Another event to celebrate the season opening of the 2011 Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder will take place on June 12 as Schroeder author Beryl Singleton Bissell visits to talk about her new book, A View of the Lake. On Sunday, June 12 at 1 p.m. the Schroeder Area Historical Society will feature Singleton Bissel at its anual meeting. […]
Historical Society completes Civilian Conservation Corps exhibit
The Cook County Historical Society has completed an exciting project documenting the days of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Depression-era program gave a boost to young men and their families around the nation during those hard times and was also vital to Cook County. Of the 61 camps authorized for Minnesota, 16 were created and active in Cook County from […]
Community Calendar
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 7 PM and speaker at 7:30 PM.) Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Wednesdays: at Trinity […]
West End Calendar
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfnLutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 4-17tfnSchroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 […]
Cravaack mobile office to visit Grand Marais
U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack (MN-8) has announced the visit of a “mobile office” to Cook County on Friday, June 10. “These mobile offices will provide residents throughout the Eighth District an opportunity to meet with members of my staff and discuss matters that are important to them,” said Cravaack. “ Members of the Congressman’s staff will be available to meet […]
Alcohol server training offered June 27 and 28
Cook County Higher Education, in collaboration with Cook County Law Enforcement and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, is sponsoring an Alcohol Server Training workshop Monday, June 27 from 6:30 to 8 :30 p.m. at Cascade Lodge, and Tuesday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Windigo Lodge Restaurant on the Gunflint Trail. Bartenders, wait staff and all […]
Tofte Trek registration open
Are you ready to get muddy? The Sugarbush Trail Association will present the 32nd Annual Tofte Trek 10K Wilderness Run/Walk on July 4. Sameday registration will be held at the Birch Grove Community Center in Tofte starting at 7:45 a.m. pre-registration is currently open and can be found at www.sugarbushtrail.org, pre-registration closes on June 27. The 10k walk will start […]
Viking baseball season ends
On May 25, the Vikings traveled to Soudan for a make-up game against Babbitt Embarrass Soudan Tower (BEST). Dylan Quaife was sent to the mound by the Vikings to take on a very young BEST team. With the Vikings’ bats cold and BEST not doing much on the offensive side, the score was 2 – 2 entering the bottom of […]
Eight track athletes move on to section finals
Last year, only our top three athletes qualified for the section finals out of subsection. This year we had higher expectations. Ailee Larson, Kieran Scannell and Peter Warren were sure bets to repeat last year’s success, so was first year girls’ sprinter Molly Zafft. In addition, either our girls’ 4×400 or 4×200 relay had a chance of qualifying with a […]
2011 golf season under way at Gunflint Hills
The annual spring meeting of Gunflint Hills Golf Club was held May 24, with Club President John Lindell in charge. Discussion ensued regarding how to get some younger blood into the club and its events. President John was going to “talk it up” with others. The leagues for this summer are set up and going. The men’s league started on […]