What floats your boat? – Boating Events in Cook County MN
From traditional, hand carved, wooden boat beauties to brightly colored, buoyant, wave bouncing kayaks, you will find any make, model, and type of watercraft in Cook County. You name it, we have a dock, gear, paddle, or mooring line for it: canoes, stand up paddle boards, pontoons, sailboats, aluminum fishing sloggers, deep water charter cruisers,… Read more »
Winter condition update – plenty of snow for the Beargrease and winter sports in Cook County MN
Winter condition update – plenty of snow for the Beargrease and winter sports in Cook County MN Conditions are firming up after the thaw of last week and while some snow was lost, the vast majority of Northeastern Minnesota still has a minimum of 12″-24″ of snow on the ground. Our cross-country ski and snowmobile… Read more »
Talking Tourism with Linda Jurek: Art, Unplugged, Fall Colors, and Upcoming Marketing
Talking Tourism with Linda Jurek: Art, Unplugged, Fall Colors, and Upcoming Marketing Plein Air Grand Marais Friday, September 9th marked the start date for this year’s plein air painting competition. See the numerous painters throughout Cook County always sparks my creative soul. I’ve always thought I could be an artist. In fact, I did some… Read more »
Talking Tourism with Linda Jurek: Fisherman’s Picnic
Changes on the horizon Change is constant and often times not easy. I think of the transformation we see in our county from season to season; not only with our weather. More traffic and people. Reduced traffic and people. The new faces of visitors and old friends “home” for the summer. And, long in our… Read more »
What You Need To Know About The Summer Solstice & Why We Should Celebrate It!
The solstice is nearly upon us, let us help you to find what you need to know about the summer solstice and why we should celebrate it! In 2017 the official date of the summer solstice is June 21st. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the summer solstice is between June 20 and June… Read more »