10 Years Ago · Sept. 13, 1999 • Cook County Sheriff Dave Wirt was present at the regular Grand Marais City Council meeting to give the council an update on various law enforcement issues which have come up within the past month. Wirt said he was aware of numerous incidents that have occurred in recent weeks, and was working to […]
Do you see what I see?
The last days of summer, just before school started, I remember as being lonely times for me. I was missing my “town” friends, because I lived 36 miles away on the West End. I was bored, bored, bored, but dared not say so or mom would find chores to keep me occupied. Sometimes I had to be creative to find […]
Holly will be missed
Just this past week on August 31, one of Cook County’s finest residents, Holly Nelson, passed away. Holly was one of the most humble, gracious, and selfless people that I have ever met. He was one of those rare people you meet who never had a bad word to say about anyone. When I was a young boy, I remember […]
Fall Patterns
No, I am not talking about autumn colored drapes or what is acceptable to wear after Labor Day, I am talking walleyes. The bite has been pretty hot on Saganaga and Northern Light Lake this past week and the fish are taking to their usual fall patterns. The hottest action has been between thirty and forty feet of water on […]
A poem for Grand Marais
One Mild Day After visiting Ben Franklin, Sven and Ole took a ride on a Java Moose Past the White Pine and beautiful Birch Bark To the Beaver House where they looked into Blue Water And saw an Angry Trout eating a Wild Onion with a Crooked Spoon. Erica M. Lucy C. Grand Marais
Recognition for Sherman Benson
Very interesting advertisement about the local hospital turning 50. I was particularly pleased that my old friend, Sherman Benson, was given credit where credit was due. I know he was very proud to have been instrumental in acquiring a hospital for this community. Since its inception it has continued to grow and improve. We are very fortunate to have the […]
Caribou needs grading, not mowing
During the summer, my wife and I live just off the Caribou Trail near Tait Lake. Until this summer we have always admired how well the county maintains the unpaved portion of this road. Something has changed this summer and not for the better. The condition of this road is terrible, not only for the people who live along it […]
Single payer system works elsewhere
I am writing in reply to Rae Piepho’s letter of August 15. Rae, in her letter, recognizes the need for health care reform, but asks can it be accomplished in a “capitalist” way that does not reward “for profit” insurance companies without the “non-socializing” of America? She seems to reject categorically the “single payer system” for being “socialistic.” Every industrialized […]
Pharmacist says goodbye
Derek and I, along with our daughter Madison and our parents, Bill and Helene Wurtz, would like to send this to all of you in the community of Grand Marais and all residents of Cook County. Sadly, we will no longer be owning or operating Arrowhead Pharmacy in the future, but we would like to take this time to thank […]
Sad to see pharmacist and family go
I was saddened to read Lesli Higgins’ letter in last week’s paper regarding the leaving of Derek and Nikki Engelhaupt and family. I can’t count the number of times that Nikki made the medicines I take for my migraines more affordable. Nikki went above and beyond to help me. Without her doing so, I would not have been able to […]