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Blueberry Arts FestivalJuly 25-27
It’s the 45th annual Blueberry Arts Festival. The festival features 237 booths filled with artists and crafters, food vendors, a beer garden, and freshly-baked blueberry pies. It is a three-day event that draws 30,000 to 40,000 festival-goers annually.
Fatal Residential House Fire Investigation
At approximately 9:20 pm on July 17, deputies with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office along with fire personnel from Cook, Orr, Kinney-Great Scott, and Greenwood were dispatched to a residential house fire in Beatty Township. Upon arrival the house was fully engulfed. Through investigation two deceased parties were located in the residence. This incident is still under investigation and names are being withheld pending notification of family. The Sheriff’s Office along with the State Fire Marshall’s Office are still actively investigating.
Notes from all over
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayanna
Buyck Area News
What a great week. My daughter Emiley came up to help me celebrate my birthday on Tuesday and she spent five days with us. It was so nice to have her home and get to spend time with her staying up late and visiting. It really turned out to be a great birthday week.
Join Northwoods Friends of the Arts and enjoy summer classes
Are you someone who loves art, appreciates creativity or simply believes in the power of community and fun? You don’t have to be an artist to support the arts—you just need to have a passion for making our world more colorful and inspiring.
Generational Service
Our Northland landscape makes for a terrific backyard with thousands of acres of public forests, multiple river systems, and, of course, more lakes than mosquitoes at a campfire. Not only that, we needn’t lose sleep over poisonous snakes, mudslides, hurricanes, or those pesky shark bites. The only things we’re short on here are mountains and deserts but if you’ve ever hiked a steep mountain (they’re all steep) or thorny desert, you’d probably agree that visiting these places on occasion is enough. Yes, we have it good in our neck of the woods.
Buyck Area News
Tony and Bev had company over the weekend when Dan and Monica from Somerset, Wis., visited. Snowmobiling in Buyck is their favorite place (never been here in the summer before). They brought Bev’s sister Patty Crandall from New Richmond, Wis., with them. Tony took them out on the trail in a side-by-side. They were surprised to see all of the rocks they rode over when covered with snow.
MnDOT announces $20 million in funding available statewide
Cities, counties, Tribes and other government entities in Minnesota are encouraged to apply for matching funds for local transportation infrastructure projects that support economic development.
Wildlife Drive closed at Roseau River Wildlife Management Area
The 27-mile Wildlife Drive within the Roseau River Wildlife Management Area will not open as planned this July. The opening has been canceled due to the discovery of damages to a key dike on the route. The Wildlife Drive is closed to vehicles, but bicycle and foot traffic is welcome and encouraged.