I am a Gunflint Trail business owner, hockey dad, CCVB board member, fire chief, ISD 166 parent, golf course and ski hill supporter, and resident of Cook County. I moved here 20 years ago to run a business and raise my family primarily because of the lifestyle. I was pleased with the process leading up to the 1% sales tax […]
First & Second Thrift Shop proceeds benefit community
Cookies, coffee and checks were the highlight of the gathering at the Cook County Senior Center on Tuesday, January 17. Representatives from various nonprofit organizations gathered to hear an update on the First & Second Thrift Store and to accept checks earned by volunteer workers at the thrift store and donation center. Senior Center Director Bev Green, who works for […]
Seeing through the mist
Our family had the chance this past July to spend an afternoon at Niagara Falls, and so we did what thousands of tourists do every year, we boarded the Maid of the Mist tour boat and cruised right up beneath the falls. Those of you who have been on it know that when it circles in right beneath Horseshoe Falls, […]
Edward E. Olson,
Edward E. Olson, age 62, of Duluth passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in Duluth. Edward Everett Olson was born November 10, 1949 in Duluth, the son of Ernest and Shirley (Ellquist) Olson. He grew up in Hovland and Grand Marais. He served in the United States Navy and later returned to Duluth. He worked for AT&T for many […]
Lutsen seeks architect to complete town hall renovation plans
At the Lutsen Town Board meeting on Tuesday, January 17, Mark Pedersen of Pedersen Design & Consulting presented design plans for the renovation/expansion of the Lutsen Fire Hall and Town Hall, noting that the plans are about 95-99 percent complete. “We need to go through them; to mark them up,” he said. “Now is the time to come forward with […]
DFL candidates’ forum held in Finland
The Cook, Lake and St. Louis County DFL co-hosted a candidates’ forum Jan. 27 at the Clair Nelson Community Center in Finland. More than 50 people from the three counties came to hear 8th Congressional District DFL candidates Jeff Anderson, Tarryl Clark and Rick Nolan discuss the issues. People in the audience were invited to write questions for the candidates […]
Historical Relfections
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Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Feb. 4, 2002 Race officials from the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon announced that the longest sled dog race in the lower 48 has been postponed. The 420-mile marathon and 150-mile middistance races were scheduled to leave Duluth on Feb. 3. But poor snow conditions along the trail have forced organizers to reconsider the options and […]