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Please consider passing this information on to possible job seekers in the Lake Vermilion area this summer: Summer Job Opportunity Watercraft Inspectors Needed! The North St Louis Soil & Water Conservation District will be hiring up to 18 Watercraft Inspectors to assist in the areas. . .

  This “Tuesday-Group” presentation will focus on conservation resources available for landowners in the Rainy/Vermilion Headwaters Watershed. If you have any questions about this event, please contact: Jake Bendel jake@nslswcd.org 218-780-0086 Jon Utecht AIS Program Coordinator North St. Louis SWCD jon@nslswcd.org 218-288-6142

Tentative Moccasin Point Construction Schedule as of April 21, 2026

Restricted areas have already been signed and cordoned off. Tree clearing begins as soon as May 4. Site will remain open for launching and retrieving watercraft through May 31.  Parking will be very limited throughout May. Any personal property will need to be off site. . .

Vermilion Lake Association Annual Meeting

Join your lake neighbors and friends at the Vermilion Lake Association Annual Meeting! Where: Camp Vermilion: 2555 Vermilion Camp Rd Cook, MN When: Saturday, July 26th, 2025: 4-7pm Schedule for the Evening 4-5pm: Browse program information tables 5-6pm: buffet dinner of smoked brisket (with homemade. . .

DNR Open House on Moccasin Point upgrade

The MN DNR will host a public open house on June 18 at the Tower Civic Center from 5:30-7:30. They  will be sharing their plans for upgrades at the site and will be taking public input on the proposal. A website has now been developed. . .

Chainsaw Safety Class and The Art of Pile Building

Join us for the upcoming Chainsaw Safety Class May 31st and June 1st.,  and  The Nature Conservancy’s Art of Pile Building workshop on May 31st. Both these events will be at the University of MN Hubachek Wilderness Research Center on Fall Lake near Ely. Final. . .

Answering the Call of the Loon

A Presentation by Steve Maanum, retired teacher and photographer. Join us for a photographic journey through the daily lives of loons and learn how the grassroots management project on Big Mantrap Lake is “Answering the Call of the Loon.” Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00. . .

Protect the Waters of Lake Vermillion

To all who love our lake, The VLA board is passing along this letter from Jeff Forester of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers about our governor’s proposal to cut county funding for Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention by 50%. We have written a letter from our. . .

Come to the Open House at LaCroix Ranger District in Cook, MN

You’re invited to the Superior National Forest LaCroix Ranger District Open House. Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 4:00-6:00 pm. 320 N Highway 53, Cook, MN With Forest Supervisor Tom Hall and LaCroix District Ranger Sunny Lucas. In addition to having staff on hand to talk. . .

History Talks

Tower-Soudan Historical Society History Talks on Main Street Presents: Dave Anderson on the Vermilion Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Join us on August 28th at 2:00 pm at the Herbert Lamppa Civic Center for an engaging presentation by Dave Anderson, as part of the Tower-Soudan Historical. . .