Cold weather closures across the county

The National Weather Service has announced “a period of historic cold temperatures and life-threatening wind chills” through late morning on Thursday, January 31.  For that reason, Cook County Schools/ISD 166 and Great Expectations School in Grand Marais; Birch Grove Community School in Tofte and Oshki Ogimaag in Grand Portage are cancelling school for the third consecutive day. There is no school for students at ISD 166 and staff is being asked to report at 10 a.m. Afternoon activities will be held as scheduled.
 

Other weather-related cancellations have been announced.

Grand Marais Public Library is closed on Wednesday. 

Yoga classes at Cobblestone Cabins in Tofte have been cancelled for the week. Instructor Kathy Horak says classes will resume next Tuesday. For more information, email [email protected]. 

All Wednesday activities at Cornerstone Community Church in Grand Marais have been cancelled.

Lutsen Mountains will be closed for ski operations Wednesday.

Grand Marais Art Colony will be closed on Wednesday.

The community listening sessions with poet Julia Klatt Singer and composer Craig Carnahan scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

All activities on Wednesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, including youth activities, meal, worship, and choir have been cancelled. 

The Cook County Public Health and Human Services public meeting on its Community Health Needs Assessment on Wednesday, January 30 has been CANCELLED due to the weather and will be rescheduled.  More information at 218-387-3620. 

If you have a cold weather closure to announce, give us a call at WTIP at 218-387-1070 or email [email protected] or [email protected].