Walk/Bike to School Day postponed to Thursday

The Cook County Safe Routes to School committee has postponed the first Walk/Bike to School Day due to weather. The event was to be held Wednesday, Sept. 20, however, there is a 90 percent chance of rain or thunderstorms so it has been postponed to Thursday, September 21.

The plan for Thursday remains the same. There are three routes of “Walking School Buses” in Grand Marais.
Walking School Buses are groups of students walking to school together, accompanied by community members and officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Each Walking School Bus stops at School District 166 and Great Expectations School on time for school to begin.

If your student normally gets a ride to school, come in a little early and walk or bike with the Walking School Bus from one of the starting locations: the Cook County Courthouse (7:30 a.m. departure), Birchwood Apartments (7:40 a.m. departure), or County Road 7 and 7th Ave. East (7:40 a.m. departure). For a map of the route and more information, visit the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic website.

Students are welcome to join along the route or meet at the starting location.