Gunflint Trail residents are gearing up for another fun event. The Annual Benefit for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department will be Saturday August 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Mid- Trail Fire Hall (a mile east of Trail Center Restaurant). Organizers have “something for everyone”—a large flea market and boutique, a live auction, a raffle, and cake, […]
Library Friends prepare for annual used book sale
Every year Library Friends is gratified by the generosity of the community that supplies us with used books for our annual used book sale, our major fundraiser. It is always with a sense of anticipation that we open the bags and boxes that we’ve received. The Friends work hard to be good stewards of your donated books by sorting them […]
Free shuttle service offered for Fisherman’s Picnic
A new addition to this year’s Fisherman’s Picnic celebration will be much-welcomed by drivers who don’t want to deal with trying to find a parking space in downtown Grand Marais. As a community service, Arrowhead Transit will provide a free shuttle bus during Fisherman’s Picnic. Thebus will travel a loop every half hour to the Cook County Senior Center in […]
Lakota Visions focus of next Higher Ed program
Cook County Higher Education’s next guest lecture series is The Spirit and the Sky: Lakota Visions of the Cosmos. It will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, by Dr. Mark Hollabaugh. The focus will be on Native American astronomy. In the 19th century the Lakota (western Sioux) had a deep interest in the night sky and […]
Ready, Set, College! ready to roll Aug. 11
The North Shore Health Care Foundation granted $2,700 to support Cook County Higher Education’s Ready, Set, College! study skills project, a six-week college preparation course specifically geared toward students starting health-related degree programs. The course was designed and will be taught by Dr. Robert Pratt and Melanie Steel, two local individuals with significant experience and credentials in the college preparation […]
Wilderness is all around us
Thisis an answer to John LaHoud from McGregor about Chik Wauk Museum not being in the wilderness from the granddaughter of Cook County pioneer Charlie Boostrom. Maybe he should look up wilderness in the dictionary – “wild, rough country, backwoods.” If you open your eyes and look, you’re actually in the “wilderness” from Duluth to the Canadian border and beyond. […]
Judge candidate is fair-minded
I support Mike Cuzzo for Judge in the 6th District. I have known Mike and fished beside him for 26 years. You get to know the real side of a person when standing in or beside a river for 10 hours, or sitting by a campfire at the end of the day. Mike has a passion for the North Shore, […]
Grass is not always greener in politics
Differing values, upbringing and priorities make it impossible for any two persons to agree on all issues. Thusyou will never find a candidate who will always represent your point of view. That’s why when electing an individual to represent you in government, the best one can vote for is someone with experience, wisdom and a willingness to listen to all […]
Commissioner needs to ask tough questions
The role of county commissioner is one of increasing complexity, which requires critical thinking skills and an unbiased approach to decision making. A good county commissioner needs to be accountable to all his/her constituents while taking the time to understand the impacts of every decision and action on both the short term and long term effects of the community. The […]