Smoke from a distant fire
Although the wildfires burning across the Canadian border are hundreds of miles from Cook County, the effects are being felt along the North Shore. According to U.S. Forest Service fire officials, fire indices in Minnesota are extremely low and a wildfire on this side of the border is unlikely. However, according to the Grand Portage Trust Land air quality monitoring […]
Gravel found in handy place for highway department
On July 19, the county board gave Cook County Highway Engineer David Betts the go-ahead to enter a contract for gravel extraction at a good price and very near the two projects that currently need gravel. But before doing so, it made sure it wouldn’t be violating Cook County’s conflict of interest policy. About 4,500 cubic yards of gravel are […]
Superior National at Lutsen analysis questioned
The Cook County Board of Commissioners took a letter from Lutsen resident and business owner Paul Quinn very seriously at its July 19, 2011 meeting. The same letter appeared as a letter to the editor in the July 16 edition of the Cook County News-Herald. In that letter, Quinn questioned whether Sirius Golf Advisors, the consulting firm the county board […]
Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle at Grand Marais Rec. Park
On July 18, 2011 at approximately 7:04 a.m., Mark Stewart Russell III, 42, of Beaver Bay accidentally struck his son, Reagan David Russell, age 14 months, with a motor vehicle. The toddler died shortly after being transported to North Shore Hospital. The accident occurred in the Grand Marais Recreation Area in Grand Marais where the Russell family and other adults […]
Fluctuant Nec Mergitur
I’m not a huge fan of catalog shopping. It irritates me to get two, three, or even four catalogs—all remarkably similar in my mailbox. However, I am on one catalog mailing list that I really enjoy receiving, Signals. Signals offers “Gifts that inform, enlighten and entertain.” And the catalog fulfills that pledge with a delightfully eclectic assortment of highbrow merchandise […]
Religion belongs in church, not downtown Grand Marais
On most days, in Grand Marais, when I’m home for the summers, I give thanks for the peaceful and tranquil environment that we have here on the North Shore. Today was not one of those days. Sure, there are times when the streets aren’t exactly quiet—Fisherman’s Picnic or Fourth of July. Sometimes, tourists can be a little bit noisy. Why […]
ATVers reminded to ride safe this summer
As traffic gets heavier during Cook County’s busy tourist season, it is more important than ever for people driving all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to ride safely and courteously. The Cook County ATV Club board would like to remind ATVers—locals who are used to riding our quiet city streets and county roads throughout the year, as well as visitors traveling the same […]
July 20 deluge affected city water and sewer department
The thunderstorm in the wee hours of the morning of June 20 dumped 3.75 inches of rain on the city, Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Water/Wastewater Superintendent Tom Nelson reported to the PUC board at its semi-monthly meeting that afternoon. The municipal lot outside the Cook County Whole Foods Co-Op, Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, and the Cook County Senior […]