ELY —Ely will mark the nation’s 250th birthday this year with a full weekend of celebrations, kicking off Friday evening and running through the fireworks display on Saturday. The fun starts with …

ORR — A familiar North Country tradition will look a little different this year as the Orr Center takes the lead in organizing the community’s annual July 3rd Fun Day. Events will take place …

Timberjay photographer was on hand this past weekend to capture images at the Lake Vermilion traditional pow wow.

ORR- With more than half of the necessary funding already in hand, residents in the Orr area could be playing pickleball on new courts as early as September as a community fundraising effort moves …

COOK- It was a year when folks going to events for Cook's Annual Timber Days festival needed an extended wardrobe, as cool, cloudy, and windy conditions with intermittent sprinkles were on tap Friday …

VIRGINIA- Laurie and Betty Ann Laakso will hit a milestone that is certainly worth bragging about. This weekend, the couple will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. They aren’t opting for …

ELY — Jane Dandron-Holtz knows that art doesn’t need to be expensive, and creativity doesn’t need too many rules. And living in Ely the past eight years has meant learning to be versatile and …

TOWER — For someone who depends on purchases by school libraries and classroom teachers, the topic of William “Bill” Durbin’s latest young adult novel is a bit risky. He told the Timberjay he …

ELY — A DNR conservation grant program has funded more than 1,000 habitat projects across Minnesota since 2009, including a pair of recent awards for work near Ely, but a legislative change will …

COOK — Summer visitors heading north through Cook can now pick up leeches, minnows, and a double scoop of Superman ice cream in the same stop along Hwy. 53. Northwoods Snackle Shop, opened this …

ELY- Most people remember “Oklahoma!” for the songs. “People Will Say We’re in Love.” “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’.” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top.” For Northern Lakes Arts …

COOK — For North Woods art teacher Rachel Betterley, winning the Miss Minnesota USA title last weekend was about far more than a crown. It was the fulfillment of a dream she once believed had …

ELY — On Monday, 81-year-old explorer Will Steger was waiting beside the Horton River in Canada’s Northwest Territories, watching for the Arctic spring to finally loosen its grip. The river had …

The Timberjay has launched an online puzzles page, and a few of us here in the office have already lost 45 minutes of a Tuesday to it with no regrets. The page, found at timberjay.com/puzzles, offers …

NETT LAKE- Four years after the death of Bois Forte elder and traditional healer Gene Goodsky, his granddaughter Ashley Goodsky is organizing a special jingle dress healing dance she hopes will bring …

BREITUNG TWP — Following in the footsteps of longtime McKinley Park Campground managers Susie and Jerry Chiabotti is not an easy task. But new campground managers Randy Pratt and Julie Kranz come …

ELY — In the still of Monday morning, residents gathered at the Ely cemetery to observe Memorial Day with the solemnity the occasion demands. The ceremony brought together veterans, their families, …

COOK- Residents of Cook Care Center were joined by members of the staff, community members, and the Cook VFW honor guard for an early observance of Memorial Day at the center. Care center Director of …

Students, staff, and parents from the North Woods Early Childhood Family Education program took a field trip on Tuesday to the LaCroix Ranger District office in Cook. While an outdoor hike was rained …

TOWER- Pastors Christina Forsythe and Sanna Reinholtzen have been installed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tower. The church has been without full-time pastoral care since former Pastor Liz Cheney …

GRAND MARAIS — Jim Morrison has been living on Poplar Lake long enough to navigate most of the Boundary Waters without a map. As fire chief of the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department for the …

SOUDAN — The scene was a parent’s worst nightmare. Two cars blocked an intersection, both with significant damage. A half dozen teens, some in prom dresses, two unresponsive, one severely …

TOWER— The sun was shining here late last week as workers with Britt-based Sisu Solar worked to install their first commercial scale photovoltaic array, up on the roof of the Vermilion Country …

TOWER — An inflatable moose reaching up halfway to the roofline waved in visitors to Tower’s newest Main Street business on Saturday. z’Up North is now located in what was the old Tower News …

TOWER — It was a cool but windy day last Thursday. Fire danger was not high, but the period between snowmelt and greenup can be a busy time for those tasked with fighting wildland fires. The city …