Skating in an ice cave on Tuesday, Feb. 17, by Bryan Hansel. On Wednesday, 45+ mph winds broke up the ice on Lake Superior, and the ice caves were closed.
It snowed by Maryl Skinner.
Crashing waves at Agate Bay, by Alex Fettig. Winds clocked above 50 mph.
Photographer Nathan Klok got up early to check out the lake at Tettegouche on Wednesday, the first day of the blizzard. To see his video, click here.
Greetings from the North Shore, where we’re really getting slammed by a blizzard today. Snow totals so far: Hovland, 34 inches by late Wednesday afternoon, Lutsen, 24 inches. More snow is forecast. Looks like the snow games will continue for a while in Cook County.
Meanwhile, art-making and music opportunities continue.
On Friday, Hungry Hippie Tacos features an opportunity to play cards and cribbage at the restaurant from 2-8 pm.
A Cribbage and Cards event will be at Hungry Hippie on Friday.
The public is invited.
Also on Friday, the Grand Marais Public Library will screen “A Complete Unknown,” a film about Bob Dylan, as part of its Friday Night Reels series. The film is free and starts at 6 pm.
See the trailer here:
Refreshments will be available. Open to all.
On Saturday, the Violence Prevention Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the Grand Marais Art Colony‘s Founders Hall from 5-7 pm.
The Violence Prevention Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday at the Art Colony’s Founders Hall.
The event will feature presentations about VPC’s impact on the community as well as stories of hope and community connection. Refreshments will be available. A silent auction will be held as a fundraiser for the organization. The public is invited. Tickets are $30.
On Monday, Anna Hamilton, co-founder of Hamilton Habitat, will be the featured speaker at a WISE luncheon at the Cook County Community Center at noon. WISE is the Women’s Initiative for Service & Education.
Anna Hamilton and her sister Sarah are founders of Hamilton Habitat, which is building affordable homes in Cook County.
Reservations for the luncheon will be taken until Friday, Feb. 20. The luncheon is free. For reservations, contact Karen Blackburn: WISE55604@gmail.com or 218-370-1366. All welcome.
Next Thursday, Feb. 26, Great Expectations School will hold a Chili Cook-off as a fundraiser for a service learning a trip to Panama.
Chili Cook-off planned for Great Expectations School next Thursday, Feb. 26, from 6-8 pm.
The event will feature a cake walk and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $10 for an individual, $30 for a family. The public is invited.
Ongoing:
The Cook County Winter Fireplace Tour continues through the end of the month.
The Winter Fireplace Tour continues. Pictured is the fireplace at White Pine Lodge. For more info about the tour and where to find beautiful fireplaces in the county, click here.
Exhibits:
From Our Hearts and Hands, an exhibit by members of the Northwoods Fiber Guild, is currently on view at the Johnson Heritage Post. More than 40 members of the guild have works in this show, featuring everything from felting, weaving, knitting, paper, and more.
Stargazer 2, beaded embroidery, felted wool by Jo Wood.
Ribbons of Blue by Cheryl Larson.
Chair of Hope, a collage of works by Guild members, invites viewers to sit and write a note in these difficult times.
The exhibit continues through Feb. 22.
Linda Ricklefs Baudry is the Artist of the Month at the Heritage Post through the end of the month. She is exhibiting a number of her monoprints.
In another Time III, botanical monoprint, by Linda Ricklefs Baudry. She is the Artist of the Month at the Heritage Post in February.
The Heritage Post is open from 10 am to 4 pm Thursday through Saturday and from 2-4 pm Sunday. Free.
Artist and digital photographer Tad Anderson is currently exhibiting work at Tettegouche State Park.
Tad Anderson’s exhibit continues through the end of the month. He is exhibiting at Tettegouche State Park.
A reception for the artist will be held from 7-8:30 pm on Feb. 27 in the Great Hall at Tettgouche. The public is invited.
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has opened a new exhibit honoring the Year of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac. It began Feb. 17.
China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE), Celestial Horse, 1st century CE, bronze with traces of polychrome, is on view at the MIA.
The new exhibition “Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time” demonstrates that Equus has long galloped through China’s cultural imagination, serving as perhaps the best companion one could have in both life and death. To read more about what this means and to see more images, click here.
There are two new art exhibits at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum coinciding with the Spring Flower Show. The exhibit is entitled “Fiber, Fragment and Form” and features works by fiber artist Martha Bird and glass artist Marilyn Cox.
Creel Purse by Martha Bird is on view at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Pedestal Vase Pink Tulips, upcycled glass, by Marilyn Cox.
The exhibits continue through March 15. To read more about this exhibit, click here.
Opportunities:
In the Twin Cities, Springboard for the Arts is developing programs to respond to artists working there.
Springboard for the Arts offers opportunities for artists.
- Artists Respond: Safety in Neighbors: We’re funding artists to create small, neighborhood-scale projects that make community care intentional and accessible. How would you like to respond to this moment with your community? Share your project idea with us. Applications are open on a rolling basis.
- Creative Business Recovery Fund: Has your creative small business been impacted? This new rapid response fund from Springboard will support 50 Minnesota micro-businesses and artists by providing $2,000 to help recover from months of lost sales and to reinvest in their creative businesses. Applications are open now.
- Statewide Artists Emergency Relief Fund Network: Stewarded by Springboard for the Arts, this coalition of regional organizations in Minnesota supports artists and creative workers with one-time emergency relief funds. Geographic scope, cycles, and eligibility vary by program.
Artists at Work:
Mug by Nathan Bray. He is exhibiting at Duluth Pottery and Tile in Duluth.
White Pines, acrylic, by Shakila Shanum.
Temperance River in winter, acrylic, by Adam Swanson.
A dreamy winter day, photo by Andy Keith.
Arise, pastels, by Michelle Wegler.
Work in Progress, pencil, litho crayon on vellum, by Neil Sherman.
Day 42 of the 100-day project, acrylic, by Aaron Kloss.
Chaos Alley, acrylic, Allie Madeline.
Chapman’s pool ~ Dorset, linocut, oil-based ink, hand colored with gouache, by Liz Somerville.
A wind-blown spring storm, acrylic, by Teresa Cox Kolar.
Spring, Algonquin Park, oil, by Greg Kero.
Online Findings:
Meet Alexandra Surkova, the Spanish Wildlife Photographer Inspired by a Life Among Animals
From Growing Up Wild, photos by Alexandra Surkova. Click here to see more.
Sparky Stensaas is birding in Newfoundland
Online Music:
Live Music:
Thursday, February 19:
- Timmy Haus, Moguls Grille & Taproom, 4-6 pm
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
- Jim Miller, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- North Shore Swing Band, Up Yonder, 7-9 pm
Friday, February 20:
- Jon Ludgen, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 3-6 pm
- Pete Kavanaugh, Moguls Grille & Taproom, 4-6 pm
- Pat Eliasen, Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub, 6-8 pm
- Briand Morrison, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- Jim Elverhoy & John Cron, Bluefin Grille, 7-9 pm
- Timmy Haus, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 8:30-11 pm
Saturday, February 21:
- Jon Ludgen, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 3-6 pm
- Mike Lewis and Barbara Jean, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Bump Blomberg, Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub, 6-8 pm
- Joe Paulik, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- MYsterious WAYs, Up Yonder, 8-11 pm
- Timmy Haus, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 8:30-11 pm
Sunday, February 22:
- Pete Kavanaugh, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
Monday, February 23:
- Briand Morrison, Voyageur Brewing Company, 5-7 pm
- Gordon Thorne, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- Emma Tweten, Bluefin Grille, 7-9 pm
Tuesday, February 24:
- Eric Frost, North Shore Winery, 4:30-6:30 pm
- Open Stage hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 6-8 pm
- Pat Eliasen, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- Community Singing, Log Cabin at the Grand Marais Community Center, 7 pm
- Pat Eliasen, Skyport Lodge & Raven Rock Grill, 6-8 pm
- Bump Blomberg, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
Thursday, February 26:
- Timmy Haus, Moguls Grille & Taproom, 4-6 pm
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
- Jim Miller, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
Friday, February 27:
- John Kerns, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 3:30-6 pm
- John Gruber, Moguls Grille & Taproom, 4-6 pm
- Joe Paulik and Pat Flack, Birch Terrace Supper Club & Lounge, 5-7 pm
- SonofMel, Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub, 6-8 pm
- Briand Morrison, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- Pete Kavanaugh, Bluefin Grille, 7-9 pm
- Timmy Haus, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 8:30-11 pm
Saturday, February 28:
- Bump Blomberg, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- John Kerns, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 3:30-6 pm
- Adam Moe, Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub, 6-8 pm
- Joe Paulik, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
- Frequency Rising, Up Yonder, 8-11 pm
- Timmy Haus, Lofty Gondola at Lutsen Mountains, 8:30-11 pm
Sunday, March 1:
- Pete Kavanaugh, Charlie’s Alpine Bistro, 6:30-9 pm
Photographs:
Here is a selection of photographs we found this week:
Ice Caves:
The Ice Caves at the Apostle Island National Lakeshore opened early this week, then closed a few days later because of the blizzard. Here are a few photos we found:
From Ice Cave to Lake Superior by Ken Harmon.
Ice Cave Beauty by Ilena Hansel.
Ice cave roof by William Archer.
Wildlife:
Lynx groupies by Keith Crowley.
Pine Grosbeaks visited today by Lori Sparkly Franklin.
Breeding season coat with a snow-filled face after a recent hunt by Bill Marchel.
First flight, file photo by Paul Ostrum.
Male Red Cardinal by Bill Marchel.
Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in El Rosario, Michoacan, Mexico by John Gregor.
Beautiful by Jennifer Schulz.
Northern Hawk Owl by Rhody Peach.
Hello, by Andy Keith.
Potpourri:
The girls are enjoying fresh air and a chance to fluff up their feathers. Photo courtesy of Locally Laid Egg Company.
Gretta Rae Cassady, 12 inches of snow already on Feb. 18 by Steve Ortmann.
Window of Inspiration by Matthew Pastick.
The last of the blueberries by Michael Furtman.
Amaryllis by Mary Beams.
Heartland No. 338, Crazy about a Mercury, by John Heino.
So much green. It must be Ireland by Layne Kennedy.
Duluth in disguise, the Lift Bridge in a bank of fog by Nicholas Narog.
Rare snowstorm, Naples, Italy by Layne Kennedy.
Landscapes, Skycapes, Icescapes & Waterscapes:
For a sense of scale, frozen Baffin Bay along the western coast of Greenland, an Inuit dogsledding team (middle right), by Layne Kennedy.
Something to Brighten Your Day by Paul Ostrum.
Another view of the Two Harbors Lighthouse by Paul Ostrum.
Dark Sunrise by David Johnson.
Marks of Winter by Bryan Hansel.
Valentine’s night borealis by Thomas Spence.
The Milky Way rises over Split Rock Lighthouse by Lake Superior Only.
Foggy day opportunities by Tim Mlodozyniec.
Two Harbors was rocking it by Matthew Pastick.
Good morning, Grand Marais by Kathryn Shaw.
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