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  • Sunday, Spetember 8 – It’s the 30th Annual Harvest Moon Festival at Whiteside Park in Ely, Minnesota. The festival showcases an array of artists, crafters and food. Find one-of-a-kind art, pottery, woodcrafts, and more. The food court offers delicious items ranging from pulled pork and oriental offerings to fresh baked pie and other treats.  Sunday from 10 AM – 3PM.
  • Sunday, September 8 – Felgemaker and Friends Benefit Concert at Sacred heart Music Center, 201 West 4th Street in Duluth at 3 p.m. The benefit concert will feature music composed for organ plus a variety of other instruments and voice. All proceeds will support the Felgemaker Organ Fund which is used to maintain the historic Felgemaker pipe organ housed at Sacred Heart Music Center. $20 tickets are available at Eventbrite.com or at the door. Student rush tickets for $5 are available at the door with a current student I.D.
  • Friday, September 13 – 23rd Veteran, a national nonprofit, is hosting a visitors day for the public to join veterans participating in the Recon Program on the Iron Range. The community is invited to show their support for the veterans by joining a workout and positive psychology session from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at Mesabi Fit in Virginia. To participate, complete the Recon XVII Visitors Day Participation Form. For more information on 23rd Veteran and 23V Recon, visit 23rd Veteran.
  • Friday, September 13 — Duluth Pottery Gallery will host a showcase of local talent this fall. Three print and design artists, Monika Ihrke, Carrie Schaefer, and Jordan Sundberg will join resident printers, Janelle Turner-Miller and Stacie Renné in the gallery in September thru November. The exhibit features a range of four different print techniques including computergenerated designs, traditional woodcuts, silkscreen and letterpress prints. Come to the reception and meet the artists on Friday, September 13 from 5:00-7:00 pm. The Pottery Gallery, , 1924 W. Superior Street, is open Monday-Saturday Monday – Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. More information, can be found online at DuluthPottery.com
  • Friday, September 13 – Saturday, September 14 – North Star Expo Celebrates 70th Year – Minnesota’s largest logging equipment returns to Grand Rapids at the Itasca County Fairgrounds. Admission to the two-day event is free. The Expo features upwards of 100 exhibitors, including over $15 million in the latest logging, trucking, and sawmill equipment and technology. The North Star Expo runs from 9AM-5PM on Friday and continues Saturday from 9AM-1PM. For more information, visit www.timberproducers.com/expo.
  • Friday, September 13 – Saturday, September 14 – Rogue Eagle Mini Golf Tournament (aka The Eagle Has Landed) at Rogue Eagle Mini Golf, 26 Waterview Drive in Proctor. On Friday at 6 p.m., Juniors & Doubles Event. Juniors age 7 to 16 at $15 entry fee which includes tournament round and ice cream. Single round individual stroke play scoring with medals for 1st and 2nd place. Double Tournaments begin at 7:30 p.m. with a $30 entry fee per team. Doubles combined individual stroke play scoring through a single round. Set of Trophies for first place. Saturday at 10 a.m. begins the AMA Scoring Pro/Amateur Event. Pro: $35 – 2 rounds of individual stroke play scoring, Amateur: $20 – 1 round individual stroke play. More details at https://www.amaminigolf.com/events/rogue-eagle

  • Wednesday, September 18 – Antique Appraisal at the Depot. This is a free event at the St. Louis County Depot, 506 West Michigan Street in Duluth. The St. Louis County Historical Society has arranged for Denny Mager of Northern Specialty, an expert in antique appraisal to be available from noon – 3PM in the rotunda.The public may bring up to two items per person for an informal oral identification and evaluation. Please arrive before 2:30 PM to register in person. Visit https://www.wdio.com/other-news/antique-appraisals-continue-at-the-depot/ for additional details on this event.
  • Wednesday, September 18 – Harvest Dinner from Trinity Lutheran Church, 11416 E 1st Street N in Lake Nebagamon from 4:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Come for the roast beef dinner with homemade mashed potatoes and gravy, rutabaga, carrots, garden vegetables, rolls, pickles, dessert and coffee/milk. *Gluten free meals are available. Adults: $16 Ages 6-12 $7 and 5 and under are free. Take out dinners are available as well.
  • Thursday, September 19 – New Hope for Families is holding their 5th annual LOVE Gala at the Pike Lake Golf & Beach Club, 4895 Midway Road in Duluth. The doors open at 5:00 p.m. for the silent auction. Dinner and program begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a live auction. Tickets for the LOVE Gala are $75 and Lake Superior Catering will prepare the meal. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent, or get tickets visit New Hope For Families at www.newhopeforfamilies.com/gala
  • Saturday, September 21 – Fall Purse Bingo at the Belgian Club, 3931 E. 2nd St. in Superior. Proceeds benefit the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse, Inc. Doors open at 11 a.m. with a noon start. $40 per game. 12+ games. You must be at least 18 years old to play. Cash only at the door with maximum capacity of 230 people. Get there early. A wide variety of purses and wristlets by Coach, Michael Kors and Kate Spade. Cash bar. $5 Sloppy Joes. Visit www.casda.org

  • Saturday, September 28 – The Lester River Rendezvous showcases life in the Northland between 1770 and 1810, where trade was conducted at the Rendezvous. Celebrate this history every September, where the Amity Creek and Lester River meet, in Duluth’s beautiful Lester Park. It’s the 25th Anniversary! The Lester River Rendezvous opens up to the public from 10AM – 5PM with a Fall Festival, 50+ Food and Craft vendors, petting zoo and pony rides and much more.
  • Saturday, September 28 – Great Trails Animal Rescue is hosting their 2nd annual ‘Paws in the Park Event’ from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the county building across from Yanmar Arena in Grand Rapids. Admission is free, but if you’d like to walk, there is a $5 registration fee. Make sure to bring your pups dressed up for the costume contest. For more about GTAR visit https://www.greattailsanimalrescue.com/

  • Thursday, October 3 – Fall Roast Beef Dinner at First United Methodist Church (The Coppertop Church,) 230 East Skyline Parkway from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Drive through only. Proceeds go to support church ministries. $15.00 per meal. Includes Roast beef, corn, mashed potatoes & gravy, coleslaw, roll and homemade apple dessert. No tickets needed, pay in the drive-thru lane.