A home at 239 Sag Lake Trail, belonging to Tony and Carol Feiock of Lake Quivira, KS, was burned in the 2007 Ham Lake wildfire. The cabin was being rebuilt this summer by Isak Hansen Construction. Tragedy struck again on Monday, August 24, 2009 and the nearly completed home was completely destroyed by fire. Cook County Law Enforcement received a […]
County votes to help city with pool costs
Mayor Sue Hakes, along with city councilors Jan Sivertson and Tim Kennedy and city employees Mike Roth, Kim Dunsmoor, and Dave Tersteeg, went before the county board Tuesday, August 24, 2009 to request funding for the Grand Marais Municipal Pool. Hakes reminded commissioners that they had told the city council March 4 they would consider helping with the pool’s annual […]
Proposed projects for 1% tax
Nearly 70 people attended a public meeting Monday, August 24, 2009 to learn more about the seven projects considered for the proposed 1% countywide sales tax coming to a referendum this fall. The legislature approved the final language of the legislation this spring. It was first requested in 2006 as an extension of the 1% sales tax that had paid […]
Historic Birch Terrace damaged by fire
A popular local restaurant, the Birch Terrace Supper Club, established in 1945, was damaged by fire on Monday, August 24, 2009 and an employee was taken to the Cook County North Shore Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Birch Terrace cook Ryan Keegan made the call to Cook County Law Enforcement at 6:50 p.m., reporting a chimney fire in […]
Comments sought on South Fowl Snowmobile Access again
The US Forest Service is once again accepting comments on a proposed reroute of a 2 ½-mile snowmobile trail between McFarland and South Fowl Lakes in Hovland. The reroute has been the focus of public scrutiny since the Forest Service closed a trail that had been determined to be partially in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in 2002. […]
Commissioners discuss South Fowl snowmobile access
On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, county land commissioner Mary Black informed the county board of the current comment period regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s South Fowl Environmental Impact Statement. Community member Diane McDonnell told commissioners she hoped they would make a statement regarding the impact of sound from the proposed snowmobile trail re-route around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness […]
Thrivent plans Sept. 14 El Salvador presentation
The North Shore Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans invites Cook County residents to its chapter meeting at 5:00 p.m. Monday, September 14 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Grand Marais. Theevening will begin with dinner in the fellowship hall, followed by a short chapter meeting and a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation will be given by Oz Twedt and Wayne Hensche, both […]
Schroeder wants accountability from LTTA
County Commissioner Bruce Martinson told the Schroeder town board Tuesday, August 11, 2009 that Tofte representatives had met with Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association (LTTA) representatives the day before. The Tofte representatives “weren’t too happy with LTTA’s position,” Martinson said. LTTA has been considering moving its office from the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum in Tofte to somewhere in Lutsen, which would […]