Grand Marais Park Manager Dave Tersteeg is ready to finalize plans for a “Community Connection” pathway leading from Highway 61 into the east end of the park and down to the waterfront. The pathway is intended to connect campers with downtown Grand Marais and welcome residents into the park as well as keep sediment from running into the marina. The […]
Correction
The February 4 article entitled County board debates demolition landfill proposal states that a mistake in designating the boundaries of the Closed Landfill Program resulted in R&R Disposal being unable to obtain a permit to locate a transfer station at the site. According to Cook County Planning & Zoning Director Tim Nelson, R&R Disposal did, in fact, have a permit […]
Nordahl named to Human Services Circle of Excellence
Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson honored professionals and organizations from across the state on January 20, citing their “outstanding contributions to human services program clients.” Eleven individuals and organizations were recipients of the DHS Commissioner’s Circle of Excellence Awards. Among them was Patricia Nordahl of Lutsen, who was honored for her work as executive director of Cooperation […]
Humphrey participates in “CEOs in the Classroom”
Eighth grade students in T.J. Super and Dorie Carlson’s social studies class recently got a treat when Eric Humphrey gave a presentation about what it is like to run a business in Cook County. Humphrey was taking part in the Northland Prosperity Network’s “CEOs in the Classroom,” a program developed by business owners, managers and chief executive officers together with […]
Finding forgiveness at the cross
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet who lived in the first half of the 19th century. She wrote the words…“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.” Young Elizabeth Barrett lived with her parents for many years because of a childhood accident that left […]
Help for depression is available
The illusion that Cook County is somehow sheltered from the stresses of today’s world is shattered when a community member or visitor is the apparent victim of depression and suicide or when a violent crime occurs. Depression is a serious illness than can be deadly. Experts estimate that at least 70 percent of suicides are a result of untreated depression. […]
Jeanette (Jenny) Dell
Death came to Jeannette (Jenny) Dell of Grand Marais, age 87 on February 13, 2012 at North Shore Care Center. She was born April 26, 1924 in Stevens Point, WI to Martin and Marion Woboril. The family moved to Minneapolis, MN in 1934. She married Frederic Dell of Fergus Falls, MN in 1946. They raised their family in Saint Louis […]
Margaret L. Geselle,
Margaret L. Geselle, 89, died on Friday, February 10, 2012, in Rochester, MN. Margaret was born in Hovland on January 22, 1923 to Alexander and Blanche (Wilson) Englund. In the mid- 1930s her family moved to Rochester, MN. She married Lyndon Geselle on October 10, 1949, and moved to the Geselle family farm on the north side of Rochester, now […]
Council approves first business loan for The Garage
At the request of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority’s Commercial Loan Review Committee, Grand Marais City Council approved a $23,000 loan which will be used to rehabilitate one of downtown’s oldest buildings. It is the first project to be approved under the Community Business Partnership Loan Program, which is designed to provide low-interest revolving loans to […]