10 Years Ago Sept. 6, 2002 To remedy the potentially dangerous problem of speeding on County Road 7, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has requested that the Minnesota Department of Transportation conduct a speed study on the entire length of roadway (about eight miles). Three major accidents have occurred in primarily one area near Fall Creek. Local law enforcement […]
City’s water loss cheaper than new pipes
Grand Marais’ wastewater treatment plant has processed eight million more gallons of water in the last year than it did the year before, Water/Wastewater Superintendent Tom Nelson told the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) board on September 5. Much of this is clean water that oozes out of old four-inch water lines throughout the city, Nelson said. Twenty-eight percent of the […]
Andrea Peterson receives prestigious Tombolo Award
At its annual meeting in August, Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association announced that Andrea Peterson of Grand Marais is this year’s recipient of the Tombolo Award. The association established the Tombolo Award in 2006 for the purpose of recognizing an individual or organization each year who has significantly contributed to the Sugarloaf mission – inspiring the preservation and restoration […]
A Gold Memorial
At first, we wanted to change the name of the big yellow Labrador retriever we had adopted. Her original name, Goldie, didn’t seem that exciting or interesting, but after several days of trying things likeSunny or Daisy or Mazie, we gave up and kept her old name. We couldn’t have made a better decision, for she lived up to it. […]
Sugarloaf Cove among “Sustain Our Great Lakes” grant recipients
Members of the Great Lakes conservation community gathered at Lake Erie Bluffs to announce 34 ecological restoration projects selected to receive $8.2 million in grant funding through the Sustain Our Great Lakes program. Sugarloaf Cove in Schroeder is one of the grant recipients. With a focus on improving the quality and connectivity of tributary, wetland and coastal habitats, the Sustain […]
Chez Jude sold— Harbor House Grille to open
Fans of Judi Barsness, take heart, Chez Jude Restaurant, Catering and Cooking School has been sold, but it will be open under her care until the end of October, when Ed Straub and Cindy Carpenter- Straub will take over. The restaurant has been for sale for several years. The deal for Straubs to purchase the fine eatery happened the first […]
Splash of color welcomes motorists to Grand Marais
Motorists coming down the hill into Grand Marais have likely noticed a bright new splash of color at Cabin Antiques on the highway. The plain white garage door has been transformed into a canvas, a beautiful painting of bright orange poppies. Cabin Antiques owner Leo Reichert is happy to share the story behind the cheerful artwork, courtesy of his friend […]
Upcoming attractions at the Playhouse
September has arrived and the Playhouse summer season closed with a successful run of The Kitchen Witches. The success of any show or any season depends on many things but mostly it thrives through the support of the community. This summer more than 50 volunteers freely gave some of their daylight hours to create living art for us all. The […]
Unplugged XI: Northern Harvest— tradition with a twist
For 11 years now, Nashville songwriter Jon Vezner has been spearheading a phenomenal weekend of music at the North House Folk School campus in Grand Marais. What started as a simple thank you gesture from Vezner for the wonderful North Shore welcome he received just when he needed it most has grown to a tradition for hundreds of people—from the […]
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 […]