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Lots of business at Arrowhead annual meeting



Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) members gathered to enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast prepared by the Cook County girls’ softball team on Saturday, June 19, 2010. After pancakes, the co-op’s 57th annual meeting was convened, with AECI Board Chair Wayne Anderson welcoming the standing room only crowd. Anderson announced the names of the cooperative members running for the board of […]

Lions and Lioness clubs celebrate Charter Night 2010



Members of the Grand Marais Lions and Lioness clubs celebrated Charter Night on June 8, 2010. This is a time-honored tradition of acknowledging the clubs’ beginnings and accomplishments. The clubs’ mission is to serve by contributing time, resources and skills to help fill the unmet needs of this community. This year, the Grand Marais Lions Club is 59 years old. […]

Tofte parade to get coordinator after running itself last two years



Tofte Fourth of July festivities have apparently taken on a life of their own. Town Supervisor Paul James told his fellow supervisors, “The last two years, no one has coordinated the parade—it just happened! Nobody noticed there was nobody there to coordinate it.” Apparently the parade has been taking place for so many years now that it took place without […]

Schroeder cemetery

an Eagle Scout project

Anoka High school freshman Austin Cooper-Gregg came before the Schroeder town board on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 and asked for a donation of black dirt. Black dirt? “I will use the dirt to level the sunken grave stones in the Schroeder town cemetery,” said Cooper-Gregg. “My grandfather’s buried there,” he added. His grandfather, Larry Gregg, was a town board supervisor […]

Lutsen cemetery improvements, association, discussed



A little over a year ago, the Lutsen Township board agreed to contribute $10,000 to the citizens working to form a Lutsen cemetery association to fund improvements to the town cemetery. Dick Nelson returned to the town board on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, to give an update—and to ask if the cemetery association could count on further support. Nelson said […]

Lutsen Resort readies for birthday gala



Lutsen Resort’s kickoff event was a lot of fun as three chefs from well-known Minneapolis restaurants (La Belle Vie, Sea Change and The Barrio Tequila Bar) joined Chef Rob Wells and Sous Chef Henry for a Friday night Tapas and wine tasting and a Saturday night sixcourse wine dinner. Robert McPherson popped the cork at the Saturday night event, which […]

Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply now open



Visitors to Grand Marais have a new resource to help them explore all of the outdoor adventures the area has to offer. Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, located at 20 E. First St., opened its doors on Monday, June 14 and is ready to offer gear, guided tours, rentals and more to its guests. Stone Harbor is a unique addition to […]

East Bay Suites offering tailor-made vacations



East Bay Suites, along with the five other Minnesota lodging establishments owned or managed by Odyssey Development, is no longer about hospitality – it’s about entertainment. Thatwas the word from owner Bob Ryan to East Bay General Manager Andrew Warren when Odyssey took over management of the historic Grand Marais business several months ago. Now, guests who stay in East […]

Guest lecture series continues with Ralph Latham’s First, Catch a Rabbit



Cook County Higher Education’s next guest lecture series is First, Catch a Rabbit on July 6, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, with refreshments. Ralph Latham will present the topic and lead the discussion, which will center on writing and writing skills for all genres. We learn to write by writing, by reading the writers who have mastered the craft, by […]