PEOPLE: A Sense of Place by Virginia Danfelt opened at the Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais on Friday, June 1, 2012. The opening was a bit surreal, with an eclectic collection of 60 individual portraits of community members hanging on the gallery walls—with many of those same community members taking in the show. The photos in the show have […]
More orange cone phobia
The trouble starts as I turn onto I35 in Duluth. “Construction One Mile Ahead,” announces the sign. Inwardly, I groan. Today, I will be forced to deal with something I hate—the dreaded orange cones of construction sites. My orange cone phobia isn’t very serious and many people probably share it—a morbid fear of losing control of the car and hitting […]
Three elected to Arrowhead Electric board of directors
Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) held its 59th annual meeting on Saturday, June 9 at Cook County High School and nearly 300 members turned out to enjoy a pancake breakfast, to get an update on the AECI broadband project, to get some energy-saving tips, to trade an item for the local food shelf for an energy-saving light bulb and to […]
Uff da! I’m Nørwegian!
“Brown cheese for stories!” That’s what Norwegian photojournalists Kristian Bålsrød, Anton Ligaarden, and Katinka Hustad will be offering to Cook County residents of Norwegian heritage— or locals with good Sven & Ole jokes. The three University of Oslo students arrived in Cook County on June 12 for a four-week stay during which they will start filming a documentary intended to […]
Cactus Blossoms coming to Grand Marais
Country music has a long-held appreciation for sibling bands, and it seems there’s no sweeter sound than two brothers harmonizing over a sad country tune. Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey have capitalized on this tried-and-true formula with their band the Cactus Blossoms, most recently pulling together a backup band of music veterans Mike “Razz” Russell (Jayhawks) on fiddle, Liz […]
Sam Tuthill is June’s guest lecturer
Cook County Higher Education will feature Dr. Sam Tuthill, who will present What About Water at the next Guest Lecture Series on Thursday, June 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the North Shore Campus in Grand Marais. Join Tuthill for his presentation regarding the distribution of water resources among populations on the North American continent. He will discuss water […]
Alcohol Server Training June 18-19
Alcohol Server Training will be offered from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 18 at Cascade Lodge and from 10 a.m. – noon Tuesday, June 19 at Windigo Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. Bartenders, wait staff and owners/operators of alcohol-dispensing establishments are encouraged to attend. Cost is $5 per person. Instructors are Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk and Brian Kringen, […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:00 PM.) Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: At Trinity Lutheran in Hovland at 6:00 P.M. Step meeting. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, […]
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are […]
Bergstrom wins one match at state
Cook County High School senior David Bergstrom competed at the Minnesota Class A Individual State Tennis Tournament on June 7 and 8. This was the second straight year David has competed in the state tournament. The Class A matches were played indoors at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis. For the second year in a row, David had to play […]