Arts & Culture
Girls Alpine team goes to State
-The Cook County/Silver Bay Girls Alpine ski team won the Section 7 meet at Giants Ridge on Tuesday Feb. 2.
Mushers wrap up 2010 Beargrease
-Nathan Schroeder of Chisholm was the first to cross the finish line of the 27th John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
West End News Feb. 3
-The recent Beargrease Marathon revived some memories of the early days of the event that became the Beargrease of today. Early on, the race was nothing like it is today.
Magnetic North Feb. 3: Math and chickens just don’t mix
-Welcome back to Magnetic North, where dreams of green grass and balmy breezes come to life on the pages of catalogs.
The play “Dead White Writer on the Floor” opens in Thunder Bay
-Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay is premiering a work by First Nations playwright Drew Hayden Taylor.
An exciting start to the Beargrease
-The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is the longest sled dog race in the lower 48 states. It attracts mushers from around the world and covers nearly 400miles of difficult terrain.
Peter Ostroushko & more this weekend
-Peter Ostroushko will be at the ACA at 7:30 Saturday night, and there's lots of other live music on tap this weekend as well.
The Roadhouse: Jim Kalb to race from International Falls to Tower -- listen to interview
-Jim Kalb, who will race from International Falls to Tower Feb. 1, rode his racing bike loaded with gear to the interview Jan. 22.