Features
Good Food and Good Karma at Our Place
If you’d like to see a moose, but are having difficulty doing so, the next best thing may be a visit to Our Place in Finland. The restaurant has perhaps the largest collection of moose memorabilia on the North Shore, including a collection of moose antlers, antler carvings and moose artwork.
Canoe Country Trapper Traveled by Dog Team
About a year ago, veteran dog musher Tim White of Colvill graciously shared an interview he conducted with the late fur trapper Mike West, a patriarch of Minnesota mushing, which was published in Winter 1972-73 issue of Northwoods Journal. West ran long, canoe-country traplines and trained sled dogs and drivers for the Army during World War II. The entire interview was a bit long to reprint, so, with full credit to White, a paraphrased version follows here.
Other Features
KIDS PLUS brings together Cook County youth, builds leadership skills
Since its beginnings in 1990 as a pilot program of the Northland Foundation, KIDS PLUS has worked to increase opportunities for Cook County youth. Now, the Cook County KIDS PLUS is one of 26 KIDS PLUS organizations in northeastern Minnesota, all focused on connecting local youth with community adults to help youth build important life skills.
KIDS PLUS brings together Cook County youth, builds leadership skills
Since its beginnings in 1990 as a pilot program of the Northland Foundation, KIDS PLUS has worked to increase opportunities for Cook County youth. Now, the Cook County KIDS PLUS is one of 26 KIDS PLUS organizations in northeastern Minnesota, all focused on connecting local youth with community adults to help youth build important life skills.
January Arts!
January is music and snow, art and festivals.
First up, of course, are New Year’s Eve parties, and there are plenty to chose from with a wide selection of music this year.
At Okontoe, 'Welcome' is a Mission Statement
If your auto were to break down of a winter night along the Gunflint Trail, you'd be very fortunate if Mark and Nancy Patten happened along. They'd immediately offer good food, a warm home and guileless friendship. Even on the Trail – where most everyone would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it – the Pattens are special: Their calling is to offer refuge to waifs and strays, providing shelter, food and fellowship to people in need of just those things.
