Hockey rink slides up in 1 percent project priorities
It might be time to get cracking on a new hockey rink in Grand Marais. Birch Grove Community Center is getting one with 1 Percent Recreation and Infrastructure Tax funding, and the Cook County Hockey Association is drumming its fingers on the table wondering when its long-time request for a new rink in Grand Marais will be granted. Community Center […]
Grand Portage to fund deputy position
Grand Portage will be benefitting from the addition of a full-time Sheriff ’s Department deputy, thanks to a generous offer from the Grand Portage band. On October 11, 2011, Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk brought a memorandum of understanding between the band, the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office, and Cook County— signed by Reservation Tribal Council Chair Norman Deschampe and […]
EDA hears proposal for expansion, improvements to Superior National at Lutsen
In an effort to attract more golfers and grow business, some major changes are being proposed for Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course. Under a current proposal, many holes at Superior National will change, making the course longer, and a new, bigger clubhouse will be built closer to Highway 61. Superior National Golf Course Manager Bob Fenwick brought a map […]
Comments sought on Isle Royale wilderness plan
Do you think campsites should be added to Isle Royale campgrounds? Should new trails be blazed? Should the two fire towers on the island be removed? These are all matters under consideration by the National Park Service, which has released its Final Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Isle Royale National Park. The plan became available for public […]
Unorganized anniversary
Writing Unorganized Territory is usually the highlight of my week. It is such a joy to be able to just sit at the keyboard and let my thoughts flow. A column is much, much, easier than a news article where you have to be exceedingly exact with your statistics and quotes. It is even easier than features, which are fun […]
Only in Grand Marais
Last Tuesday my wife and I were planning a trip up the Gunflint Trail. While parking in the Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce lot a couple of Hedstrom Lumber retirees called to us, noting that our rear tire was flat. They walked over and helped change the tire, showing us a unique method of using a logging chain to pop […]
Pagami Poetry
This poem was written on September 12, right after the Pagami Creek fire’s big movement: Monster in the woods Zeus created it and man contained it cornered and under guard It escaped and ran wild its burning fingers groping The “army” came and once again surrounded But the lines are thin and it runs with the wind The creature called […]
Look at options other than eliminating superintendent
Schools are not the problem; they are part of the solution. School leadership is not a luxury. This time of hyper austerity is not the time to discard our leadership (as our school board is contemplating). We need to keep our school’s progress toward community engagement. Superintendent Schwarz has greatly expanded the role of community members in leadership committees including […]