EVENTS
JANUARY 2025
GUNFLINT MAIL RUN SLED DOG RACE
FEBRUARY 8
The Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog Race is a continuous race consisting of two legs of equal distance, separated by a mandatory layover. The Gunflint Mail Run is in cooperation with and under a Special Use Permit from the U.S. Forest Service. The race begins and ends at Trail Center Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. More information at visitcookcounty.com/event/gunflint-mail-runsled-dog-race
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MONTH OF JANUARY
Wednesday Songwriter Series
Lofty Gondola Bar, Lutsen Mountains Lutsen, Wednesdays 8-9:30 p.m.
Fridays with Timmy Haus
Lofty Gondola Bar, Lutsen Mountains Lutsen, Fridays 8:30-11 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1
Northern Lotus Meditation
Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2
Gordon Thorne
Date Night in the Barrel Room
North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille
Bluefin Bay Resort Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
Mark Joseph
Lofty Gondola Bar, Lutsen Mountains Lutsen, 8:30-11 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4
Mark Joseph
Lofty Gondola Bar, Lutsen Mountains Lutsen, 8:30-11 p.m.
MONDAY, JANUARY 6
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille Bluefin Bay Resort Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
Eric Frost
North Shore Winery Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Open Stage
Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8
Chamber Connect at Johnson’s Foods
All Welcome! Refreshments served! Grand Marais, 5-6 p.m.
Northern Lotus Meditation
Two Birds Healing Arts Center
Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
Gordon Thorne
Date Night in the Barrel Room North Shore Winery Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
Cascade Lodge & Restaurant Lutsen, January 10-12
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille
Bluefin Bay Resort Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog Race
Rescheduled to February 8
Trail Center Lodge & Restaurant
Gunflint Trail, 8 a.m.
Norpine Fat Bike Classic
Cascade Lodge & Restaurant Lutsen, January 10-12
Gary Rue and Randy Sabien North Shore Music Association Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
Norpine Fat Bike Classic Cascade Lodge & Restaurant Lutsen, January 10-12
MONDAY, JANUARY 13
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille Bluefin Bay Resort Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
Eric Frost
North Shore Winery Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Open Stage
Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
Northern Lotus Meditation
Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS cont.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
Paint & Sip at Surfside Resort
Surfside on Lake Superior
Tofte, 5-7 p.m.
North Shore Swing Band
“Third Thursday Jazz”
Up Yonder on 61
Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.
Gordon Thorne
Date Night in the Barrel Room
North Shore Winery
Lutsen, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17
Medicine River
Up Yonder on 61
Grand Marais, 7-11 p.m.
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille
Bluefin Bay Resort Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
Two-Person Open
Champagne Bonspiel
Cook County Curling Club
Grand Marais, Jan. 18 & 19
Southpaws
Up Yonder on 61
Grand Marais, 8 p.m.-midnight
Timmy Haus
Lofty Gondola Bar, Lutsen Mountains
Lutsen, 8:30-11 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19
Two-Person Open
Champagne Bonspiel
Cook County Curling Club
Grand Marais, Jan. 18 & 19
MONDAY, JANUARY 20
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille
Bluefin Bay Resort
Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
RUE & SABIEN IN CONCERT
JANUARY 11
The North Shore Music Association invites you to a concert with Gary Rue & Randy Sabien at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. Every Rue & Sabien performance is an ad lib, rapid-fire event, riddled with a melodic cascade of personally-penned favorites, and eppered with musical ideas, oblique social commentary, and comic highs and lows. Purchase tickets online at northshoremusicassociation.com or at the door.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
Eric Frost
North Shore Winery Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Open Stage
Up Yonder on 61
Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
Northern Lotus Meditation
Two Birds Healing Arts Center
Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
Gordon Thorne
Date Night in the Barrel Room
North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille
Bluefin Bay Resort Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
Snowmobile Drag Race Series
Cook County Snowmobile Club
Skyport Lodge on Devil Track Lake Grand Marais, 11 a.m.
Saltydog
Up Yonder on 61
Grand Marais, 8-11 p.m.
Timmy Haus
Lofty Gondola Bar, Lutsen Mountains Lutsen, 8:30-11 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Duluth/North Shore/Cook County
Jan. 26 – 28
MONDAY, JANUARY 27
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Duluth/North Shore/Cook County Jan. 26 – 28
Live Music at the Bluefin Grille Bluefin Bay Resort, Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Duluth/North Shore/Cook County Jan. 26 – 28
Eric Frost
North Shore Winery Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Open Stage Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
Northern Lotus Meditation
Two Birds Healing Arts Center Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
Gordon Thorne
Date Night in the Barrel Room North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Live Music at the Bluefin Grill Bluefin Bay Resort, Tofte, 7-9 p.m.
ANNUAL HYGGE FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 7 - 17
We Hygge, do you? 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 spirit of Hygge.
See the full schedule of Hygge-themed experiences at www.visitcookcounty/events
NORPINE FAT BIKE CLASSIC
White Pine Lodge
COOK COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUB
DRAG RACES
JANUARY 25 | FEBRUARY 15 | MARCH 8
Got a need for speed!? Participate in any of this winter’s Snowmobile Drag Races! Spectators welcome!
Dress for a day on the ice and enjoy live music and lots of fun in the beauty of the Northwoods. Families, kiddos, and dogs welcome!
January 25th: Snow Drag Races at Devil Track Lake. Hosted by Skyport Lodge & Raven Rock Grill
February 15: Snow Drag Races at Hungry Jack Lake. Hosted by Hungry Jack Lodge
March 8: Snow Drag Races at Poplar Lake. Hosted by Poplar Haus
And don’t miss the 16th Annual Fun Run, Saturday, February 1st. Snowmobile. Drive. Fly! All welcome!
Come join us for some outdoor fun! Sponsored by the Cook County Snowmobile Club-Ridge Riders. Proceeds benefit trail maintenance and upkeep.
UPCOMING WINTER EVENTS
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
BEYOND THE REEL – VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER FILM FUNDRAISER & JOAN DRURY AWARD
FEBRUARY 1 - 28, 2025
WINTER FIREPLACE TOUR OF COOK COUNTY
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
ANNUAL SNOWMOBILE FUN RUN
FEBRUARY 7 - 17, 2025 | ANNUAL HYGGE FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 7 & 8, 2025
BLAST FROM THE PAST VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE WEEKEND
FEBRUARY 7 & 8, 2025
SNOWARAMA FOR EASTER SEALS KIDS
GRAND PORTAGE LODGE & CASINO
FEBRUARY 11 - 17, 2025
FIBER WEEK AT NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL
Details at visitcookcounty.com/events/
TRAIL CONDITIONS
Visit Cook County offers winter snow conditions for cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, fat-tire biking and alpine skiing and snowboarding in Cook County, MN. Updates at VisitCookCounty.com/winter-trail-conditions
E Lutsen Mountains Trail Conditions
E 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