My husband Dave and I live up the Gunflint Trail and drive into town nearly every day. In doing so we pass the Gunflint Horse Park (there is a painted sign identifying it as such). I would guess this “park” has been in existence for about the past six years and in those years we have seen horses in the […]
Disappointed by drone of airplane
We visited Grand Marais at the end of August and were very unhappy to see and especially hear the airplane in the harbor offering rides. The noise was extremely unpleasant as we walked around town to visit our favorite places—Artist’s Point, the Angry Trout, the library, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Sivertson Gallery, Joynes, Lake Superior Trading Post, the Dockside Fish […]
Co-op mural is public art and benefits community
My wife and I spent the week bookended by the music events: Radio Waves and Unplugged. We loved it. Of course, music is only one of Grand Marais’ magical experiences that make us come back. You have an unusually artful community to be sure. But a valuable opportunity seems to be missing—outdoor public art, the kind every citizen can enjoy […]
Right to vote should not be challenged
One person one vote is and has been the law, but over the years historically and more recently in my own life this right has been expanded to include others not considered persons, such as women and people of color and those between the ages of 18 and 21. All citizens born here or naturalized have the right to vote. […]
Courthouse celebrates 100th anniversary
A lot of official business has taken place at the Cook County Courthouse in the 100 years since it was built, but a lot of official fun took place there on September 21, 2012 to celebrate its 100th birthday. Bubbles floated across the courthouse lawn while families challenged each other to potato sack races and kids picked up bandanas, finger […]
Father Baraga celebrated by many groups
Six days short of the 189th anniversary of the ordination of Father Frederic Baraga, a celebration was held at the cross that bears his name on the shoreline of Lake Superior in Schroeder. A crowd of disparate people gathered under the sunshine on September 15, 2012 to remember the Catholic priest who is in the process of being considered for […]
Exposing end-of-time fears
Dr. David Morrison answers science questions on the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) website. Asked why he is working so hard to expose the effect of rumors about December 21, 2012 he answered: The increase in questions about the mistaken idea that ancient Mayans predicted it to be the “end of time.” Modern Mayan peoples dispute that misrepresentation of […]
Dorothy L. Olson,
Dorothy L. Olson, 75, of Buckeye, passed away September 20, 2012 at home. She was born June 25, 1937 in Sen City Auto Camp in Visalia, California to Ira and Minnie Lee McCollum. Dorothy graduated from Oakland High in January 1956 and played the clarinet and lettered in band. She enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening and bingo. She was also a […]
Richard “Doc” Rose
Regretfully, Richard “Doc” Rose passed away suddenly on September 13, 2012 at age 74. Doc was born in St. Paul, MN and attended St. Paul Central High School before attending Winona State University. Always interested in sports, Doc became involved in several local and national hockey teams before becoming the trainer for the 1968 Olympic hockey team. This position led […]