More than 30 people, including the entire county board, the mayor of Grand Marais, three city councilors, and five out of seven Cook County/ Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) members (some in dual capacities) attended a 2½-hour meeting at the courthouse Thursday, September 9, 2010 to talk about what to do with Superior National at Lutsen golf course. A […]
County sets maximum levy increase of 4.89%
Cook County commissioners voted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 to levy up to $6,174,951, the maximum allowable amount in 2011. This would be a 4.89% increase over this year’s levy and includes several special levies. A September 14 memo from Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers to the board states, “The2011 proposed budget and levy shows that if we do not make any cuts […]
Future uncertain for historic Isle Royale families
The residents of Northeastern Minnesota have strong ties to Isle Royale—one that began with the Ojibwe people and continued as Scandinavian emigrants settled the rugged North Shore. The 136,000-acre island has been home to generations of fishermen and their families and was a tourism destination long before the National Park Service began acquiring land in the 1930s and 1940s. That […]
CORRECTION:
In the article Grand Marais has write-in candidate for mayor, the spelling of a school where write-in candidate Larry “Bear” Carlson had worked was incorrect. Carlson taught at the Shattuck School in Faribault, MN. The final paragraph also needs clarification—there are three vacancies on the Grand Marais City Council—one vacancy is for the mayor’s race. There are two vacancies for […]
Arrowhead Electric general manager resigns
On September 13, 2010, the Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) issued two pieces of surprising information. First, the cooperative announced that it would be the recipient of $16,137,484 of Recovery Act funding to provide fiber optic service to residential and commercial members of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative. The second news is that Don Stead, general manager/CEO of AECI, was announcing his […]
City council invites public to discuss future of burn pile
Grand Marais City Council will host a public meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 at City Hall to discuss the future of the city’s burn pile. The burn pile has been a topic of discussion for council and city staff since last October. Smoke from the burning debris of a very full burn pile caused problems for both the […]
Grand Portage couple arrested on drug charges
Two Grand Portage residents, Dean Frederick Deschampe Sr., 46, and Anita Ellen Shearer, 38, were arrested on September 9, 2010 for allegedly purchasing the prescription drug OxyContin from an individual cooperating with the St. Louis County Sheriff ’s Department. Illegal purchase of OxyContin, a pain management drug, is a felony. According to the St. Louis County criminal complaint, Duluth investigators […]
Grand Portage SHIP mentorship program a success
Shianna Lien, an eighth grader who lives in Grand Portage, participated in the Grand Portage Mentorship Program, a six-week program which places students from seventh to 11th grades in mentorship positions with business professionals in the community. The students receive oneon one mentoring and develop skills related to the various workplace environments. Shianna has a “team” of mentors—Grand Portage Tribal […]