Elizabeth Perry, owner of E.R. Perry Signs & Engraving LLC in Grand Marais, may be Cook County’s least-known business success. From her shop and production facility, Perry and her employees prepare a wide array of printed and engraved tags, signs and other products for clients across the country. They sell those products online, primarily, and ship via UPS, FedEx and […]
Sequestration affects Grand Portage National Monument hours
Grand Portage National Monument staff will temporarily open the historic Lake Superior fur trade depot at Grand Portage for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 25-27. The historic depot will be closed again from May 28-31. During that time the heritage center will remain open from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily. Chief of Interpretation Pam Neil said the National Monument […]
Ham Run happening— snow, rain or shine
Winter on the Gunflint Trail has been reminiscent of the Energizer Bunny—it keeps going and going and going. With ice still on the lakes and snow on the ground it’s hard to believe the Ham Run half-marathon is right around the corner but it is. Are you ready? For those who aren’t ready for the half-marathon, there is the chance […]
Mesabi Range College offers forest archaeology class
Interested in archaeology, field work or native cultures? Mesabi Range College is offering students an opportunity to learn archaeological methods and help find and record actual prehistoric and historic cultural sites in the Superior National Forest. The class is being presented this summer by Mesabi Range College in conjunction with the Superior National Forest Heritage Resource Program. For details and […]
Community Calendar
Cook County Higher EducationCareer training and college courses at the NorthShore Campus, 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 offertheir Foot Care Clinic at the Grand Marais SeniorCenter on the third Tuesday of each […]
Knowledge Bowl finishes well at State Meet
On Thursday, April 11 – 12, 2013, the Cook County Knowledge Bowl team headed through snow to Brainerd for the Minnesota Knowledge Bowl State tournament. Competing were Sarah Larsen, Ben Seaton, Will Seaton, Mara MacDonell and Sean MacDonell. Audrey Summers and Sterling Anderson earned the honor of being scorekeepers at the state meet. The event began Thursday evening with a […]
Alexis Eliasen accepted at St. Scholastica
Alexis Eliasen has been accepted at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth for entry in fall 2013, and has been awarded a Benedictine Scholarship. Eliasen, a senior at Cook County High School, is the daughter of Pat and Tanya Eliasen of Grand Marais. She is planning to major in nursing. The Benedictine Scholarship is available to all new St. […]
Katherine Vander Heiden qualifies for Chancellors Scholarship
Katherine Vander Heiden of Grand Marais has been accepted at University of Wisconsin-Stout for fall 2013 and has been awarded the Chancellors Scholarship in the amount of $4,500 – $3,000 for the freshman year and $1,500 for the sophomore year. To qualify Vander Heiden meets the following conditions: is in the top 10 percent of her graduating class and has […]
Scott Rysdahl wins college scholarship
The Lake Superior College Foundation has announced its spring scholarship winners. Fifty-two scholarships were awarded for a total of $40,650 to 44 students. Scott Rysdahl of Grand Marais has been named a Joe Bothwell Memorial $1,000 scholarship awardee. He is enrolled in the information technology specialist program at Lake Superior College in Duluth. His mother, Jeanne Rysdahl, lives in Tofte […]