Wild Event Calendar
August 2008
August 1-3
Trout Forest Music Festival
On the Shores of Lake Seul. Ontario, Canada
August 1
Relay for life
Silver Bay 218-226-4331
August 1-3
Duluth Maritime Festival
Harbor Drive Docking Area
August 1-3
Annual Blueberry Blast Festival
Nippigon, Ont
August 2
Wolves
www.sugarloafica.com
Sugarloaf Interpretive Center, Schroeder
August 2
Annual Clothesline Art Sale
Grand Marais
August 1-3
Kayak Festival
www.kayakfestival.org
Two Harbors
August 6-10
Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Summer Fair
Thunder Bay
August 8-9
Red Rock Folk Festival
Red Rock Marina Park, Ontario
August 8-9
Heart of the Woods Quilt Show
Ely. Free Admission
August 8–10
Playing With Fire
Lutsen
August 8-10
Grand Portage Pow Wow & Rendezvous.
Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Portage
www.powwows.com
August 9
Raptors
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Finland, MN
August 9-10
Tori, Finnish Marketplace and Music Fest
www.finlandmnus.com
Finland (218) 353-7550
August 9-10
Under the Spreading Walnut Tree Art Fair
Two Harbors
218-834-2366
August 10
19th Annual Red Lake Triathlon
Ontario, Canada
Red Lake Region
August 14-15
Wild & Scenic: An Environmental Film Festival
www.friends-bwca.org
Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais
August 14-17
100th Lake County Fair
www.thelakecountyfair.com
August 15-17
Golf Tournament
Silver Bay Country Club
218-226-4214
August 15 -17
Anishnawbe Keeshigun Native Festival
Fort William Historical Park, Thunder Bay
August 16
Gitchi Gami North Shore Bike Ride
Gitchi Gami Bike Trail www.ggta.org
August 21-23
Boundary Waters Blues Festival
www.elyblues.com, Winton
August 21-22
Cook County Fair
Grand Marais
August 22-24
Embarass Region Fair
Embarass www.ely.org
August 22-31
Plein Air Painting Competition
www.grandmaraisartcolony.org, Grand Marais
August 23
Brimson Sisu Marathon, Forest Hwy 11 218-848-2442
August 23
Sawtooth Challenge Races
Grand Marais, www.aecimn.com/sawtoothchallenge
August 23
Superior Hiking Trail Association Guided Hike
Meet at Caribou Trail parking lot, www.superiorhikingtrail.com
August 23 - October 26
Autumn Migration & Superior Ecology Series
Grand Marais, www.northhousefolkschool.com
August 24
Sawtooth Challenge Mt. Bike Races & Festival
Grand Marais
August 28 – September 1
Fall Fishing Festival
Township of Nipigon, Ontario
August 29-31
Bayou Boogie
Grand Portage grandportage.com
August 31- September 1
Hymers Classic County Fair
Hymers, Ontario
September 2008
September 1
Harvest Moon Celebration
Two Harbors Lighthouse Point, 218-834-3370
September 5-7
Harvest Moon Festival
Ely www.ely.org
September 6
River Fest
www.thunderbay.ca, Kam River Heritage Park, Thunder Bay
September 13
North Shore Inline Marathon
Two Harbors to Duluth, www.northshoreinline.com
September 12 and 13
Minnesota Timber Producers Association
North Star Expo. Minnesota’s largest Logging/Trucking/Sawmill Equipment Show, Bemidji 218-722-5013
September 15
Harvest Moon and Sunset Watch
6:30 pm, Two Harbors Lighthouse
September 20
Superior Hiking Trail Association Guided Hike
Meet at the Oberg Mountain parking lot, www.superiorhikingtrail.com
September 26-28
Unplugged VII - The Northern Harvest
Grand Marais, www.northhousefolkschool.com
September 26 - October 5
Crossing Borders Studio Tour
www.North Shorecrossingbordersstudiotour.com
September 27
Land of Nipigon Waterways Rotary Club Carnival
Annual Hike for Health, Ontario, Canada
October 2008
October 4
Superior Hiking Trail Association Guided Hike
Crosby-Manitou State Park to Caribou River Wayside, www.superiorhikingtrail.com
October 5
Health Care Golf Tournament
Superior National Golf Course. 218-663-7195 or 1-888-564-6543, www.superiornational.com
October 11
Walking by Water
9:30 am, Split Rock Lighthouse, www.lvmhospital.com
October 17 - 19
Moose Madness Family Festival
(888) 922-5000, Grand Marais
October 17-26
Dare to be Scared Haunted Cornfield
Gammondale Farm, Thunder Bay, http://www.gammondalefarm.com/
October 17-26
Fort Fright Night
Fort William Heritage Park, Thunder Bay www.fwhp.ca
October 18
Waterfowl Viewing Day
Mission Island Marsh, Thunder Bay, www.lakeheadca.com/mission.htm
October 23 - 26
Fall Birding and Northern Ecology Weekend
Grand Marais (888) 922-5000
November 2008
November 20-23
Winterer’s Gathering & Arctic Film Festival
Grand Marais, www.northhousefolkschool.com
November 25, 2008
Christmas Parade
Grand Marais, Times to be announced
December 2008
December 21
Winter Solstice
Two Harbors Lighthouse, 5pm, 218-834-3370
