Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meeting. 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
3rd Annual Lutsen Church Rummage & Bake Sale Sat., June 19th 9a-4p, rain or shine. Wide variety of items, including sofa bed, treadle sewing machine, gas grill, 20” bike, baby items, and much, much more. Please, no early birds. (39) 6/12p Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte […]
Out of the comfort zone
It is interesting to hear that the Grand Marais/Cook County High School has been holding graduation ceremonies for 100 years. Although it shouldn’t surprise me, as my own graduation from CCHS was 35 years ago. Now that surprises me. I can’t believe that I donned my black cap and gown that long ago. Although the fact that my cap and […]
Our love for one another
“Do not be astonished, brothers and sisters, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life because we love one another.” 1st John 3: 13-14 This passage, written by the author of 1st John, is one of the most striking statements found in all of scripture. It’s an idea that we often just pass […]
Historical Reflections
Do you have an old picture or a story from y ws p ) years gone by that you would like to share with tis, dri Cook County News-Herald readers? Give us a mayrequ s aspe i- call, or stop by our Grand Marais office.We’d ic sec ion. However, love to hear your Historical Reflections. Call the decision is ulti […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · June 12, 2000 • A 22-year-old Woodbury, Minn., man was found drowned in Saganaga Lake on June 2. According to the sheriff, the victim was one of a group of six people canoeing in the wilderness. After fighting wind and waves, his canoe capsized near Spam Island while he and his partner were trying to get […]
Rain Gardens
My car screeched to a halt as I applied the brakes and parked at the county courthouse curb. An incredible sight filled my vision. Where green grass once grew was a beautiful garden. It was built of rocks that glistened and shone in the rays of the late spring sun. The garden’s sides sloped into a shallow depression of… rocks […]
Sizzling summer Playhouse season
Summer has arrived early in Cook County and the Playhouse is ready for an exciting summer season. As we celebrate our 40th birthday this year, we think the public will have ample opportunity to see and enjoy our incredible talent! First, starting on June 24 and continuing the following holiday weekend, is the acclaimed Treasure Island. If you missed the […]
Dump it soups (or are they chowders?)
I’ve done it and I am the first to admit that I rarely get away with it…. I like to hide the leftovers in my homemade soups. A boiled potato here, a few diced tomatoes there and maybe if I am lucky the green beans from two days ago. But never, never does it go without comment. “Hmm…err mom, I […]