This event will be held the second weekend in October. While the judges are debating, come taste for yourself. Late winter marks the beginning of Lent, traditionally a Catholic season of penance ending at Easter. Everybody celebrates Mardi Gras. The Grand Marais Mardi Gras Association puts on a uniquely Cajun courir on Mardi Gras day.
Fishing is an all year event, as well as a linguistic extravaganza.
We catch speckled trout, bass, catfish, sac a lait, gaspergoo and choupic. Come learn how to toss a cast net for shrimp, catch a crab on a turkey neck, rake up oysters on the reefs and seine up crawfish in the basin. Or spend a quiet afternoon watching the white pelicans on the lake a Fausse Pointe in winter and the flurry of migratory warblers as they stop to feed at Spanish Lake before heading north in the spring. Civic clubs provide a forum for community projects. From parks and playgrounds to housing rehabs for the elderly and video taping of local governmental meetings, our civic clubs are actively involved in local issues.