I recently sent a Christmas meditation to our sister church in Amatenango, Chiapas, Mexico. The parish of St. Francis is an indigenous Roman Catholic parish with whom our First Congregational UCC church in Grand Marais has enjoyed a ten-year partnership. This essay is an English rendition of my message. January 6th is the holy day of Epiphany and one central […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Jan. 3, 2000 • The Minnesota Historical Society has awarded a grant of $1,778 to make the Chippewa City Church on the outskirts of Grand Marais handicapped accessible. This is the second grant given for restoration of the old church by the state organization. The grant will go into replacing the steep front steps on the […]
Historical Reflections
Tom Spitznagle of Lutsen shared this winter photo from a collection belonging to his father, Joe Spitznagle. Joe Spitznagle kept interesting photo records of his Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) days. The photo shows a very differentlooking First Avenue in Grand Marais. Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share […]
TASTE OF HOME
The Cost of Keeping TraditionI am often asked, “What is your favorite family tradition over the holidays?” I haven’t had an answer because I really like all Christmas traditions. The Christmas tree, the food, the music and attending church…. I just couldn’t single one out.. Until now. For me, hands down, it is the Christmas cards. I love, love, love Christmas cards. It’s the […]
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: Women’s Meeting, Noon, […]
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 4/18tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. […]
