Free movie, 5:30 p.m., Moose Lake Public Library. Free screening of “A Minecraft Movie.”
Bike for life, 10 a.m. TJ’s Country Market, 2151 Market St., Mahtowa. Join ride on the Munger Trail, and/or join the noon picnic and rally for Pro-Life Ministries of Duluth. $25 donation per family requested. RSVP to prolife4duluth@gmail.com.
Archery in the Park, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jay Cooke State Park, follow the signs from the visitor center. Ages 8 and up can try archery with tips from a certified instructor. Equipment provided, no personal equipment allowed in the park. Free, state park parking pass required.
Junior Rangers, 2-3 p.m., Jay Cooke State Park, at the visitor center. Children invited to learn about spiders. Free, state park parking pass required.
Free community meal, 4-5 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 515 Skyline Blvd., Cloquet. Menu: Brat or hot dog, salad, chips, fruit, dessert. Sponsored by Community of Hope 2:16. Call 218-600-6520 if need a ride.
Arrowhead Bookmobile, 10:30-11 a.m. at Northwood United Methodist Church, Esko; 11:30-noon at Silver Brook Town Hall, Wrenshall; 1:30-2:15 p.m. on Main Street in Kettle River.
Moss walk, 1 p.m., Jay Cooke State Park, meet at the visitor center. Take a 1-mile walk and learn about moss. Free, state park parking pass required.
Car show, 1 p.m., Cardinal Court, 1200 Villa Court Drive, Cromwell. Bring your classic and unique vehicles.
Wild mushrooms 101, 5:30 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Learn the basics of foraging for and identifying wild mushrooms with Ariel Bonkoski. RSVP required to 218-879-1531.
Cannabis cultivation class, 6 p.m., outside ANANG Native Co., 1508 Big Lake Road, Cloquet. Ages 21 and up non-consumption educational event about growing cannabis and sustainability.
Cloquet Forestry Center open house, 5-8:30 p.m. 175 University Road. Education presentations and tables, wagon tours and screening of a short documentary. Food available from Room at the Table food truck.
Family movie, 4 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Free screening of “Holes” and snacks.
Burgers and coney dogs, 4-7 p.m., Cloquet VFW. $4-$10, proceeds support Cloquet American Legion Auxiliary programs.
Author Steve Eilertson, 6 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Northland native discusses “Reaching Higher,” a book about climbing the highest peak in every state.
Lost Forester Runs, 8:30 a.m., Pine Valley Recreation Center. 5.5K and 12.5 mile runs. $40, proceeds go to the Blue House Orphanage in Uganda. More info and registration at
tinyurl.com/LostForester.
Mahtowa fire golf and burger baskets, 10 and 11:30 a.m., The Rugged Spruce Golf Club. Four-person team nine-hole golf scramble starts at 10 a.m., $40, call 218-389-9754 to register. Burger baskets available for $8-$10 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Net proceeds benefit Mahtowa Fire and Auxiliary.
Motorcycle ride, noon, Cromwell Park, 5577 Cromwell Park Drive. Tenth annual 120-mile ride, followed by food, raffle and silent auction benefiting Wounded Warriors United of Minnesota. Arrive early to register. $20 individual or $30 couple.
Moose Lake Municipal Liquor Store party, 2-6 p.m, Moose Lake City Park. Games, hot dog meal provided by Moose Lake Fire District, $3 drinks and music from Savannah and Keith starting at 3 p.m.
Barnum PTO family movie, 3 p.m., Barnum Elementary School. Watch “Monsters University.” Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. $3 per person or $10 per family. Concessions for sale.
Car show and swap meet, 12-3 p.m., Carlton VFW, 124 Chestnut Ave. Free to enter for all types of vehicles. Burnout and exhaust competitions. Games and prizes.
Free community meal, 4-5 p.m., Good Hope Church, 55 Armory Road , Cloquet. Menu: chicken-salad sandwich, salad, fruit, dessert. Sponsored by Community of Hope 2:16. Call 218-600-6520 if need a ride.
Reoccurring and multiday events
Carlton County Fair, through Aug. 17, 3770 Front St., Barnum. Gates open at 8 a.m. Aug. 15 and 16, and 9 a.m. Aug. 17. Carnival opens at 11 a.m.
Pavilion stage performers: Pier Country at 10, outstanding senior and farm awards at noon, ventriloquist at 2:30 and 3:30, Atari at 6 Friday; magician at 11, 1 and 3, Hellcat at 6 Saturday; non-denomination church service at 9:30, Holy Hottenanners at 11, magician at 1, 2:30 and 4, John Seguin at 5 Sunday.
Kids pedal pull at 5 Friday (register by 4:30). 4-H breakfast fundraiser 8-10 Saturday, $10. Kids mutton bustin’ at 10 (register at 9), blue ribbon general auction at 1 and livestock auction at 4 Sunday.
General admission: $13 age 12 and up, $7 age 6-11.
Stadium events additional $10 for ages 12 and up, $5 for 6-11. Oval and quad races at 6 Friday, horse races at 1:30 Saturday and Sunday, demolition derby at 6:30 Saturday and figure eight and bus races at 6 Sunday.
Lakehead Harvest Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-24, 70 E. St. Louis Road, north of Esko. Tractor displays and demos, blacksmithing and sawmilling demos, flea market, concessions and other activities daily. Kids pedal tractor pulls at 2:30 p.m. daily. Parade at 5 p.m. daily. Antique tractor pull after the parade Saturday. Stock garden tractor pull at 1 p.m. Sunday. $10 day admission or $20 three-day admission for most; free for children 11 and under.
Carlton farmers market is 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays in McFarland Park next to the Four Seasons Sports Complex.
Cloquet farmers market, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through mid-October in front of Premiere Theatres, 904 Highway 33 S.
Moose Lake Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Generations Park pavilion, 20 Earl Ellens Drive.
Story time, Thursdays, 2-2:30 p.m., Moose Lake Public Library.
Arthritis exercise class, 10:30 a.m., first and third Friday of each month, Essentia Health-Moose Lake Fitness Center, 30 Arrowhead Lane. Free chair-based exercise classes focused on managing arthritis symptoms and improving overall health. RSVP required to 218-485-5557.
