Karl Hansen, director of the North Shore Health Care Foundation is pleased to announce that the Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 start-up grant from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation. This grant will allow the development of the proposed hospice program to continue to move forward. In addition to pursuing other grants to support the program, the end-of-life volunteers are […]
Be prepared to leave your home
How prepared are you to leave your home in an emergency? How prepared are you to remain at home due to weather, disease or other? The Cook County Emergency Preparedness Committee has created an “Emergency Shopping List” for you to use as a guide in preparing yourself and your family before an incident or emergency occurs. The county website home […]
Don’t dump flammable items at disposal sites
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 1:47 p.m. on May 9, reporting a fire danger at the City of Grand Marais’s brush disposal site near the Grand Marais water tower. The caller said someone had dropped hot coals next to the large slash pile. Grand Marais Fire Chief Ben Silence surveyed the situation and spread the coals out […]
Two Harbors considers commemoration of “Honking Tree”
For generations, motorists commemorated their journey “up north” by honking the horn as they passed the solitary pine on the expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors. Hearts were broken to see the fallen tree in the highway medium. It was cut down by unknown persons on April 30, 2009. The city of Two Harbors wants to do something special to […]
Grand Portage prepares for new Visitor Center
Ground will be broken in June 2009 on a new visitors center and Grand Portage State Park headquarters in Grand Portage. T. L. Construction of Floodwood, MN, the company that built the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center, was the low bidder for the project at $3,945,535. The project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), the […]
DNR issues burn permit reminder
Cook County is currently under burn restrictions. However, even when restrictions are lifted, property owners need to carefully consider conditions before burning brush. Also, remember that a burning permit is always required. The only exceptions are for campfires, as long as there are no other restrictions and if there is a continuous cover of snow, three inches deep in area […]
Adopt a Highway volunteers spring into action
Now that spring has arrived, thousands of Adopt a Highway volunteers across Minnesota are helping to beautify roadsides and save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in litter removal costs. “The Minnesota Department of Transportation extends its thanks to the dedicated volunteers and their organizations who participate in the Adopt a Highway program,” said Mike Robinson, Mn/DOT District 1 Engineer. […]
Community turns out for Trout Lake fundraiser
A large group of community members turned out to support the rebuild fundraiser for Trout Lake Lodge, on May 9. Trout Lake Lodge, located on the Gunflint Trail, was destroyed by fire on April 22. Thanks to the Colvill and Maple Hill Fire Departments, the fire was contained and all cabins and other resort buildings were spared. The Spaghetti Feed […]
Mainella, 101, featured in national publication
Mildred “Millie” Mainella, 101, of Grand Marais, is well known in Cook County. She grew up in Hovland and in 1941, she married a Civilian Conservation Corps foreman, Charles “Charlie” Mainella. She and Charlie lived in Hovland for many years where he ran the store and she served as postmaster for 26 years. In their retirement years, they spent winters […]