2024 February Events Newsletter

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EVENTS FEBRUARY 2024

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEBRUARY 1-FEBRUARY 29 FEBRUARY 2-4 Annual Fireplace Tour Around Cook County

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Our Voices Film Festival

Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

Thursday Art Night

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Pete Kavanaugh 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m. Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marais, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at the Winery with Gordon Thorne  North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Trivia Night

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-8 p.m.

Bump Blomberg 

Hygge: the Warmth of Winter Opening Reception

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery Grand Marais, 5-7 p.m.

Friday Night Reels Winter Film Series Grand Marais Public Library 6-8:30 p.m.

Emma Tweten 

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Live Music 

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

FEBRUARY 3-14 Hygge Festival Around Cook County

FEBRUARY 3-25

Hygge: the Warmth of Winter Gallery Exhibition

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery Grand Marais

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Grand Marais Pond Hockey Tournament

Cook County Community Center Grand Marais, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sky Blue Jazz 

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Cozy Film Screening

Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais, 7 p.m.

The Honest Heart Collective  Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 8 p.m.-midnight

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 10 a.m.-noon

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Fiber Circle

Southpaws Duo 

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-noon

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

Cook County Winter Market

Eric Frost 

The Hub/Senior Center Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

North Shore Winery Lutsen, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (calendar continues inside…)

HYGGE FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 3 - 14

The Danish concept of “hygge” (pronounced hoo-gah) has been around for a long time. It refers to the ritual of embracing life’s simple pleasures. Feeling relaxed, cozy and surrounded by the warmth of family, friends, community and fire all encompass the idea of hygge. Enjoy a fireplace tour, sauna experiences, mulled wine, outdoor activities, local artist and vendor markets, cozy accommodations and so much more. See the schedule to see how local businesses are embracing the hygge season at VisitCookCounty.com

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS cont. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 cont.

Third Annual Galentine’s Market

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

Lehto & Wright 

Open Stage 

Evening Open Curling

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Afternoon Open Curling

North Shore Winery Lutsen, 12:30-5 p.m.

Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison 

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 1-3:30 p.m.

Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 10 a.m.-noon

Northern Lotus Meditation

FEBRUARY 12-19

Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m.

Timmy Haus 

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marias, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at the Winery With Gordon Thorne  North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Jim Miller 

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Public Functionary x Art Colony Open Studio

Fiber Week

North House Folk School Grand Marais

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Live Music 

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery Lutsen, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

Evening Open Curling

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Afternoon Open Curling

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 1-3:30 p.m.

Founders Hall Grand Marais Art Colony Grand Marais, 5-6 p.m.

Northern Lotus Meditation

Friday Night Reels Winter Film Series

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Grand Marais Public Library 6-8:30 p.m.

Gene LaFond & Amy Grillo 

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Timmy Haus 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 7-10 p.m.

Live Music 

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 19th Annual Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids

Grand Portage Lodge & Casino

Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog Race

Trail Center Lodge & Restaurant Gunflint Trail, First Team off at 9 a.m.

Fiber Circle

Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co. Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m.

Timmy Haus 

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marias, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at the Winery With Gordon Thorne  North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Third Thursday Jazz: North Shore Swing Band  Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.

FEBRUARY 16-18

Friday Night Reels Winter Film Series Grand Marais Public Library 6-8:30 p.m.

Author Talk with Cary Griffith, “Gunflint Falling” Drury Lane Books Grand Marais, 6-7:30 p.m.

Cherry Dirt 

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Live Music 

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Pop-Up Winter Farmers Market

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Friday Night Reels Winter Film Series Grand Marais Public Library 6-8:30 p.m.

Jim Miller 

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-noon

Snowmobile Drag Races Hungry Jack Lodge Gunflint Trail, 10 a.m.

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-noon

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Sugarbush Candlelight Ski & Snowshoe

Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Pincushion Trail System Grand Marais

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison 

Eric Frost 

Oberg Mountain Trailhead Tofte, 6-8 p.m.

Pincushion Winter Ski Festival

Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 10 a.m.-noon

Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 10 a.m.-noon

Live Music

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 North Shore Winery Lutsen, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Live Music 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

North Shore Winery Lutsen, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Afternoon Open Curling

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

Eric Frost 

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

Evening Open Curling

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Evening Open Curling

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 1-3:30 p.m.

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Thursday Art Night

Afternoon Open Curling

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m.

Northern Lotus Meditation

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Cook County Curling Center Grand Marais, 1-3:30 p.m. Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Moguls Grill & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marias, 6-7 p.m.

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John Gruber 

Fiber Circle

Blast From the Past Vintage Snowmobile Ride

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23

Live Music 

218 Days

Bump Blomberg 

North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Cook County Community Center Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-noon

Around Cook County

Date Night at the Winery With Gordon Thorne 

Timmy Haus 

Thursday Hygge Party

Timmy Haus 

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers Grand Marias, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at the Winery With Gordon Thorne  North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Trivia Night

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-8 p.m.


FIREPLACE TOUR

TRAIL CONDITIONS

ALL MONTH LONG

Visit Cook County offers winter snow conditions for crosscountry skiing, snowmobiling, fat-tire biking and alpine skiing and snowboarding in Cook County, MN. Get weekly updates at VisitCookCounty.com/winter-trail-conditions Enjoy the fine art of Hygge at its finest. Through the month of February, you can cozy up by a roaring fire with your nearest and dearest at some of the most spectacular fireplaces in the region.

Lutsen Mountains Trail Conditions Gunflint Trail Cross Country Ski Conditions E Lutsen & Tofte Cross Country Trail Conditions E Grand Marais Cross Country Trail Conditions E County-Wide Snowmobile Trail Conditions E Winter Biking Trail Conditions E E

SUGARBUSH CANDLELIGHT

Tofte

SKI & SNOWSHOE FEBRUARY 17

This event is a great way to enjoy the quiet beauty of the North Woods after dark by the flickering lights of candles in the snow. Come spend the evening with us and stop by the bonfire either before you leave or when you return for a cup of cocoa, a cookie and a little conversation with other folks.

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FIBER WEEK

Grand Marais

AT NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL FEBRUARY 12 - 19

Wool, woodstoves, and winter weave together for a cozy week at North House. This special week-long gathering celebrates all manner of fiber arts. Featuring speakers, demonstrations, community gatherings, and coursework from long-time North House instructors as well as new guest artisans; tuck in to the warm and wooly camaraderie this winter.

UPCOMING WINTER EVENTS

ANNUAL TROUT DERBY | MARCH 2

CHARLES J. FUTERRER MEMORIAL OPEN BONSPIEL | MARCH 8-10 WOOD WEEK AT NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL, MARCH 11-18

UPCOMING

SNOWMOBILE

EVENTS

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DINING SCAN FOR DINING

RIDGE RIDERS FUN RUN | FEBRUARY 3 SNOWARAMA FOR EASTER SEALS KIDS FEBRUARY 10

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SHOPPING

BLAST FROM THE PAST VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE RIDE | FEBRUARY 10 SNOWMOBILE DRAG RACES FEBRUARY 17 & MARCH 9

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