On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, the Historic Depot and Heritage Center plans to transition to fall hours. The Heritage Center is scheduled to be open daily 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Historic Depot will close for the season.
The Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery (JHP) is excited to announce its upcoming gallery exhibit, “Days to Remember,” featuring the work of Minnesota-based artists Kurt Schulzetenberg and Nelia Harper French. The exhibit opens with a public reception on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and will be on display through Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Nanapush LLC housing developer Jane Penner and Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Executive Director Jeff Brand and are pleased to announce that the Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation (IRRR) Advisory board has awarded $350,000 to the Norra Skogen workforce housing project in Grand Marais.
Online tickets are available for the Cook County Community Fund’s annual fundraising event — Pour It Forward: Wine Tasting with Purpose, scheduled for Tuesday, October 7th, at the North House Folk School.
The Cook County ATV Club invites the public to ride with club members for a Rhonda Silence memorial ATV fall pizza ride on Saturday, September 27, at 10 a.m. The fall pizza ride will be held in honor of the club’s longtime secretary and founding member, Rhonda Silence.
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, SJ Bautch Construction broke ground to upgrade the playground at the First Congregational UCC in Grand Marais. Plans call for digging out the soil around the play equipment to the depth of eight inches and replacing it with wood chips for a softer surface. The crew will also pour a concrete pad for a handicapped-accessible picnic table, and footers for two benches and a bike rack. Bruce Tyler, the project manager for the church, expects the table, benches and bike rack to arrive in 6-8 weeks and hopes to have them installed before snow flies.
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Despite the rain, the Unplugged concert at North House Folk School drew a resilient crowd. This year, the event took a unique turn, with the venue being essentially free and the delightful pie and cookies being complimentary, a departure from the past practice of renting a large white tent and charging for the music.