Walter Sve, a lifelong Lake Superior fisherman, was the keynote speaker for the Cook County Historical Society’s 86th annual dinner. A resident of Lake County, Sve was born near Split Rock Lighthouse to Norwegian immigrants Ragnvald and Ragnhild Sve. The family made its living netting herring in Lake Superior. They also built and sold fish boxes to other fishermen and, […]
Cook County tourism industry celebrates united effort
On Wednesday evening, October 20, 2010, more than 200 business people and public officials gathered for the first annual Cook County Tourism Celebration at Papa Charlie’s in Lutsen. The event marked the first six months of the Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB), a united effort to build Cook County tourism, and included a smorgasbord, free drinks, live entertainment, and speeches […]
Veterans Day concert Nov. 11
Cook County Schools invites all veterans and community members to join the K-12 students in a musical tribute to honor all veterans. The concert will be Thursday, Nov. 11 from 10:10-10:45 a.m. in the varsity gym. The Cook County High School band directed by Kerri Bilben will play a variety of musical selections that honor America and the service of […]
Share Christmas in a shoebox
It’s early to think of Christmas but not too early to think of preparing a shoebox for needy children around the world. Samaritan’s Purse, through Operation Christmas Child, distributes boxes to millions of children who would otherwise not receive gifts. You can reach kids in countries that have experienced floods, earthquakes, poverty and war, to let them know that someone […]
Girls Gone North seeks business participants
Bluefin Bay Resort will hold its 2010 Girls Gone North” weekend Nov. 12-14 at Bluefin Bay, Surfside on Lake Superior, and Temperance Landing. This is the third annual Girls Gone North weekend, and again this year Bluefin Bay is bringing back the Women’s Expo spotlighting woman-owned businesses on the North Shore. Highlights of Girls Gone North 2010 include Friday night […]
Kekekabic Trail volunteers celebrate 20 years
Boundary Waters Advisory Committee (BWA Committee) is celebrating 20 years of reopening the Kekekabic Trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Join the celebration at Gunflint Lodge on November 6, 2010. The Kekekabic Trail is a 42-mile long deep wilderness trail. Built as an access trail for fire fighters in1930s, the trail became a recreational trail in the 1960s. […]
Former Coast Guard commander sends greetings
Greetings from Little Rock, Arkansas! I was the Grand Marais Coast Guard commander back in the 1970s. I called the Cook County News-Herald for a piece of information and learned that numerous community members I knew when I lived there still reside in the community. I’m doing fine—I’m getting a little older and have broken a few bones. Wade O’Toole […]
Fear of flying in police state
I wish to second the opinions expressed by Joan Crosby in her October 2 Over the Hill column regarding the ordeal of airline passenger security procedures. My wife and I have family including two young granddaughters living in Grand Marais whom we visit. Until 2009 we traveled by motor home, staying in Grand Marais’ excellent public campground. However, we’ve sold […]
Retired educator finds school workshop productive
As a CCHS graduate and retired educator, I have enjoyed serving on the Cook County Schools’ Academic Team and the Cook County Schools’ Adequate Yearly Progress committee (AYP). It is important for me that Cook County residents understand how impressed I am with the teachers and administration at Cook County Schools. On September 17, I had the opportunity to observe […]
Golf course history has been successful
It is with surprise that many of the financial facts pertinent to Superior National continue to be misunderstood. Last week’s letter to the editor dramatically reminded me of this. A summary of some facts regarding Superior National from someone who was in the middle of the course’s development and management might be helpful: Thevision for the golf course came from […]