The City of Grand Marais Recreation Areas showed a net gain of $16,447 in 2008, City Councilor Bill Lenz reported to his fellow park board members Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Last year, the RV Park and Campground netted $242,400, and the harbor and marina netted $2,900. Offsetting those net gains were losses of $228,900 by the pool (which brought in […]
Planning & Zoning questions for EDA
Grand Marais City Councilor Tim Kennedy and other members of the Grand Marais Planning Commission attended the June 9 meeting of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) seeking direction on how to proceed with a rezoning request. Kennedy explained that the commission was unsure how to respond to the request from Stephan Holtz of Advanced Housing […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, June 29 12:43 a.m., Grand Marais: Lutsen man, 43, cited for speeding and no proof of […]
A cruise down memory lane
Unorganized Te r r itorySome childhood memories don’t hold up well when they are revisited. TV shows aren’t as funny; special candy concoctions don’t taste the same; snow banks are never as high as remembered. However, last weekend I had the chance to relive a favorite childhood adventure that stands the test of time. I was able to float down memory lane. I was […]
CORRECTION:
In the July 4 article Second ACA screening for filmmaker Ford we incorrectly identified the cameraman in the accompanying photo as David Riehm. The cameraman was Chuck Costabile, The News-Herald apologizes for the error.
Lessons from the River
Spiritual reflectionsNews of another drowning in the Temperance River is bound to get one’s attention… On the 4th of July, while enjoying the annual holiday festivities in Tofte, we heard the sirens and saw the rescue vehicles. It wasn’t long before confirmation came: yes, a man had drowned while swimming in the Temperance. It’s a little unnerving… I myself had been […]
Historical Reflections
Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share with Cook County News-Herald readers? Give us a call, or stop by our Grand Marais office. We’d love to hear your Historical Reflections. Call (218) 387-9100; e-mail starnews@ boreal.org; or stop by our officeat 15 First Avenue West.
Duty and honor
T h i s and t h atSome of the things we Americans do out of a sense of duty seem pretty tedious, like driving to a Tofte town board meeting in the pitch dark of a 25-degree-below-zero January night. Some of those things, we later realize, transform themselves into things we feel honored to have done. Don’t get me wrong; even on the worst of nights, […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · July 12, 1999 • It smashed through the region like a runaway boulder, leaving in its wake thousands of acres of destroyed and wounded wilderness. It trapped hundreds of people inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, injuring many. It dropped trees on roofs, cars and tents, and blasted electrical and telephone lines to the ground, […]