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!

Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Stephanie Irwin

September 1, 2024 - September 21, 2024

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Split Rock Lighthouse

Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and [...]

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Plein Air Grand Marais

September 6, 2024 - October 6, 2024

All Day

Johnson Heritage Post

Plein Air Grand Marais is an annual tradition since 2008 bringing outdoor painters to the North Shore of Lake Superior for a week of painting, learning, competition, and [...]

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Plein Air Grand Marais 2024 Gallery Exhibition

September 14, 2024 - October 6, 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery

Join us for the Plein Air Grand Marais 2024 gallery exhibition featuring 60 artists competing for a variety of awards. Plein Air Grand Marais is [...]

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Caribou Cream's Annual Maple Fall Festival

September 21, 2024

12:00 am

Caribou Cream

Lots of maple goodies for sale along with wood crafts, handmade jewelry, maple cotton candy, hand harvested wild rice, goats milk lotion and soaps, baked [...]

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Jan Sivertson - The Fishing Families of Isle Royale

September 21, 2024

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center

Jan Sivertson founded Sivertson Gallery with her father Howard Sivertson in 1980, focusing on regional artists. Shortly after, Howard decided he preferred to focus on [...]

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Authentic Lake Superior Fish Boil

September 21, 2024

3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Lou's Fish House

Get ready for a flavor-filled party at Lou's Fish House's Lake Superior Fish Boil! Enjoy traditional fish boil delights from the Great Lake of Lake [...]

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Ted Feyder

September 21, 2024

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Ledge Rock Grille at Larsmont Cottages

Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with Ted Feyder in the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live [...]

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Author Talk with Bart Sutter

September 21, 2024

5:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Drury Lane Books

We welcome back poet Bart Sutter to share his newest release, Cotton Grass: New and Selected Poems of the North. Bart Sutter is the only writer to [...]

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