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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!

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
City Center Park
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 [...]
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Northwoods Quilts Gallery Exhibition

Northwoods Quilts Gallery Exhibition

August 17, 2024 - September 8, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Northwoods Quilts featuring artist Beret Borson Nelson. Putting on display just how versatile thread and fabric can be, [...]
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Gooseberry Falls event - Get Hooked on Flies

Gooseberry Falls event - Get Hooked on Flies

August 18, 2024    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Get hooked on the intricate art of fly tying and even make a fly you can test out the next time you go fishing. Learn [...]
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Split Rock Lighthouse event: Moose-sterious Mammals

Split Rock Lighthouse event: Moose-sterious Mammals

August 18, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Stop on by the nature cart as we uncover and discuss one of North America's most elusive and moose-sterious creatures found in our neck of [...]
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Split Rock Lighthouse event: Tenacious Trees Walk

Split Rock Lighthouse event: Tenacious Trees Walk

August 18, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Join us on a leisurely guided nature walk as we learn to identify 5-10 common trees found along the North Shore. We'll explore the remarkable [...]
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Writing as Listening

Writing as Listening

August 18, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center
Diver Van Avery will lead a tour around Sugarloaf Cove and offer writing prompts to help people practice writing as an act of opening up, [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 18, 2024    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Split Rock Lighthouse event: Day Hill Interpretive Hike

Split Rock Lighthouse event: Day Hill Interpretive Hike

August 18, 2024    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Join Interpretive Park Naturalist on a guided hike up Day Hill. The hike takes visitors up a mass of anorthosite, an unusual igneous rock of [...]
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Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
December 16, 2023 - January 7, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Join us for our latest exhibit, Spirit of Place from local artist Jayne Richards. Spirit of Place refers to “the unique, distinctive and cherished aspects [...]
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Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
December 31, 2023    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us every Sunday this winter from 10 am-12 pm for Jazz Brunch with guitarist Briand Morrison at Moguls Grille & Tap Room at Caribou Highlands [...]
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Christmas Eve at Justine's
Christmas Eve at Justine's
December 31, 2023    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Justine's at Gunflint Lodge
Ring in the New Year at Justine's with family and friends while you enjoy a spectacular view overlooking Gunflint Lake and the Canadian Border with [...]
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First Day Hike
First Day Hike
January 1, 2024    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tettegouche State Park
Start the New Year off on the right foot (and the left) and join the park naturalist, on January 1, from 1-4 pm, for a [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 4, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Norpine Fat Bike Classic
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
January 5, 2024 - January 6, 2024    
All Day
Cascade Lodge
Join us for the Norpine Fat Bike Classic and ride the beautiful woods along the North Shore of Lake Superior! Registration will be opening soon [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 5, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
January 7, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us every Sunday this winter from 10 am-12 pm for Jazz Brunch with guitarist Briand Morrison at Moguls Grille & Tap Room at Caribou Highlands [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 11, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
January 12, 2024 - January 14, 2024    
All Day
Cook County Curling Club
Typically scheduled for early January, with 2-person teams competing, plus champagne with dinner. Contact Duane Hasegawa at dkazusa@gmail.com. details
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 12, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
January 14, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us every Sunday this winter from 10 am-12 pm for Jazz Brunch with guitarist Briand Morrison at Moguls Grille & Tap Room at Caribou Highlands [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 18, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 19, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Intro to Ice Fishing on Lax Lake
Intro to Ice Fishing on Lax Lake
January 20, 2024    
All Day
Tettegouche State Park
Come out to Lax Lake and go ice fishing with your family and friends. Tettegouche State Park staff will be on hand to loan you [...]
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Snowmobile Drag Races at Skyport
Snowmobile Drag Races at Skyport
January 20, 2024    
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hungry Jack Lodge
Skyport Lodge Drag Races Registration is at 11:00AM Races Kick Off at Noon (NO late entries) See you out on the track!
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Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
January 21, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us every Sunday this winter from 10 am-12 pm for Jazz Brunch with guitarist Briand Morrison at Moguls Grille & Tap Room at Caribou Highlands [...]
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Finland Winter Market January
Finland Winter Market January
January 21, 2024    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Clair Nelson Center
Bringing our farm and craft market into the winter, we will offer markets on November 19, December 17, January 21 and February 18. Stop by!
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Snowshoe Hike along the Baptism River
Snowshoe Hike along the Baptism River
January 21, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tettegouche State Park
Winter travel over frozen rivers is a good way to see the landscape from a different and unique perspective. Wildlife use these natural corridors in [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 25, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
January 26, 2024 - January 28, 2024    
All Day
Two Harbors Curling Club
Annual open bonspiel, details to come registration
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
January 26, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Chasing the North Wind Book Launch & Author Signing
Chasing the North Wind Book Launch & Author Signing
January 27, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post
Historic Cook County is pleased to announce the release of the new book titled Chasing the North Wind, a Memoir of One Woman’s Lifelong Love [...]
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Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
January 28, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us every Sunday this winter from 10 am-12 pm for Jazz Brunch with guitarist Briand Morrison at Moguls Grille & Tap Room at Caribou Highlands [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
February 1, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
February 2, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
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Hygge: the Warmth of Winter Opening Reception
Hygge: the Warmth of Winter Opening Reception
February 2, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Join us as we celebrate the opening reception of Hygge: the Warmth of Winter, a collaborative exhibition and 5th annual members’ show from the North [...]
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Events on December 31, 2023
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
31 Dec 23
Christmas Eve at Justine's
Christmas Eve at Justine's
31 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Events on January 1, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
First Day Hike
First Day Hike
1 Jan 24
Silver Bay
Events on January 2, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Events on January 3, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Events on January 4, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
4 Jan 24
Events on January 5, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
5 Jan 24
Lutsen
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
5 Jan 24
Events on January 6, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
5 Jan 24
Lutsen
Events on January 7, 2024
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
Spirit of Place Gallery Exhibition
16 Dec 23
Grand Marais
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
7 Jan 24
Events on January 11, 2024
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
11 Jan 24
Events on January 12, 2024
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
12 Jan 24
Grand Marais
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
12 Jan 24
Events on January 13, 2024
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
12 Jan 24
Grand Marais
Events on January 14, 2024
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel
12 Jan 24
Grand Marais
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
14 Jan 24
Events on January 18, 2024
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
18 Jan 24
Events on January 19, 2024
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
19 Jan 24
Events on January 20, 2024
Intro to Ice Fishing on Lax Lake
Intro to Ice Fishing on Lax Lake
20 Jan 24
Silver Bay
Snowmobile Drag Races at Skyport
Snowmobile Drag Races at Skyport
20 Jan 24
Grand Marais
Events on January 21, 2024
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
21 Jan 24
Finland Winter Market January
Finland Winter Market January
21 Jan 24
Finland
Snowshoe Hike along the Baptism River
Snowshoe Hike along the Baptism River
21 Jan 24
Silver Bay
Events on January 25, 2024
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
25 Jan 24
Events on January 26, 2024
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
26 Jan 24
Two Harbors
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
26 Jan 24
Events on January 27, 2024
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
26 Jan 24
Two Harbors
Chasing the North Wind Book Launch & Author Signing
Chasing the North Wind Book Launch & Author Signing
27 Jan 24
Grand Marais
Events on January 28, 2024
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
Jim Osbakken Memorial Open Bonspiel
26 Jan 24
Two Harbors
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison
28 Jan 24
Events on February 1, 2024
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
1 Feb 24
Events on February 2, 2024
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom
2 Feb 24
Hygge: the Warmth of Winter Opening Reception
Hygge: the Warmth of Winter Opening Reception
2 Feb 24
Grand Marais

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20 Jun 25
Lutsen
Art Exhibit: Recent and Past Works from Brock Larson that Capture Northern Life
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21 Jun 25
Grand Marais
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern
23 Jun 25
Grand Marais
Live Music at Bluefin Grille
Live Music at Bluefin Grille
23 Jun 25
Tofte
Events at Chik-Wauk Museum
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24 Jun 25
Grand Marais
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