The North Shore Ski and Run Club is hosting the first meet for Cook County High School, the “Viking Challenge,” a high school cross country race on the Pincushion Trails in Grand Marais on Thursday, September 3, 2009. Racing begins at 2:00 p.m. with a 2.6K race for junior high boys and girls, followed by a varsity girls’ 4K race […]
Coloring Lions at the Fair
A new event at the 2009 Cook County Fair was the Grand Marais Lion and Lioness Coloring Contest, which was enjoyed by kids, parents, and grandparents alike. TheLion and Lioness Club set up a coloring station at the fair and kids had a choice of several different versions of lions to color. There were 36 entries, making the job very […]
The Great Ticket Fiasco
This past month has been an adventure that I had no intention of participating in. Well…not exactly. On July 19, I went online on eBay to find tickets for the October 5 Vikings-Packers game at the Metrodome. Rumors at the time were that Brett Favre was going to make his comeback, so I thought if I bought tickets to that […]
MN Vikings have Twin Ports radio home
KQDS FM has announced that it will be the “Official Twin Ports Home” of the Minnesota Vikings for the 2009 – 2010 season, broadcasting every Minnesota Vikings game on 94.9 KQDS and “TheFan” 1490. This announcement reflects the partnership of the Vikings Radio Network, “The Fan” 1490AM and 95 KQDS. The next Vikings game will be on Monday, August 31 […]
Where are the fish biting?
According to Buck’s Hardware, walleyes are biting on Hungry Jack Lake in 20 feet of water, drifting leeches or minnows; on Brule Lake in 25 feet of water using jig and minnows during the day; on McFarland Lake in 15 feet of water drifting leech rigs; and on Elbow Lake in 8 to 10 feet of water using jig and […]
Young, dumb and full of energy
The hunting seasons are just around the corner and yet there are ripe berries to be picked. This has truly been a bizarre summer. I am hoping for a nice mild fall to make up for the less than desirable weather this year. The walleye are biting just fine, but I am tired of the wind deciding where I can […]
