summer events on the north shore

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!

Bird Banding

Bird Banding

June 12, 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. [...]
Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Beaver Bay Boardwalk

Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Beaver Bay Boardwalk

June 12, 2025 - June 16, 2025    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Come help Superior Hiking Trail Association replace 500 feet of failing boardwalk. Activities will include building wooden structures and reshaping tread with hand tools. Expect [...]
North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park

North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park

June 12, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
North Shore Rocks Nature Cart What makes the rocks so unique along the North Shore of Lake Superior? Did you know that the lava flows [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

June 12, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sundays 3 pm Joe Paulik or Medicine River Mondays 7pm Pete Kavanuagh.(starts June 30) Wednesdays 5pm Joe Paulik Thursdays 5pm Bump Blomberg Fridays 7 or [...]
North Shore Winery events

North Shore Winery events

June 12, 2025    
3:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Sundays  Weekend Wine Down 3:30-5:30pm local music outside Tuesdays Local Day 5-7pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co

Thursday Art at Joy & Co

June 12, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! Thursday Night Art Night at Joy & Co. Instructor lead mini-art classes 3:30 - 5 pm. Reservations are not required - however [...]
Artist Talk: The Art of Implication

Artist Talk: The Art of Implication

June 12, 2025    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Artist Talk: The Art of Implication When viewing a painting, the general public and many artists are satisfied when an artwork is identifiably understandable and [...]
Grand Marais Farmer's Market

Grand Marais Farmer's Market

June 12, 2025    
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Where the food producers of Cook County MN and their fans gather to share the bounty of the season!
Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

June 12, 2025    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Locally grown produce, and handmade goods from the Finland MN area. The Finland Farmers Market 2025 season runs from June 12th through October 2nd, every [...]
Up Yonder Events

Up Yonder Events

June 12, 2025    
6:00 pm
Tuesdays  Open Stage 6pm Thursdays 2nd Thursday WTIP Trivia, 6pm 3rd Thursday North SHore Swing Band, 6pm Live Music June 7  Inga Entheos, 8pm June [...]
Harbor Rail Pub events

Harbor Rail Pub events

June 12, 2025    
7:00 pm
Tuesdays 7pm Vinyl night Thursdays 7pm Karaoke
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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 [...]
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 1, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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 [...]
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 3, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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 [...]
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. [...]
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 8, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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 [...]
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 10, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Green Door Smelt Fry
May 20, 2023    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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 [...]
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
May 24, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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 [...]
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
May 25, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
May 26, 2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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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Moose Calves Born
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The Green Door Smelt Fry
20 May 23
Beaver Bay
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Moose Calves Born
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Children's Storytime: Pollinators
25 May 23
Two Harbors
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