Moose calves dying at a fast rate
Why are the moose in Minnesota disappearing? With two-thirds of the herd gone since 2006 when there was an estimated 8,600 in northeastern Minnesota, wildlife scientists are studying a wide variety of causes that could possibly lead to moose mortality. Part of their study was the fitting of 49 moose calves with GPS collars shortly after they were born in […]
Broadband installation knocks radio station off air
WTIP Community Radio fans had an abrupt end to their listening enjoyment at 5:48 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, when the company installing fiber optic cable for the Cook County broadband accidentally cut a phone line. MasTec North America Inc. was plowing in the fiber optic lines near WTIP Radio at 1712 West Highway 61 in Grand Marais when they […]
Irish Creek subordinate service district survives debate at public hearing
The Cook County courthouse commissioners’ room was full of Hovland property owners on June 25, 2013 at a public hearing before the county board to discuss dissolving the Irish Creek Winter Maintenance Subordinate Governmental Service District (SGSD) authorized by the county board last November. Property owners along Tom Lake, Irish Creek, Brumbaugh, Wilderness Shores and Powers Lake roads west of […]
A little help for our helpers
With the string of fires, missing or injured hikers and terrible accidents in Cook County over the last month, a lot of people are thinking about our hardworking firefighters and emergency responders. In New York, a piece of legislation has been introduced that could have a positive impact on those folks. It’s not often that a bill introduced elsewhere in […]
Wealthy 1 percent plotting the course
Let’s face the facts. In 20 years our elected officials have spent about $40 million to please the wealthy 1 percent. What do the citizens have? A run-down high-end golf course that can’t make a profit, a bankrupt business park, a private Christian workout center, and a lot of wasted tax dollars. It should be about citizens, community, jobs and […]
Internet businesses out of business because of new tax
In the last Minnesota legislative session, an Affiliate Nexus Tax, aka the Amazon Tax, was passed. Both Senator Bakk and Representative Dill voted yes. The new tax forces out-of-state online retailers who advertise on Minnesota-owned websites to collect Minnesota sales taxes. The tax was estimated to bring $5 million extra into state coffers. Online marketing in Minnesota was a thriving […]
Fur and feathers coming to Grand Marais mini golf course
The city of Grand Marais is going to become a little more fun. Randy Sjogren, the new owner of the mini golf course on Highway 61 on the west side of town, is going to have Nigerian dwarf goats, chickens, turkeys, and pheasants for people to see while they golf. The new business is called Putt n Pets. On June […]