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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!

Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Kris Kieper

Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Kris Kieper

October 5, 2024 - October 19, 2024    
10:00 am - 6:00 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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Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition

Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition

October 12, 2024 - November 3, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition: By Land and Sea, featuring artist Tom Dimock. Displaying skill in both [...]
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October Full Moon

October Full Moon

October 17, 2024    
All Day
North Shore
Full moons have many names derived from various cultures reflecting what was happening in the natural world. October's full moon is the Hunter's Moon. Other [...]
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Fall Break Weekend

Fall Break Weekend

October 17, 2024 - October 19, 2024    
9:00 am
Grand Marais Art Colony
Fall Break Weekend is for the creative learner in us all. Along with one and two-day class options (art Journaling, Spontaneous Process Painting) we host [...]
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Grand Marais Apple Festival

Grand Marais Apple Festival

October 17, 2024 - October 19, 2024    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Community Orchard
Don't miss the 6th Annual Grand Marais Apple Festival Oct. 17-19, 2024. Thursday, 5-6:30pm, The Hub, downtown Grand Marais Taste the lates apple varieties from [...]
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Corundum Point Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Corundum Point Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

October 17, 2024    
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Corundum Point Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Join us on a guided nature hike to Corundum Point. The hike takes visitors around boulders [...]
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Full Moon Reading, October

Full Moon Reading, October

October 17, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Drury Lane Books
This is an open community bonfire where all are encouraged to share a favorite piece of prose or literature. There are no limits to the [...]
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Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
March 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023    
All Day
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 [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 1, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 3, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
May 5, 2023 - May 19, 2023    
All Day
Bald eagles migrate back up the North shore in March, lay 1-3 eggs in April and incubate them for about five weeks. Chicks hatch mid-May. [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 8, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 10, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
May 19, 2023 - June 9, 2023    
All Day
Gangly, tawny moose calves are born about nine months after the autumn rut [mating season]. Born at 25-35 pounds, the average adult moose weighs close [...]
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The Green Door Smelt Fry
The Green Door Smelt Fry
May 20, 2023    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Green Door Municipal Bar
Hear ye, Hear ye! The historic Green Door Smelt Fry returns to Beaver Bay on Saturday, May 20th, 2023. Featuring all-you-can-eat fried smelt using the [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 24, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Children's Storytime: Pollinators
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
May 25, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Join Park Naturalist for an exciting set of stories about our buzzing friends. Pollinators are an important part of the world around us, and often [...]
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Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
May 26, 2023 - August 26, 2023    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Studio 21
Exhibiting Artists Mary Bergs Alexa Horochowski Ben Moren Galilee Peaches OPEN – Wednesdays – Saturdays, June-August 10 AM – 3 PM Member Preview May 26 [...]
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Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
May 26, 2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cook County History Museum
GRAB A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE FOR A COZY EVENING OF FUN AND CULTURE First, stop by either the Cook County History Museum at 8 [...]
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Clover Valley Farm Trail
Clover Valley Farm Trail
May 28, 2023    
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Clover Valley Farm Trail is a co-operative group of locally-owned, small farms located in or near Clover Valley, a farming community between Duluth and [...]
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Events on April 30, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
1 Mar 23
Events on May 1, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
1 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 3, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
3 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 5, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 6, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 7, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 8, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
8 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 9, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 10, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
10 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 11, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 12, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 13, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 14, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 15, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 16, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 17, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 18, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 19, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 20, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
The Green Door Smelt Fry
The Green Door Smelt Fry
20 May 23
Beaver Bay
Events on May 21, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 22, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 23, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 24, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
24 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 25, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
25 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 26, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 27, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 28, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Clover Valley Farm Trail
Clover Valley Farm Trail
28 May 23
Events on May 29, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 30, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 31, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on June 1, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on June 2, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on June 3, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais

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