Bryan Hansel took this great shot of the arch at Tettegouche before it collapsed.

Jo Electra took this image of storm waters breaking over the arch earlier this year.

Brett Nord of Duluth took this photo showing what the sea arch looks like today.

The sea arch at Tettegouche State Park on Lake Superior collapsed last weekend and made the news all over the region, including a special slide show on the Minnesota Public Radio’s Web site.

Click here to see.

The Tettegouche sea arch has been an iconic image of the North Shore for years and its collapse was one of the front-running stories in newspapers and television programs over the weekend.

One can see from the two photos above, how wind, water and frost had eroded the arch for centuries until it finally collapsed into Lake Superior — leaving behind a rock sentinel and a testament to the power of the Big Lake on our beautiful shoreline.

The Grand Marais Art Colony's 8th annual Plein Air Painting Competition & Exhibition runs from Aug. 27-Sept. 6.

The beauty of Lake Superior will be celebrated this next week in the 8th Annual Plein Air Painting Competition and Exhibition organized by the Grand Marais Art Colony. It begins this Friday, Aug. 27 and runs through Sept. 6. More than 40 professional and amateur plein air artists from all over the region are expected to participate this year. They’ll be painting the lake, the woods, boats, cabins, flowers, trees  and more all over the county. So look for artists with paints and palettes this weekend and beyond and say “Hello.”

There are lots of activities associated with this event, too. Brian Stewart, a nationally renowned plein air artist who will jury the exhibit at the end of next week, will teach a 3-day workshop on plein air painting starting this Friday. See his work here. He will give a talk and slide show at the Art Colony next Wednesday evening. And there will be a daily social on the deck at the Grand Marais Art Colony from noon to 2 p.m. Bring your lunch and meet the artists.

Other events include:

• After Dark: Night Time Paint Out in Harbor Park, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.
• Kid’s Plein Air with Grandpa David Hahn,  Sept. 1, 1 p.m.
• Brian Stewart Presentation at the Art Colony, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.
• Fish Fry Reception Dinner & Awards Ceremony, Art Colony, Friday, Sept. 3, 5-7 p.m. $15 general public, $10 registered artists. All welcome.
• Exhibition and Sale of Paintings, Sept. 4-6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Exhibition continues 9 a.m. to  2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6.

If nothing else, plan to see this exhibit. The walls of the Founders Hall will be full of beautiful landscapes in oils, pastels and watercolors. It’s really something to see and enjoy. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer for this event, too. Call Amy Demmer or Holly Beaster at 387-2737 to sign up.

"Chief with Ancestral Grief" by Jim Denomie.

Other art to enjoy includes the exhibit at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery. Entitled Four Points: The Art of Julie Buffalohead, Andrea Carlson, Jim Denomie and Star Wallowingbull, the show is getting a lot of buzz. It’s Native American art from a contemporary point of view. Check it out. It’s very interesting.

This is the last week to enjoy the paintings of Bruce Palmer and pottery by Ann Ward, which are on exhibit at the Cross River Heritage Center. Tofte Fiber artist Mary Jane Huggins and photographers Larry and Linda Dunlap will exhibit at the Heritage Center in September.

In other art news, “Play On!” a slapstick comedy  by Rick Abbott opens at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Friday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. It runs through next weekend. Shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.Sunday  A production of the Grand Marais Playhouse, the cast includes Kevin Kager, Jeff Fenwick, Aliya Rose Weiseberg, Julie Fredlund, Tess Bailey, Nathan Borka and Briana Borka, Molly Hicken and Erin Larson. It is directed by Sue Hennessy.

Bryan Hansel will teach two photography workshops through Community Education this fall: Night Photography and Pinhole  & Solargraphy Photography. To learn more and register, call 287-2000. To see his work, click here.

Here are the bands which will perform at WTIP’s Radio Music Festivel Sept. 10-11. More on this great event in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, here’s who will be playing.

The Pincushion Warblers, Timmy Haus, Portage, Cascade Mountain Sirrup Likkers, Cook County’s Most Wanted, North Shore Community Swing Band, Sivertones, The Splinters, KGB, Bump Blomberg and Jim Elverhoy, Briand Morrison and headliners Michael Johnson on Friday night and Ol Yeller Saturday night.

Music is lively this weekend, too. Just a note first, though. Nashville singer/songwriter Jerry Vandiver and Thunder Bay Ojibwe singer/songwriter Shy-Anne Hororka performed a benefit at the Grand Marais Art Colony last Saturday nigh. In case you missed it, Vandiver was interviewed on WTIP’s The Roadhouse on Friday night. Here’s a video of him performing on the show.

Wednesday:

• Tonight is jazz night at Moguls at Caribou Highlands. The music starts at 5:30 p.m.
• Pete Kavanaugh plays at Birch Terrace starting at 7 p.m.
• Timmy Haus plays the Gunflint Tavern at 9 p.m.

Yeltzi, Sara Softich and Jason Wussow

• Joe Paulik plays at the Lutsen Resort, 5-8 p.m.
• Yeltzi with Sara Softich and Jason Wussow play at the Gunflint Tavern starting at 9 p.m. Listen here.

Friday:

• Trails End Band plays at Trail Center, 5:30-9 p.m.
• Yeltzi plays the Gunflint Tavern, 9 p.m.

Saturday:

• Critter du Jour plays on the Eight Broadway Stage, noon to 2 p.m.
• Bill Doucette aka Billy D plays at Birch Terrace, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
• Max Bichel plays at the Pie Place, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Bump Blomberg plays at Papa Charlie’s at Lutsen Mountains, 6:30-9 p.m.
• Bicycle Army plays the Gunflint Tavern starting at 9 p.m.

Sunday:

• Billy D at Birch Terrace, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
• James Moors plays the Gunflint Tavern, 6:30 p.m.

Monday:

• Unnamed Stream at the Gunflint Tavern, 8 p.m.

Tuesday:

• Jim Hall at the Gunflint Tavern, 8 p.m.

Have a great week!

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