The Historical Alliance of Cook County is excited to announce the third annual "Storytelling from the Back Roads of Cook County," on October 11, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. The event will feature speakers from members of the alliance representing the different areas throughout Cook County. Schroeder Area Historical Society, Tofte Historical Society, Cook County Historical Society, and Gunflint Trail Historical Society/Chik Wauk Nature Center make up the Historical Alliance.

As part of the event, Margaret Hedstrom will deliver a presentation concerning the history and ongoing preservation efforts related to the historic fishing tug, the Nee-Gee.

David Hakensen, a communications consultant and the immediate past president of the Minnesota Historical Society, will also be presenting. He will discuss his new biography, Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover.

Katie O'Gara will read excerpts from an interview between Beryl Singleton Bissell and Mary T. Bell, whose book, Cutting Across Time, details the history of logging, rafting, and milling in the Lake Superior region. Bell is also the author of food preservation books and co-founder of Eagle Bluff, an environmental learning center in southeastern Minnesota.

The fourth speaker is Mark Gordon, co-founder of the nonprofit Amicus Adventure Sailing and Sea Change Expeditions, a mission that uses sailing voyages on Lake Superior to promote climate change engagement. Based in Two Harbors, Mark also teaches at the North House Folk School, sharing his family's commitment to an intentional lifestyle focused on climate solutions.

Laurie Spry will be the MC for the event.

To learn more, visit: cookcountyhistory.org/third-annual-storytelling