at Tettegouche State Park
June 8, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 9, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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June 10, 2025    
9:00 am - 3:45 pm
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Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park
June 10, 2025    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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North Shore Winery events
June 10, 2025    
3:30 pm
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June 11, 2025    
All Day
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 11, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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June Full Moon Poetry Reading
June 11, 2025    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Bird Banding
June 12, 2025    
7:00 am - 11:00 am
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Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Beaver Bay Boardwalk
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8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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June 12, 2025    
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June 13, 2025 - June 15, 2025    
12:00 am
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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June 17, 2025    
3:30 pm
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6:00 pm
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June 19, 2025    
7:00 am - 11:00 am
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June 19, 2025    
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All Day
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June 20, 2025 - June 24, 2025    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 23, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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June 24, 2025    
3:30 pm
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 25, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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June 25, 2025    
9:00 pm - 11:45 pm
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Bird Banding
June 26, 2025    
7:00 am - 11:00 am
Have you ever had the opportunity to see a wild bird up close? Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center is participating in bird research by banding birds. [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 26, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 27, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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North Shore Winery events
June 27, 2025    
3:30 pm
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Cook County Market
June 28, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Children's Story Hour at Drury Lane
June 28, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 29, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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North Shore Winery events
June 29, 2025    
3:30 pm
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
June 30, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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July 1, 2025    
6:00 pm
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July 2, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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July 3, 2025    
7:00 am - 11:00 am
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
July 3, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
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July 4, 2025    
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July 4, 2025    
5:00 pm
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Children's Story Hour at Drury Lane
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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