Community Calendar



Cook County Higher EducationCareer training and college courses at the North ShoreCampus, 300 W. 3rd St., Grand Marais. Monday – Thursday,9 a.m.–5 p.m. 387-3411 or at www.northshorecampus.org. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Foot Care ClinicThe Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Cook CountyDepartment of Public Health & Human Services offer theirFoot Care Clinic at the Grand Marais Senior Center on thethird Tuesday of each […]

West End Calendar



Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at theTofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. Lutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. atSchroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder.

Awesome Alpine boys – 5th at State!



The perspective is interesting. Alpine skiing is made up of four statewide sections. Each section averages 15-20 participating schools with an average of 10-15 participants per team (individual boys and girls). With that being said, at the beginning of the season, there are 60+ schools and likely over 1,000 individual participants all gunning for the same goal—make it to the […]

Great season on new ice



It has been an exciting hockey season for the Cook County Youth Hockey program. The teams began the season in November with practices on the new rink. It quickly became apparent that even though these kids are little that they have a big love for the game of hockey. Every year it is amazing to see how the newest skaters […]

Peewees headed to championship game



No. 2 seed Silver Bay Peewee Bs have advanced to the championship game of district playoffs. The game will be held on Sunday, February 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Hermantown and will set the rankings going into regions. Silver Bay’s first district playoff was against Hermantown Blue with a win of 4-1, scoring two open net goals in the final […]

Technology brings opportunities and challenges



It was thrilling to read an email this week that indicated that Broadband will be installed into our school this summer! I cannot say what this means for Broadband’s installation throughout the rest of the county, but it is a long awaited event for us and one that our district very much needs. Technology is not a “quick fix” to […]

Boys beat Wrenshall, lose barnburner to Lakeview Christian



The Cook County High School boys’ basketball team played two games in the last week, taking a win over a good Wrenshall team on Friday, February 15, and losing to Lakeview Christian Academy (LCA) on Tuesday, February 19 at home. LCA’s Anders Broman led his team with (for him) a meager 20 points, 25 points below his scoring average, but […]

Family Fun Trout Derby coming March 3



One event winter enthusiasts look forward to each year is the Trout Derby. With a long-storied past, the derby is a time for the community to gather on the ice for laughs and fun and hopefully, to catch a fish or two. This year the vaunted fishing contest will be held Sunday, March 3 on Gunflint Lake. Registration is 9 […]

Where are the fish biting?



Jon’s fish report from Buck’s Hardware Hank: It’s trout time! Everyone seems to be looking for lakers. We’ll get right to it then… Most of the action seems to be in the 25- to 40-foot range. Old standbys Daniels and Duncan were reporting decent action, nothing huge. Clearwater is always a good place to pick up a couple of fish. […]

Caught the cold



Presidents’ Day weekend was busy on the Gunflint Trail with cabin owners and vacationers traveling north for the holiday. This has always been a popular three-day weekend for many despite the possibility of treacherous February conditions. Rachelle was pleasantly surprised at this weekend’s attendance since she is a waitress at both Hungry Jack Lodge and Bearskin Lodge on Saturdays. It […]