North Shore Calendar of Events

Spring is an explosion of life in the North! Discovering the birds, wildflowers, insects and more of this dynamic and rich northern landscape is the focus of this festival. Participation in the festival is open to anyone interested in hands-on learning and curious about the dynamics of the northern landscape. More than a dozen field-focused courses form the backbone of the event, with evening presentations rounding out the full weekend schedule.

Our monthly art shows are back!

Bailey Aaland has been working as a mosaic artist since 2007. She began working with mosaics as a teenager, using broken plates to create art and teaching herself the process through books.

Come meet the artist. It’ll be fun!

Join us for a “sneak peek” of all seven chapters of Seven Aunts with author Staci Drouillard. Drouillard will share why she was inspired to write about her aunts, her writing process as it relates to personal and community history, her experience of handling sensitive topics (women’s lives and stories), and will stitch it all together by reading from chapters of Seven Aunts.

This class will be held over Zoom. Offered by Cook County Higher Ed; register here

Get your Seven Aunts Book preordered at Drury Lane Books

7-5 Summer Exhibition

June 10 – August 27, 2022

7-5 is a celebration of the Art Colony’s place within the Great Lakes region as well as a way to highlight our various program areas. Seven artists from around the region have been invited to each submit five pieces for this summer-long exhibition.

June 10 :: Member Preview 4 – 5 PM and Opening Reception 5 – 7 PM

Invited Artists:

• Mary Brodbeck | Printmaking | Keweenaw Peninsula and Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Magdolene Dykstra | Mark Making | St. Catharines, Ontario
• Jonathan Herrera Soto | Residencies (Print) | Minneapolis, Minnesota and Chicago, Illinois
• Anthony Ingrisano | Painting | Cleveland, Ohio
• Mika Laidlaw | Ceramics | Mankato, Minnesota
• Danny Saathoff | Sculpture | Bayfield WI and Edina, Minnesota
• Leslie Smith III | Mixed Media | Madison, Wisconsin

Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there’s a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans and 8 North Shore State Parks. With a free day in each season, it’s a great opportunity to get out there and explore someplace new – or visit an old favorite at a new time of year! Whether you stay for the whole weekend or just spend a few hours outside, you’ll make memories that will last a lifetime.

The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities like camping, rentals, or special tours.

One more ‘Free Day’ is Friday November 25

The full moon is an amazing sight.

Along the north shore and away from the lights of a city, it lights up the night sky.

Be sure to listen for wolves howling!

Summer’s arrival in the North deserves to be celebrated! We anticipate hosting an in-person Wooden Boat Show and Summer Solstice Pageant. Event includes Crafting in the public commons, Wooden Boat Display, Family Drop-In Crafts, Boats-to-Tools Auction, Pie Social, Chowder, and the Solstice Pageant.

Stay tuned: we will continue to shape our planning around the best safety practices available for our visitors, students, and staff. Community, craft, sparkling waters, northern adventures, and summer’s light are at the heart of our efforts.

Race along the shores of Lake Superior to Canal Park in Duluth.
Full Grandma’s Marathon and Garry Bjorkland Half-Marathon

Fun for racers and spectators alike

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The sun will be at it’s closest point and it will be the longest day of the year. This is also the first day of summer – Estival solstice

New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing.

Here’s a great way to start – look due north after the sun has set and find the Big Dipper constellation [see photo] with its telltale 3-star handle and 4-star dipper.

In the summer, the dipper is at ‘9-o’clock’ and hangs dipper down.