More money means more projects. Cook County Historical Society Museum Director Carrie McHugh and museum volunteers Gene Erickson and Hal Greenwood gave the county board a mid-year report on the work of the organization on August 9, 2011, demonstrating that an increase in county support is making a big difference. A July 15 letter from McHugh to the commissioners states, […]

Members of the Lutsen Fire Department and several citizens continue to meet to try to determine whether the township needs to expand its fire hall and town hall—and what the expansion would look like. At the July 19 town meeting, Fire Chief Paul Goettl presented some preliminary drawings from local architect Larry Boen, but reported that questions about the septic […]

Nancy Grabko, Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) housing director, came before the EDA on Tuesday, August 9 with a proposal from a private company to build a 30-bed senior living facility in Grand Marais. Merle Sampson, owner of Spectrum Community Health, has developed 16 similar facilities in Minnesota, many of them located in the northeastern part of the […]

North Shore Hospital’s home health care program has a lot to offer Cook County. Serving all ages from newborns to centenarians, three registered nurses, two nursing assistants, and some casual staff address a host of medical needs, enabling people to remain in their own homes. Home Care Coordinator Nathan Kristenson gave an overview of the program to the hospital board […]

A unique opportunity to learn about the importance of treaties and self-government is being offered to local residents and visitors to Grand Portage. Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a traveling exhibition that helps establish American Indian sovereignty as an ongoing continental reality and provides a vehicle for all Minnesotans to learn new and innovative […]