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Fun facts about Tower, Minnesota
*It’s the second oldest city in the Arrowhead region, incorporated on March 13th, 1889. (I grew up believing it was 1884?) Duluth is number one.

Iowa Lakes Community College Announces Spring 2025 Honors List
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (June 25, 2025) - Iowa Lakes Community College proudly recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of students named to the Spring 2025 Honors Lists. This semester, 141 students earned a place on the prestigious President’s List, while 242 students were honored on the Dean’s List.
Join the Photographer’s Club at NWFA
Welcome to Allegra Dengler, a wildlife photographer from New York who is summering on Lake Vermilion! Northwoods Friends of the Arts is so pleased that Allegra wishes to begin a Photography Club at NWFA Gallery on Thursday, July 10, at 11 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Wolfe Den classroom at 210 S. River St. in Cook, NWFA Gallery adjacent to DreamWeaver Salon and Spa.
“ASK A TROOPER”
Question: I heard something about kids needing to ride in the back seat if possible. What is the age on that?
TRAIN TALES at the Tower Train Depot-Car 81
A very popular event, the first Train Tales earlier this summer had 47 children and adults in attendance!

Pet Moose – Angry Birds
I pet a wild moose once. It wasn’t due to stealth, or bravery on my part. Rather, an unfortunate yearling bull had brain worm which left it unable to do much other than walk in a tight circle in a field near our home. So I took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close enough to a moose to pet it and, at the same time, wow our kids, who were sitting in the car a short distance off. The poor thing was doomed to a miserable end and later dispatched by folks from the Minnesota DNR.
LVCC to Host Four Events in July
Mark your calendars for these four exciting and varied events to be hosted in July at

