Fish shelter identification required
Minnesota conservation officers want to remind ice anglers and others that all shelters placed on the ice of Minnesota waters must have either the complete name and address, driver’s license number, or the nine-digit DNR number on the license of the owner plainly and legibly displayed on the outside in letters and figures at least two inches in height. This […]
New winter lake trout season dates for 2010
Winter season for lake trout on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), will open Friday, Jan. 1 and close Wednesday, March 31, 2010, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In 2009, winter lake trout season dates were the same for lakes within and outside the BWCAW. Legislation enacted after the 2009 […]
Lives Remembered
Samuel Anthony Wilson, 54, of Grand Marais, passed on December 20, 2009 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Sam was born September 26, 1955, the son of Betty Wilson (Grand Marais) and Gordon Wilson (Longville). He was preceded in death by Larry and Leon Wilson. Sam leaves behind his loving wife, Peggy and two labs, Jet and JoJo. He […]
Fallible human beings
To respond to Coach’s Corner Mitch Dorr’s disappointment with Tiger Woods’ recent failure as a role model, I agree that all famous people are not exemplary, neither athletes nor politicians, prophets nor priests, etc. Each and every person has unique talents and opportunities to do good or even great things, yet at times may make poor decisions, do stupid things, […]
Ward off the chill with a home energy audit party
What better way to cast away winter blues than to have a party? TheGrand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) supports you in that idea. The party the PUC is hoping you will do is quite likely a new breed: it’s the home energy audit party, and like most good Northland parties, it involves friends, coffee, and cookies. Thanks to a […]
Neighbors want Ours Resort changed back to residential zoning
The Ours Resort in Lutsen, owned for decades by Ours Local 653, a meat cutters’ union, as a private retreat, has been zoned resort commercial/residential since 2007 when some changes to the property resulted in rezoning from residential. A year and a half later, neighbors still have concerns regarding the potential ramifications of the resort/commercial residential zoning status. Neighbors in […]
2009 county board roll call
TheCook County Board of Commissioners met in regular session 37 times in 2009. Following is a list of how many of those meetings each county commissioner attended. Absences were due to funerals, illness, vacations, and attendance on behalf of the county at out-of-town meetings. »»Bob Fenwick 33 »»Jan Hall 34 »»Jim Johnson 29 »»Bruce Martinson 37 »»Fritz Sobanja 37 (board […]
Highway Department projects come in under and over budgets
The county board approved final payment to Northland Constructors December 22, 2009 for reconstruction of the east end of County Road 7. The cost of the project was $2,672,889.27, about 12% over the bid, according to County Engineer Shae Kosmalski. The extra cost was due to increases in the cost of blacktop and design changes that had to be made […]
Record number of gypsy moths found in Minnesota
Northlanders are becoming used to seeing little triangles of cardboard tacked to trees in the remotest of locations. After more than 10 years of gypsy moth monitoring, most people know that these are moth traps, put in place by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). In December, MDA announced its gypsy moth monitoring program caught almost 28,000 moths in 2009–more […]