August is Minnesota Breastfeeding Awareness Month, in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1-7). It is also the month when new WIC food packages are available to Minnesota WIC participants, including those that visit Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Grand Marais. WIC coordinator Teresa Borak, RN, CLS said that the food package changes align the WIC food packages with current infant […]
Grand Portage blends past and present at Rendezvous
Load up your canoe and prepare to embark on an historical adventure! August 7 – 8 marks the annual Rendezvous Days and Pow Wow at Grand Portage. Voyageur songs, Ojibwe drums, and Highland bagpipes mix as the Montreal canoe brigades, native peoples, fur traders, and North West Company partners gather for their annual rendezvous and traditional Ojibwe pow pow. The […]
Comedy and rock n’ roll at Rendezvous
Don Burnstick, a Cree from the Alexander First Nation located outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is returning to Grand Portage Lodge & Casino for a Friday night show during Rendezvous Days. Those who caught his act when he last visited know he brings plenty of laughter to the stage in this don’t-miss performance. The youngest of 15 children, coupled with […]
Trinity Lutheran Walk-A-Thon follows historic footsteps
On Sunday August 9 starting at 10:30 a.m., a varied group of people will walk (or bike, drive, or rollerblade) from Grand Marais to Hovland. Why do such a “crazy” thing? Because long ago, the first pastors to bring regularly scheduled church services to Hovland walked that route once per month. As a result, in 1909, the congregation of Trinity […]
Storytellers and Northwoods scenes at Cross River Heritage Center
Storytelling will be the focus of a special event at the Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Nancy Gunderson Lindquist, Sharon (Pete) Ankrum, Shirley Smith Pecore and Sandy Smith Solmonson will share their stories of growing up in Schroeder in the 1940s and beyond. Nancy and Sandy had parents who kept them busy with […]
Last weekend for Enchanted Evening
Thelarge opening night audience thrilled to the performance of Some Enchanted Evening at the Grand Marais Playhouse. Songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals filled the Arrowhead Center for the Arts to the delight of the audience. Many found it difficult to not sing along but chose instead to listen to the delicate harmonies delivered by the five vocalists including Karina […]
Lawns decrease habitat, water quality
Whether living on a lake or river, in the city or in the country, the way lawns are maintained affects the water quality in Minnesota’s watersheds. Lawns are one source of nutrient, pollutant, and sediment run off. Shoreland lawns, especially those that go right to the water’s edge, allow runoff directly into the lake or river. Lawn fertilizers, high in […]
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, July 13 8:24 a.m., Grand Marais: Grand Marais man, 52, cited for no proof of […]
Daycare and dog circus
Unorganized TerritoryWhenever our growing family gets together—sons, wives, and grandkids—at some point we declare "Dog Circus!" and we gather the family dogs to perform their various entertaining tricks. I enjoy being the circus master, lining them up to show off their individual talents. Our dog, Fearless, the fearful golden retriever, has mastered shaking a paw and rolling over. He is […]
