Grand Marais home damaged by fire
Cook County Law Enforcement received report of a fire at the home of Amanda Hand and Michael Garry at 820 Creechville Road at 2:06 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18. Amanda Hand, at home with her daughter who was ill, told the dispatcher that there was a fire in the mudroom at the back of her house. The dispatcher paged the […]
AmericInn owner denied time to prepare for higher tax classification
Nine Cook County lodging establishments will be paying much more in property taxes after a review of more than 80 resorts by former Cook County Assessor Mary Black and the Department of Revenue this summer led to changes in classification from seasonal resort to commercial status. One of them, the AmericInn of Tofte, has been required to start paying the […]
County levy increase kept at 2 percent
After considering numerous options regarding how to keep the budget down, where to set the county levy, and how much of the general revenue fund balance to dip into, the county board set its 2013 budget and levy on December 18. Total county expenditures are expected to be $17,302,357 in 2013. The county will levy $5,989,187, a 2 percent increase […]
City seeks explanation for downtown monitoring wells
In an effort to find out the reasons for a proliferation of environmental monitoring wells in downtown Grand Marais, city councilors said Dec. 12 that they would like to speak with a representative of the state Pollution Control Agency. Although the topic has been discussed by council in the past, according to city officials the state agency has never offered […]
The most precious present
With all the turmoil taking place in our community and our country in the last week, it would be easy to write of gloom and doom in this Unorganized Territory. But I don’t think that would be helpful to anyone— myself included. Instead, I’m going to share some pleasant thoughts as Christmas approaches to cheer myself up. And when this […]
Good judgment needed for county attorney position
I don’t know a lot about PTSD, but if Tim Scannell has it and he’s not able to make good judgments, he should not be in office regardless of having inappropriate relations with a 17-year-old. His wife states that he did not exercise good judgment because of his emotional issues. She goes on to say that this is obviously not […]
Manage beaver by changing landscape
Beavers are architects of boreal character. Provide a combination of water and young deciduous tree species and they will come and remove the pioneer tree species leaving nature to fill the void with boreal conifers such as white/black spruce, balsam fir and tamarack. One approach to “managing” the current harbor beaver problem could be to eliminate or translocate the current […]
A special Christmas memory
My favorite holiday is Christmas. The reason I love Christmas is because I get to be with all my family. We don’t really have any traditions but we do cook great food on Christmas Eve and Day, and bake a lot of goodies before Christmas. Since my mom and dad are both from Grand Marais we trade off and on […]