10 Years Ago · Feb. 14, 2003 An Environmental Assessment Worksheet has been filed on behalf of Lutsen North Superior Land Company proposing an 83-lot planned unit development on 240 acres adjacent to the Superior National Golf Course on the west side of the Poplar River. This new development will be in addition to the 39 lots approved by the […]
Assessor’s Office asking for help tackling major tasks
County commissioners did not disagree with the notion that the Assessor’s Office has a lot of work to do or that keeping more detailed property records is a good idea, but they weren’t ready at their February 12 county board meeting to grant Assessor Betty Schultz’s request for a new position in the department. The Minnesota Department of Revenue (DOR) […]
Lodging and 1 percent tax revenues increased in 2012
After its second calendar year of being collected, the Cook County 1 percent recreation and infrastructure sales tax showed an increase of 9.2 percent over revenue from the year before. In 2012, the tax brought in $1,234,919.33. The 1 percent tax is funding numerous projects throughout the county, including the Grand Marais Public Library addition, recreational enhancements at Birch Grove […]
Community Connections planning in full swing
The snow may be piled up all over Grand Marais, but that didn’t stop the Grand Marais Park Board from discussing plans for the Community Connections walkway into the Grand Marais Recreation Area at its February 5 meeting. North House Folk School Executive Director Greg Wright was on hand to discuss plans that timber frame designer and instructor Peter Henrikson […]
Sediment control measures making a difference in Poplar River
The Poplar River Management Board (PRMB) continues to make progress on large-scale projects to reduce sediment from the lower segment of the Poplar River in Lutsen. Ten contractors submitted bids for the next project, the Caribou Highlands Flowpath. According to PRMB President Tom Rider, the three lowest bidders were all very qualified companies. The contract went to Reuben Johnson & […]
Enjoy a family dinner
I used to get a little frustrated that our family “sit down” dinners didn’t last nearly as long as it took me to cook them. Everyone seemed to bolt down their dinner in 20 minutes or less to return to the TV or their sport of choice. I wanted more discussion, more sharing—or as my husband would call it, more […]
It’s Girl Scout cookie time!
Have you been wishing for those one-of-a-kind cookies that you can only purchase at a certain time of the year? Have you been thinking of Thin Mints? Craving Caramel Delights? Longing for Lemonades? Well, you are in luck because Cook County Girl Scouts have cookies and they are selling! Cook County Girl Scouts now offer direct sales, which means you […]
Portage recognized as 2013 Volunteer of the Year
For the last eight years, on the last Saturday of every month, the classic country band Portage has performed at the Cook County North Shore Care Center to the delight of care center residents, family members and friends and care center staff. This wonderful musical tradition has been recognized by Aging Services in Minnesota. Portage was presented with the Stars […]
Barbara Jean and Chastity Brown to perform at ACA March 2
Join the North Shore Music Association March 2 for a shared bill of two exceptionally talented Minnesota musicians. Calling the North Shore home until recently, Barbara Jean has developed her craft through constant live performance and has recently struck out on her own to take her debut record, The Great Escape to fans all across the Midwest. Classically trained on […]
Raiho and Warren to speak at Stone Harbor on Feb. 23
Two St. Olaf graduates (both with ties to Cook County) who became the first women to paddle 2,000 miles from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay in 2011 are returning to speak about their three-month paddle. They will be at Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply on Saturday, February 23 at 4:30 p.m. Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren will tell their story about following […]