Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Iron Range Resources (IRR), some water mains in City of Grand Marais alleys will be replaced this fall. City Administrator Mike Roth believes at least some of the 4” mains, now considered undersized, may have been there since the 1930s. Many of the city’s water mains are underneath the streets and are only replaced […]
Bargain shop brings bonanza to local nonprofits
First and Second Thrift Store has done it again—with the help of all the volunteers who staffed it from July of last year through June of this year, the people who donated goods, and the customers who bought them. The efforts of many people whose trails have led through Grand Marais have netted $41,568.50 to the nonprofit organizations of Cook […]
Boxes of history waiting for attention in Tofte
Volunteers are needed to help sort through historic documents in Tofte Township. On August 12, 2010, town supervisor Jim King recommended to the town board that someone sort through old documents currently sitting in the fire hall attic. Those worth keeping could possibly be stored in the climate-controlled area of the Tofte Fishing Museum, he said. It’s a big job, […]
Cook County North Shore Hospital Lab recognized
In May 2010, the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), announced that the Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center Laboratory had once again been awarded accreditation, based on the results of an onsite inspection. Laboratory Technician Jennifer Backstrom said the inspection was “rigorous.” During the CAP accreditation process, inspectors examine the laboratory’s records and quality […]
Hospital deficit on target with expectations
As of the August 19, 2010 North Shore Hospital and Care Center board meeting, the facility was at a $228,262 loss. Controller Yvonne Gennrich told the board that this is on target with the $500,000 loss anticipated in the budget. July was “a very good month for us in the outpatient department,” Gennrich said, with $991,511 in revenue. An anticipated […]
Boreal project recognized at State Fair
A local project was among those recognized from across Minnesota Aug. 29 at the State Fair during the Second Annual Community Pride Showcase and Awards Ceremony. The award went to the Boreal Access project in the category of Broadband Improvements and Applications for the “Boreal Community Video Lab,” an online showcase of videos by and about the people and places […]
Contemporary Native American art bridges old and new cultures
An Internet search reveals that the four Native American artists whose works were featured at Johnson Heritage Post August 13-29 had exhibited together before. Each artist’s contemporary paintings and drawings were distinct from the others, and at least one of the artists has roots in Cook County. Julie Buffalohead’s paintings on textured paper were both amusing and pointed. They showed […]
“Lundie in the City” home tour
The Fiterman House on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis was the site of the second Lundie-in-the- City home tour and silent auction July 25, a fundraiser for the Schroeder Area Historical Society. Besides Lundie’s work on the North Shore, he was the architect of many greater Minnesota structures, which included the Gainey House in Owatonna and the Minnesota Landscape […]
3rd Annual Radio Waves Music Festival set for Sept. 11-12
The 3rd Annual Radio Waves Music Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 11. This year, WTIP North Shore Community Radio is partnering with the North Shore Music Association to offer two days of music, fun and community. The Radio Waves Music Festival will kick off at 5 p.m. Friday with local bands opening and singer/ songwriter […]
Taste of the Gunflint Trail set for Sept. 11
A Taste of the Gunflint Trail is set for Saturday, Sept. 11. That’s when, in addition to Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, nine businesses will offer an open house with “tastes” from the Gunflint Trail cookbook. Event hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a fundraiser for Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center’s boardwalk nature trail. Chik-Wauk is hosting […]