Alice D. Brisson, 83, of Grand Marais, died April 29, 2011 at the Cook County North Shore Hospital. She was born Aug. 3, 1927 to Christian and Agnes (Blomberg) Rude in Grand Marais. Alice grew up and attended schools in Grand Marais before marrying George Brisson. Alice enjoyed coffee time, word finds and visiting with friends. Family and friends were […]
David Daniel Henry
David Daniel Henry, newborn son of Daniel and Biannicia Henry was born and died Saturday, April 23, 2011 in Fort Stewart, Georgia. David is survived by his parents; brother Gavin and sister Ella; grandmother Suzanne Eklin; grandfather William VanDoren; aunts and uncles Paul Allen, Mel Connell, Traci Allen, Travis and Emily VanDoren, Nathan and Katrina Anderson; cousins Taylor and Raina […]
Historical Reflections
Recalling a real-life plane crashEmergency responders from all over Cook County participated in an emergency drill–responding to a plane crash at the Grand Marais Rec Park—on Saturday, April 30. The scenario is not too far from the reallife crash that occurred 63 years ago. This photo appeared in the May 6, 1948 issue of the Cook County News- Herald with the headline Four hurt […]
Seasonal Grand Marais border station opens May 15
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Inspection Station at Grand Marais will open for the summer tourist season on May 15. The Grand Marais border station is located within the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais. This border station serves individuals arriving from Canada via small boat to the Gunflint Trail area. In addition, vessels arriving via Lake […]
Prescribed burn outside Tofte Forest Service office
People traveling up and down the North Shore may have noticed some blackened grass on the north side of the highway near the U.S. Forest Service building in Tofte. Yes, it was burned, and yes, it was on purpose. Cory Berg of the Superior National Forest Tofte District described it as a “small prescribed burn.” He said the goal was […]
Lock-down and search at School District 166
On Thursday, April 28, the School District 166 campus was locked down at approximately 9:30 a.m. as two law enforcement officers with a canine entered the school and conducted a search for illegal substances. As the search began, ISD 166 Superintendent Beth Schwarz notified local media to inform them that the search was routine. She said, “We do not expect […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · May 7, 2001 Cook County officials last week set the wheels in motion for the implementation of an ambitious longrange program aimed at maintaining — and in some cases, improving – the water quality of area lakes. By unanimous vote, the county board adopted a “Lakeshore Compliance Program” which calls for the upgrade of failing septic […]
City approves Rec Park improvements, Arts Festival gets go ahead
Parks Manager Dave Tersteeg appeared before Grand Marais City Council April 27 to discuss progress on development of a pedestrian-friendly entrance to the Rec Park and planned upgrades for the campground. The first item was a recommendation from the park board for award of a contract for planning and designing the community connection at the northeast corner of the recreation […]
Welcome back snowbirds!
The recent warm weather was a welcome respite. I’m sure we are all tired of snow! I hope the warm weather, along with the robins, is here to stay. Which brings us to talk about all of our snowbird friends. We were happy to see Stanley and Sally Suck return from a winter in Coolidge, Arizona. We look forward to […]
Busy “Older Americans Month” at Care Center
May is “Older Americans Month” and the North Shore Care Center will celebrate with special activities throughout the month – especially during “Homes for the Aging Week,” May 8-14, sponsored by Aging Services of Minnesota. This year the long-term care profession salutes older adults, families, employees, and volunteers with the theme “Celebrate Age.” It honors and celebrates age – not […]