Members of the Grand Marais Park Board spent most of their November 3 meeting discussing and debating campground fees for the 2010 season, but decided to wait until next month to make a final decision. While the board seemed in agreement with a recommendation from Parks Manager Dave Tersteeg that there should be no substantive increase in fees, there was […]
Historical Reflections
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Superior National struggling to compete with other golf courses
Mark Sandbo and Jim King of the Superior National at Lutsen golf course committee brought an update to the county board Tuesday, October 27, 2009 on the state of the golf course. King stated that a decline in the numbers of people playing the course is one of the challenges the course has been facing. Over the last decade, West […]
Improved oil disposal at recycling center
POWER P eop le who di sp ose of thei r used mot or oil at the Cook County Recycling Center may notice a new containment system. County Planning & Zoning Director Tim Nelson wrote in an October 19, 2009 memo to the county board, “We have had to remedy the situation with the waste oil tank at the recycling […]
Cook County collects for “world’s largest Christmas project”
Once again this year, Cornerstone Community Church is serving as a collection site for “Operation Christmas Child,” an outreach also known as the “world’s largest Christmas project.” County residents are invited to pack shoeboxes for children in more than 100 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, disease, famine and poverty. On October 31, dozens of shoeboxes and instructions were distributed […]
Lyle Saethre paints the town
Lyle Saethre was almost done with his painting of the old Omar Ellquist log cabin on Maple Hill near County Road 60 and the Lindskog Road when he realized something was wrong. He had lilac bushes blooming, but the trees weren’t early summer trees. Back to the drawing board, or rather, the mural board on the south side of the […]
Getting cozy at the Care Center
There will be an abundance of activities at North Shore Care Center in November, because as the days get shorter—our time indoors gets longer. It’s that time of year to get back into crafts, baking, and other indoor projects. The Men’s Group will prepare their annual hunter’s dinner and the women will begin a Knitter’s Group. On Veteran’s Day residents […]
Independent Living services for Grand Marais
The Center for Independent Living of Northeastern Minnesota (CILNM) has opened a satellite office in Two Harbors. Its service area extends up the North Shore to Grand Marais. All Centers for Independent Living are private non-profit, consumer controlled organizations that provide a variety of services to people with disabilities, (cognitive, emotional, and physical), their families and the community. The core […]
Grand Portage National Monument opens Raymond Duhaime exhibit
Grand Portage National Monument is proud to announce the opening of a new temporary exhibit featuring the arts, crafts, and personal memorabilia of Grand Portage Ojibwe artist Raymond Duhaime. The Raymond Duhaime exhibit will open November 9 in the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center’s Cultural Demonstration Room. Theexhibit features an extensive sampling from the master artisan’s collection of woodcarvings, […]
GM Playhouse plans 40th season
Staff reports Preparations are now under way for the 2010 season at the Grand Marais Playhouse — the 40th season of local productions! Director Sue Hennessy has announced the Playhouse’s planned productions, which include Treasure Island (April 22-May 2 and June 24-July 4); Cole Porter’s You Never Know (July 29-Aug. 8); Play On! a farce by Rick Abbott (Aug. 26-Sept. […]