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North Shore Events

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.

Check out what’s going on during your visit!

North Shore Water Festival

North Shore Water Festival

July 19, 2024 - July 21, 2024    
10:00 am
Come celebrate all things paddling with us at the Grand Marais Harbor. Cross your fingers for calm winds and sunny skies! July 19 Morning - [...]
Silver Bay Music in the Park Free Concert Series

Silver Bay Music in the Park Free Concert Series

July 19, 2024 - September 6, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Rocky Wall Productions is hosting a free outdoor concert series, consisting of different performers every Friday for 8 weeks! The shows will be held at [...]
40th Annual Finland Fireman's Wooden Bat Softball Tournament

40th Annual Finland Fireman's Wooden Bat Softball Tournament

July 20, 2024 - July 21, 2024    
All Day
Don’t miss out on the 40th Annual Finland Fireman’s Wooden Bat Softball Tournament! This tournament spans the whole weekend of July 20 – 21st, with [...]
Of Place and Time Gallery Exhibition

Of Place and Time Gallery Exhibition

July 20, 2024 - August 11, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Of Place and Time, featuring local artists Paula Gustafson and Linda Ricklefs Baudry. Celebrating light, life, and the [...]
Tettegouche event: Moths in Motion

Tettegouche event: Moths in Motion

July 21, 2024    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Come see moths up close and learn about their life cycles, their diversity, and their importance! Learn to identify a few different types of moths [...]
Tettegouche event: Pollinator Garden Flowers and Friends

Tettegouche event: Pollinator Garden Flowers and Friends

July 21, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Every garden needs its flowers, and every flower needs its pollinators. Stop by the pollinator garden located behind the Visitor Center to learn about the [...]
Tettegouche event: Eggs-cellence in Nature

Tettegouche event: Eggs-cellence in Nature

July 21, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Drop-in program in the Visitor Center Birds lay eggs in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes, and you can see them up close! Learn [...]
Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

July 21, 2024    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Grand Marais Music Collaborative (GMMC) and Visit Cook County invite you to enjoy live music in the park, on the waterfront in downtown Grand [...]
Music by the Lake

Music by the Lake

July 21, 2024    
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for our beloved annual music series, Music by The Lake, where family and community come together for an unforgettable lakeside experience on Devil [...]
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Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
May 26, 2023 - August 26, 2023    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Exhibiting Artists Mary Bergs Alexa Horochowski Ben Moren Galilee Peaches OPEN – Wednesdays – Saturdays, June-August 10 AM – 3 PM Member Preview May 26 [...]
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
August 4, 2023 - August 5, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bally Blacksmith Shop was built in 1911 and has housed three generations totaling 98 years of Bally blacksmiths. Three generations of the Bally family worked as blacksmiths. Sam Bally, whose skills were crucial to the lumber industry, arrived in 1903 to work for a sawmill. In 1911 he started his own business and built the long-standing Bally Blacksmith Shop that we see today.
Comedy Weekend
August 4, 2023 - August 5, 2023    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Laff Inn Comedy Club presents Comedy Weekend at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino Headlining: Mark Poolos Featuring: John Russel Admission is free, and you [...]
Daily Interpretive Programs at Grand Portage National Monument
August 7, 2023    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join the staff at Grand Portage National Monument to learn about traditional canoe building, cooking, fur trade era trades, and Anishinaabe crafts and games. Free [...]
Letteracy Deck
August 7, 2023    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Enjoy a free, fun, family activity of writing or drawing a post card or letter at the new Letteracy Deck on Lake Superior in downtown [...]
Collagraph Printmaking Demo with OPEN Acrylic Paint
August 9, 2023    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A collagraph print is made from a surface on which collage elements and texture have been applied.  Plates will be created using GOLDEN mediums and [...]
Silver Bay Men’s Invitational Golf tournament
August 18, 2023 - August 20, 2023    
All Day
The Silver Bay Men’s Invitational Golf tournament is a 3 day event.  All players play an 18 hole qualifying round on Friday.  Players are then [...]
Grand Marais Harbor History tour
August 19, 2023    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This free tour begins at the History Museum in Grand Marais, Saturdays at 1 pm. Participants walk a short distance along the harbor to the [...]
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