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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!

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 2, 2026    
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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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 3, 2026    
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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Dockside Sessions: Chastity Brown

Dockside Sessions: Chastity Brown

August 5, 2026    
7:30 pm
North House Folk School
Dockside Sessions features three free outdoor concerts overlooking the Grand Marais harbor at North House Folk School's Outdoor Commons. August 5 Chastity Brown August 12 [...]
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Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

August 6, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Clair Nelson / Finland Community Center
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 9, 2026    
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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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 10, 2026    
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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Dockside Sessions: Molly Dean

Dockside Sessions: Molly Dean

August 12, 2026    
7:30 pm
North House Folk School
Dockside Sessions features three free outdoor concerts overlooking the Grand Marais harbor at North House Folk School's Outdoor Commons. August 5 Chastity Brown August 12 [...]
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Best Stargazing August

Best Stargazing August

August 12, 2026    
9:00 pm - 11:45 pm
North Shore
Best Stargazing August - New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great [...]
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Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

August 13, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Clair Nelson / Finland Community Center
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
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Opening Reception: Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint

Opening Reception: Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint

August 14, 2026    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Opening Reception: Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint Join the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery for its newest main gallery exhibit featuring work [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 16, 2026    
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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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 17, 2026    
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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Dockside Sessions: Bad Bad Hats

Dockside Sessions: Bad Bad Hats

August 19, 2026    
7:30 pm
North House Folk School
Dockside Sessions features three free outdoor concerts overlooking the Grand Marais harbor at North House Folk School's Outdoor Commons. August 5 Chastity Brown August 12 [...]
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Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
September 6, 2023    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lake Superior Trading Post
Enjoy a free, fun, family activity of writing or drawing a post card or letter at the new Letteracy Deck on Lake Superior in downtown [...]
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2023 Cook County Historical Society Annual Member Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
2023 Cook County Historical Society Annual Member Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
September 7, 2023    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
St. Johns Catholic Church
Join us on September 7, 2023 from 5-7 pm, as we host our Annual Member Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the St. John’s Catholic [...]
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Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
September 8, 2023    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lake Superior Trading Post
Enjoy a free, fun, family activity of writing or drawing a post card or letter at the new Letteracy Deck on Lake Superior in downtown [...]
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Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
September 9, 2023    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Voyageur Brewing Company
Enjoy an all-levels yoga class on the rooftop at Voyageur Brewing Company. The class is free to participants, but donations are encouraged and graciously accepted! [...]
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Chippewa City Church Open
Chippewa City Church Open
September 9, 2023    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Chippewa City Church
Visit the Chippewa City Church which was built in 1895 by Ojibwe carpenter Frank Wischop. It is one of a few physical hints of the [...]
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Grand Marais Harbor History tour
Grand Marais Harbor History tour
September 9, 2023    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cook County History Museum
This free tour begins at the History Museum in Grand Marais, Saturdays at 1 pm. Participants walk a short distance along the harbor to the [...]
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Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
September 10, 2023    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lake Superior Trading Post
Enjoy a free, fun, family activity of writing or drawing a post card or letter at the new Letteracy Deck on Lake Superior in downtown [...]
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Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
September 10, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gun Flint Tavern
Singer/songwriter and folksinger Joe Paulik will perform on the Raven's Nest Rooftop Bar at the Gun Flint Tavern in downtown Grand Marais, Sundays from 1 [...]
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Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
September 11, 2023    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lake Superior Trading Post
Enjoy a free, fun, family activity of writing or drawing a post card or letter at the new Letteracy Deck on Lake Superior in downtown [...]
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Eli Bentley Live at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters
Eli Bentley Live at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters
September 11, 2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Voyageur Canoe Outfitters
Join us for a night of live music with Eli Bentley at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters at the end of the Gunflint Trail! Pizza, beer, and [...]
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NorthShore Inline Marathon
NorthShore Inline Marathon
September 15, 2023 - September 17, 2023    
All Day
Skate | Run | Rollerski Founded in 1996, the NorthShore Inline Marathon is dedicated to spreading the love of inline skating and overall fitness. Every [...]
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Family Fun Poker Run
Family Fun Poker Run
September 16, 2023    
9:00 am
Clair Nelson Center
Head out on local trails during the annual Family Fun Poker Run. A fundraiser for the local snowmobile and ATV club, you get to ride [...]
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Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
September 16, 2023    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Voyageur Brewing Company
Enjoy an all-levels yoga class on the rooftop at Voyageur Brewing Company. The class is free to participants, but donations are encouraged and graciously accepted! [...]
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Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
September 17, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gun Flint Tavern
Singer/songwriter and folksinger Joe Paulik will perform on the Raven's Nest Rooftop Bar at the Gun Flint Tavern in downtown Grand Marais, Sundays from 1 [...]
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Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
September 22, 2023 - September 23, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bally Blacksmith Shop was built in 1911 and has housed three generations totaling 98 years of Bally blacksmiths. Three generations of the Bally family worked as blacksmiths. Sam Bally, whose skills were crucial to the lumber industry, arrived in 1903 to work for a sawmill. In 1911 he started his own business and built the long-standing Bally Blacksmith Shop that we see today.
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Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
September 23, 2023    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Voyageur Brewing Company
Enjoy an all-levels yoga class on the rooftop at Voyageur Brewing Company. The class is free to participants, but donations are encouraged and graciously accepted! [...]
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Chow for Charity
Chow for Charity
September 23, 2023 - September 24, 2023    
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Seagren's Home Hardware
Fuel up before - or after - your fall color hikes and drives and support local charities at this gathering of food trucks in Two [...]
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Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
September 24, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gun Flint Tavern
Singer/songwriter and folksinger Joe Paulik will perform on the Raven's Nest Rooftop Bar at the Gun Flint Tavern in downtown Grand Marais, Sundays from 1 [...]
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Heck of the North | Gravel Bike Classic
Heck of the North | Gravel Bike Classic
September 30, 2023    
All Day
East Alger Grade
105 Mile, 55 Mile, and 20 Mile Gravel Classic 2023 marks the 15th anniversary of The Heck of the North! This is the event that [...]
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Events on September 6, 2023
Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
6 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 7, 2023
2023 Cook County Historical Society Annual Member Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
2023 Cook County Historical Society Annual Member Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
7 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 8, 2023
Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
8 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 9, 2023
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
9 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Chippewa City Church Open
Chippewa City Church Open
9 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Grand Marais Harbor History tour
Grand Marais Harbor History tour
9 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 10, 2023
Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
10 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
10 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 11, 2023
Letteracy Deck
Letteracy Deck
11 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Eli Bentley Live at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters
Eli Bentley Live at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters
11 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 15, 2023
NorthShore Inline Marathon
NorthShore Inline Marathon
15 Sep 23
Events on September 16, 2023
NorthShore Inline Marathon
NorthShore Inline Marathon
15 Sep 23
Family Fun Poker Run
Family Fun Poker Run
16 Sep 23
Finland
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
16 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 17, 2023
NorthShore Inline Marathon
NorthShore Inline Marathon
15 Sep 23
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
17 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 22, 2023
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
22 Sep 23
Events on September 23, 2023
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
22 Sep 23
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
Saturday Morning Rooftop Yoga
23 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Chow for Charity
Chow for Charity
23 Sep 23
Two Harbors
Events on September 24, 2023
Chow for Charity
Chow for Charity
23 Sep 23
Two Harbors
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
Joe Paulik Live on the Rooftop
24 Sep 23
Grand Marais
Events on September 30, 2023
Heck of the North | Gravel Bike Classic
Heck of the North | Gravel Bike Classic
30 Sep 23
Two Harbors

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