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Calendar – Remembering Group Meeting – Aug. 2

deedee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:45:28 +0000

Grand Marais – The “Remembering Group,” an Alzheimer’s caregiver’s support group, will meet on Monday, August 2 at 1 p.m. at the Community Center in Grand Marais.

For more information, call Gustav Petruske, Jr. at 494-2451.

Calendar – Burt Township Chamber of Commerce Meeting – July 19

deedee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:22:26 +0000

Grand Marais – The Burt Township Chamber of Commerce will meet on Monday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Lower Hurricane River Campground Re-Opens – July 16

deedee — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:02:56 +0000

Grand Marais – The lower Hurricane River Campground will re-open on Friday, July 16 at 8 a.m. Guided tours of the Au Sable Light Station will also begin.

Access will be from the east (Grand Marais) only. It is likely that access to Hurricane River Campground will be interrupted for a short periods of time throughout the summer. Short term closures may occur. H-58 is
construction zone. Use caution when driving this road!

The trail between the upper and lower sections of Hurricane River Campground is open with a temporary trail re-route. Use caution while walking this trail.

Calendar – Burt Township School Board Meeting – July 12

deedee — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:27:27 +0000

Grand Marais – The Burt Township School Board will meet on Monday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the school library in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Grand Marais Women’s Club Meeting – July 8

deedee — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:30:37 +0000

Grand Marais – The Grand Marais Women’s Club will meet on Thursday, July 8 at the Community Center in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Campbell Street Gallery Open House and Anniversary Celebration – July 4

deedee — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:38:34 +0000

Grand Marais – The Campbell Street Gallery Open House and Anniversary Celebration will be held on Sunday, July 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. with free food and refreshments.

Calendar – Fourth of July in Grand Marais

deedee — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:29:59 +0000

Grand Marais – Participate in the Annual 4th of July Celebration in Grand Marais with a parade, games, contests, a street dance, and the Fireworks Spectacular at dusk.

It’s a great old-fashioned family fun day, and a great weekend to visit Grand Marais.

Calendar – Chicken Barbecue – July 3

deedee — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:18:24 +0000

Grand Marais – A Chicken Barbecue will be held on Saturday, July 3 beginning at noon at the Lutheran Church on Brazel Street in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Kitty Donohoe Concert – July 2

deedee — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:48:09 +0000

Grand Marais – Kitty Donohoe will present a concert on Friday, July 2 at 5 p.m. at the Campbell Street Gallery in Grand Marais.

Tickets are $12.50 and available in advance at the Gallery or at the door.

Calendar – Alzheimer’s Memory Group Meeting – July 1

deedee — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:19:23 +0000

Grand Marais – The Alzheimer’s Memory Group will meet on Thursday, July at 1 p.m. at the Superior Hotel in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Grand Marais Garden Tour – June 26

deedee — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:04:30 +0000

Grand Marais – The annual Grand Marais Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, June 26 at various locations in Grand Marais.

A silent auction will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Greenspace.

Calendar – Historical Society Yard Sale – June 19

deedee — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:30:34 +0000

Grand Marais – The Historical Society Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Edmund T. Warren Park in Grand Marais. Dollar-a-Bag Sale starts at noon.

Residents are invited to donate used household goods, clothing, toys, etc. Drop off your used items between 9 and 10 a.m.

Calendar – Clean UP Days – June 18-19

deedee — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:25:21 +0000

Grand Marais – Clean UP Days will be held Friday, June 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Splash on the Bay – June 18-20

deedee — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:22:19 +0000

Grand Marais – The 11th Annual Sea Plane “Splash on the Bay” will be held Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20 in Grand Marais.

Watch as Sea Planes “splash in” on the bay! This is an all day event with planes arriving on Friday afternoon and departing on Sunday morning. With aviation games and a steak fry dinner on Saturday.

The colorful event promotes Aviation in Grand Marais. For more information, go to grandmaraismichigan.com/Events.

Calendar – Burt Township School Board Meeting – June 14

deedee — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:30:28 +0000

Grand Marais – The Burt Township School Board will meet on Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the school library in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Grand Marais Women’s Club Meeting – June 10

deedee — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:15:06 +0000

Grand Marais – The Grand Marais Women’s Club will meet on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Marais Community Center.

Calendar – Alzheimer’s Memory Group Meeting – June 3

deedee — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:06:31 +0000

Grand Marais – The Alzheimer’s Memory Group will meet on Thursday, June 3 at 1 p.m. at the Superior Hotel in Grand Marais.

Calendar – Historical Society Plant Sale – May 29

deedee — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:27:40 +0000

Grand Marais – The Historical Society Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 29 at Greenspace in Grand Marais.

This year the Historical Society will have 20 varieties of daylilies for sale, along with other plants grown locally.

Calendar – Alzheimer’s Memory Group Meeting – May 6

deedee — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:30:15 +0000

Grand Marais – The Alzheimer’s Memory Group will meet on Thursday, May 6 at 1 p.m. at the Superior Hotel in Grand Marais.

It’s Here, Friday Arrived at WQXO

stephaniem — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:41:09 +0000

It’s been a pretty eventful week here at the station and it’s shaping up to be an even more eventful weekend this Valentines Weekend! There are so many things to check out and go see this weekend including: the ‘Red Carpet Charity Ball’, a fishing derby, Texas Hold ‘Em tourney and a Chili Fest! We’ve got information on all of these events on our “Calendar” that is on our website wqxo.com.

I also talked to Mike at the Chamber over in Grand Marais. They are having a “Cabin Fever Saturday” this weekend. it sounds like a blast! At 10:00, they will kick the day off with a snowmobile poker run. Starting at noon, they are going to have Ice Bowling for both kids and adults. 2:00, a Cardboard sled race, and at 3:00, they will have a snowshoe poker run. After all of this fun, between 3-6pm, they will be having a Soup Cook-off and dinner! There will be tons of other things to do on Saturday including a 50/50 drawing and all kid participants WILL get a prize! So get out of the house- check things out!

I’d like to wish ALL of our listeners a VERY fabulous Valentines Day! We will be playing some good love songs all weekend for you love birds out there! See ya on Monday

~Stephanie

Calendar – Feb 13th – Cabin Fever Saturday

toddp — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:23:20 +0000

February 13, 2010 –Cabin Fever Saturday, Grand Marais

Calendar – Jan 14th – Grand Marais Women’s Club Meets

toddp — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:04:50 +0000

Thursday, 7:00p Grand Marais Women’s Club at the Community Center

Calendar – Ring in the New Year – Dec 31

toddp — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:00:28 +0000

December 31, 2009 — Ring in the New Year on the Bay

Grand Marais, Michigan

Calendar – Alzheimer’s Memory Group – Dec 3

toddp — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:21:55 +0000

December 3, 2009 — Alzheimer’s Memory Group Meeting

Meetings held at 1:00p Superior Hotel Grand Marais, Michigan

Calendar – Starry, Starry Night – Nov 27, 2009

toddp — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:10 +0000

November 27, 2009 — Starry, Starry Night

Grand Marais, Michigan Merchants Christmas Open Late for big sales