Empty Bowls : Grand Marais, MN

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Empty Bowls : Grand Marais, MN

Empty Bowls Cook County is a 501c3 nonprofit working to battle food insecurity in Cook County, MN Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread.

Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity. It is the collective genius of all the people involved that has made Empty Bowls what it has become. Events have now taken place across the United States and in at least a dozen other countries. Many millions of dollars have been raised and donated to hunger-fighting organizations. We could never have imagined all the things people have done or all the ways the project has touched people. Each individual or group organizing an event designs it around the needs of their own community and is responsible for their own event.

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Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
11-1pm Lunch
5-7pm Dinner
At Up Yonder

Questions? Call 218-370-1281 or email [email protected]
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10/27/2026

1 in 5 children in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin are experiencing food insecurity. This Halloween, consider adding shelf-stable, easy-to-prepare foods or toiletries to your treat bucket. Options like granola or protein bars, mini-cereals, fun-sized bags of pretzels, microwave ramen or macaroni cups, pudding cups, mini-muffins, and dried fruit are great options that kids can prepare themselves.

Offering a few nutritious items this Halloween can help families in a small but meaningful way as we head into the holiday season.

10/22/2026

Empty Bowls battles food insecurity in our community through the generosity of our friends and neighbors. If you're able to include us in your 2026 giving you can do so here: https://vitalnorth.org/donate/

When donating you can select Empty Bowls as the dedicated purpose of your donation.

Thank you to our community for the continued support!

09/25/2026

Our fundraiser was our most successful to date - we raised over $15,000 to battle food insecurity in our community!

We'd like to thank all the local organizations and vendors that contributed -

Cook County Community Center
Grand Marais Art Colony
Java Moose
ISD 166
Grand Portage Elderly Nutrition Program
Trail Center Lodge
Hungry Hippie Tacos
Borderland Lodge
South of the Border Cafe
The Fisherman’s Daughter at Dockside Fish Market
Moguls Grille & Tap Room at Caribou Highlands Lodge
Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters
Double D’s Catering
Upper Lakes Foods
Cook County Co-op
The Crooked Spoon
Cascade Lodge and Restaurant
Grand Portage Lodge & Casino
Taste of india spice and curry
Birch Terrace
Bluefin Bay Family of Resorts
Voyageur Brewing Company
The Hub
Angry Trout
Crawdaddies MN

And a huge thank you to all who donated baked goods and all who donated their time. What a great community we have!

09/23/2026

Thank you all for an amazing event!

09/22/2026

Today’s the day! Join us for lunch 11-1 or dinner 5-7 at the community center. So many delicious soups generously donated by our local restaurants!

09/21/2026

We hope to see you for a delicious soup lunch & dinner tomorrow!

Soup is $8 for a bowl or $12 if you'd like to get yourself seconds
Flights of 3 smaller bowls are $15
Take out containers of soup are $20
Kids under 10 eat free!

09/18/2026

Our annual fundraiser is almost here! We look forward to seeing you all at the Community Center for a delicious soup lunch & dinner on Tuesday, September 22nd 11-1 & 5-7!

Soup is $8 for a bowl or $12 if you'd like to get yourself seconds
Flights of 3 smaller bowls are $15
Take out containers of soup are $20
Kids under 10 eat free

09/16/2026

Our annual fundraiser is coming up on 9/22 and we are still in need of evening dishwashers and guest support!
We'd love to have you join us as a volunteer, please click this link to see available shifts: https://tinyurl.com/4h9ukw9f
We're also looking for delicious baked goods for our bake sale, please click this link to sign up to contribute a treat: https://tinyurl.com/3dbv5x34

09/15/2026

Our annual soup lunch & dinner fundraiser is next week, please join us at the Community Center September 22nd 11-1 & 5-7 to help feed our friends and neighbors!

09/12/2026

Our annual event on September 22nd infuses our community with much needed funding support for food security. We are still looking for event volunteers before, during, and after the fundraiser as well as bake sale volunteers who are willing to donate their delicious goods! Please see sign ups below.

Volunteer sign up: https://tinyurl.com/4h9ukw9f
Bake sale sign up: https://tinyurl.com/3dbv5x34

Address

PO Box 294
Grand Marais, MN
55604

Website

https://vitalnorth.org/empty-bowls/

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