Healthy thoughts



Do you pay attention to your thoughts? What thoughts do you filter or discard without conscience attention? Consider the thoughts that take hold and shape your day. The brain is a muscle that is exercised in a certain way. When you continually think in a similar way, the brain is trained to continue that same thinking pattern. Much like an […]

Black ice leads to multiple accidents



Bad road conditions on Friday, January 18 led to a number of minor collisions in parking lots and along county roads with vehicles in the ditches throughout Cook County. There were two single vehicle accidents west of Grand Marais on Highway 61 due to icy roads. The first happened near the Cut Face Creek Wayside Rest. Cook County Law Enforcement […]

Seen Through Native Eyes: A Celebration of Native Art



Different cultures, backgrounds, times, places: and the world is seen through varying lenses and expressed in different ways. Native sensibilities have been caricatured and celebrated, copied and admired. In Seen Through Native Eyes: A Celebration of Native Art, we hope to delve deeply and begin to see (at least realize what we can’t see) through native eyes, both to broaden […]

Let it snow



A snow shower passes over Devil Track Lake, forming snow snakes that swirl over the ice, and I hope that, finally, the gray winter skies will open and unload a hefty helping of snow. I’m tired of this year’s brownish gray landscape. I want to see it transformed into a glistening white wonderland, but I’m not very optimistic. This winter’s […]

Cook County Ridge Riders host 4th annual Fun Run trail ride



The Cook County Ridge Riders snowmobile club is hosting its 4th annual Fun Run on Saturday, February 2 and hopes to have as big—or bigger— turnout then they had last year. “Last year we raised close to $6,000 and had 150 riders,” said one of the Fun Run organizers, Andrea Everson. Registration is between 9:30 a.m.-noon at Devil Track Landing […]

Snowarama— a great time and a good cause



It’s Snowarama time with the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino and the Grand Portage RidgeRiders. The Grand Portage community is hosting the 10th annual Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids on February 1 – 2. This 10th year of riding the great Grand Portage trails and raising money for Easter Seals Ontario is a weekend filled with fun— and prizes. In […]

New Gunflint ranger to speak at Business Luncheon



Nancy Larson, recently appointed Gunflint district ranger for the Superior National Forest, will speak at Cook County Higher Education’s January Business Networking Luncheon. Larson’s talk will begin at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Harbor Light Supper Club, 1615 West Highway 61 in Grand Marais. The event will conclude by 1 p.m. Cost is $20. Larson is a 23-year […]

Higher Ed offers WordPress training



An ongoing user group for those who use the WordPress web design software will launch from 5 – 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, at Cook County Higher Education. This group is open to everyone interested in WordPress. Familiarity with WordPress is a must. This is not a formal training program for beginners. The group primarily will involve members helping each […]

Community Calendar



4th Annual Father Daughter DanceThursday, Feb. 7, North House Folk School, 6 – 8 p.m. Livemusic: Critter Du Jour. Keepsake photo by Bruce Johnson,snack and beverage included. $20 per couple (moredaughters, same price). (30) 1/26-2/2pBorealis Chorale and Orchestra rehearsalsRequiem rehearsals will begin on Monday, February4th. Orchestra meets at 6:15 PM and choir meetsat 7:30 PM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, GrandMarais. […]

West End Calendar



Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at theTofte Town 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. atSchroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder.