Many of us are familiar with North House Folk School and the brightly colored buildings adjacent to the Grand Marais harbor and the steady flow of human activity at its site. People may be not knowledgeable about how significant this activity is to our local economy. The school was originally conceived by local artisans to teach old school crafts and […]
Larry Edward Dull,
Larry Edward Dull, 59, passed away August 12, 2009 at the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Johnstown, PA on October 30, 1949 to Forrest Sr. and Florence Dull and moved to Chardon, OH with his family in 1955. He moved to Duluth in the 1980s where he […]
Harold M. “Holly” Nelson,
Harold M. “Holly” Nelson, 77, of Grand Marais, passed away August 31, 2009 at Miller Dwan Medical Center, with his family by his side. He was born June 21, 1932 to Harold and Ruth (Bockoven) Nelson in Minneapolis. He dragged his parents to Grand Marais when he was two years old. He graduated from Grand Marais High School in 1950 […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM , Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30). Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM , First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM , Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: […]
Vikings start season with Blue & White scrimmage
The 2009 Cook County High School football season has finally arrived! All summer the weather felt like a football game would break out at any moment, but instead we sports junkies huddled together watching baseball and softball in weather fitting for football or perhaps skiing! However, now that football season is here the weather has turned rather baseball like. Go […]
School’s In!
Ringing in the new school year! Birch Grove Community School rang in the 2009-2010 school year on Tuesday, September 1, the first day of school.
Gunflint Trail Historical Society gearing up for Chik-Wauk opening
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society has reached Membership Chairman Lee Zopff’s goal of 500 – with five extra members to spare. The mood at the society’s Monday, August 31, 2009 picnic at the future home of the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center was celebratory. Committee chairs could see a light at the end of the tunnel as the museum’s July […]
Railroads once abundant in Arrowhead region
Todd Lindahl knows a lot about railroads. He also knows a lot about the old days of logging in northeastern Minnesota, and he has been collecting information on the relationship between the logging industry and railroads for the last 40 years. Lindahl, a Two Harbors resident, was the featured speaker at the Gunflint Trail Historical Society annual picnic at the […]
Invasion of earthworms?
Citizen volunteers needed for research along the North ShoreThe hunt is on for invading earthworms in North Shore parks and wayside rests. In late August, scientists searched the forest floor for visual indicators that non-native earthworms might be having an effect on this ecosystem. In September and October, people interested in the project are invited to help collect and identify earthworms. Go to the web site at www. […]
Bakk receives another Legislator award
State Sen. Tom Bakk, DFLCook, was presented with two 2009 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities’ (CGMC) Legislator of Distinction Awards on Land Use and Tax Policy on July 31. Bakk was recognized for his positive impact on land use and annexation reforms guiding state tax policy, and leadership in crafting the 2009 Omnibus Tax Bill. As Senate Tax Chair, Bakk […]