May 19, 2023 

GRAND MARAIS, MN, May 19, 2023 – Saddle up and hold your horses for the Cook County Safe Routes to School Kid’s Bicycle Safety Rodeo! Yee Haw!

Bring your bike or borrow a bike from the SRTS bike fleet, get a free helmet and helmet fit check, bike checkup, ride the safety course, and even blend your own smoothie using pedal power using a special “blender bike”! 

When: May 25 from 3:00 -5:00 p.m.

Where: Cook County Community Center

Volunteers are still needed, no training necessary!

FREE bike helmets and bike lights available thanks to a generous donation from Joynes Ben Franklin Grand Marais, MN!

Also sponsored by: Spokengear Two Harbors, North Shore Collaborative Healthy Northland SHIP, Cook County Public Health and Human Services, @Bike MN, Minnesota Safe Routes to School.

Please sign up to volunteer: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050c4daeab2ca6ff2-2023.

 

About Cook County, MN 

Cook County encompasses the sovereign nation of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; the City of Grand Marais; the Townships of Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder; and unincorporated areas in the easternmost part of Minnesota’s North Shore. Cook County Government values transparency and strives to deliver superior services and programs in a fiscally responsible way. We value the dignity of all County residents and seek to create a community that provides opportunity for all. Many of our offices are in the Cook County Courthouse at 411 W 2nd St, Grand Marais 55604. Other departments and facilities, such as the Airport, Community Center, Highway and Sheriff are located nearby. Call 218-387-3000 or visit: https://co.cook.mn.us  
             

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Contact:  Kristina Mattson, SHIP/SRTS Coordinator, 218-302-1342, [email protected]