Bert Whittington, owner of the NorthEastern Hotel, Saloon & Grille on Dunlap Island, will give a talk about the history of the building at the annual meeting of the Carlton County Historical Society at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Whittington will speak after a brief business meeting and update on the status of the historic Shaw Memorial Library Building. Hors d'oeuvres courtesy of the NorthEastern. For questions, call the historical society at 218-879-1938.