Arts & Culture
Mush for a Cure raises $30,000 for breast cancer
-This year’s annual Mush for a Cure Sled Dog Fundraiser, March 12-13, raised more than $30,000. Of that amount, organizers say that a minimum of $28,000 will go to the National Breast Ca
Site manager hired for Chik-Wauk
-The Gunflint Trail Historical Society announced the hiring of a site manager for the Chik-Wauk Museum, scheduled to open July 4.
Weekend Art News
-Lots of fun stuff to do this weekend including Sivertson Gallery's 10th annual Inuit Premiere, which opens today (Saturday) and the Mush for the Cure events at Trail Center.
Inuit throat singers continue ancient tradition
-The Inuit Premiere is being held this weekend at the Sivertson Gallery and the North House Folk School in Grand Marais.
Field Notes: Wilson's Warbler is rare
-Field Notes with Molly Hoffman can be heard every Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning between 9 and 9:30.&n
Art News for March 6 weekend
-The North Shore Photographers show opened at the Johnson Heritage Post on Friday night.
Walking the Old Road: Balancing Two Worlds
-The Ojibwe people living in the Grand Marais area practiced a unique balance of cultures, that of mainstream society and traditional Ojibwe society.
In late winter the land warms, but the big lake ices up
-Why does the North Shore seem warmer this winter? Temperatures in February were some of the highest in the state. If that’s the case, why is there so much ice out on Lake Superior?
Extreme painting on the Gunflint Trail
-The Grand Marais Art Colony's first Winter Plein Air Festival this week concludes with an exhibit at Gunflint Lodge on Saturday and Sunday.
Art News for Feb. 27 weekend
-The Winter Plein Air Festival exhibit at Gunflint Lodge begins at 5 p.m. Saturday. Also on Saturday: Sivertson Gallery Fireside Chats, 6 p.m., Local Musicians Showcase at the ACA at 7:30 p.m.