Centerline rumble strips are coming to Highway 61. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Highway 61 Corridor Engineer Todd Campbell spoke to the county board on July 17 about a new mandate affecting Highway 61. Starting this past spring, centerline rumble strips must be included in all bituminous pavement construction, reconstruction, or overlay projects on Rural Trunk Highways with paved shoulders […]
Yucck ini!
How can I say this nicely? I guess I probably can’t. I do not like zucchini. I dislike it so much I have now renamed it “Yucckini.” And it’s not like Sam I Am in Green Eggs and Ham… no matter how you serve it—in a house with a mouse, in a box with a fox, or here or there…. […]
Second annual Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival a rousing success
Sunshine, smiles, cold beer, great food, great music and a lot of natural beauty set the stage for the second annual Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival in Lutsen on July 13 – 14. “Attendance this year was just about 500, up by about 75 over last year,” said event coordinator and Caribou Highlands Manager Barb Swenson. On hand were 13 […]
Arrowhead Animal Rescue an active group
Arrowhead Animal Rescue (AAR) recently announced that it now has a website. The site, with an adorable kitten and puppy front and center, is a self-declared “work in progress.” Much like the fledging animal rescue organization itself. However, the new website is a good resource for those hoping to join the efforts of the group that is working to see […]
Higher Ed offers basic computing class
This may be the class you’ve been waiting for if you are curious about computers or think you might like to use one but find the entire topic confusing, intimidating or downright scary. Or perhaps you know someone who fits that description and can recommend this class to them. Join Jim Boyd of the Cook County Higher Education staff from […]
Chik-Wauk announces summer programs
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center hosts a series of naturalist presentations during the 2012 summer season. U.S. Forest Service Ranger presentations, which are part of the Becoming a Boundary Waters Family program, are every Thursday at 3 p.m. now through Aug. 23. Nature Walks and Talks are every Sunday at 2 p.m. now through Aug. 28. Topics of the presentations […]
“Pets for Vets” benefit at Harbor Light Supper Club
There will be another Wednesday night “Pets for Vets” benefit dinner at the Harbor Light Co. Supper Club from 5 – 8 p.m. on July 25. Pets for Vets is a group of American Legion and First Congregational Church members fundraising for America’s Vet Dogs to provide veterans with special needs dogs. Each special need dog costs up to $20,000. […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA MeetingsMondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais SeniorCenter (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at6:30 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, First CongregationalChurch in Grand Marais; Big Book Study […]
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfnLutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 4/17tfnSchroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 […]
Local juniors among the best at Northern Open
Three local junior tennis players, David Bergstrom, Lars Scannell and Pete Summers, participated in the Northern Open in Duluth, July 6 – 8. The Northern Open is a long-standing tournament that features some of the best players in Northern Minnesota and beyond. All three boys are ranked in the Northern Section (which is comprised of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota […]