The ground search for a missing Grand Marais man, Paul Brandt, 82, was suspended at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, according to the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office. Chief Deputy Leif Lunde said the ground search had been suspended because “all reasonable locations have been searched without success.” Search efforts began at 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, August 1. “We […]
Busy citizens honored at Fisherman’s Picnic
From the opening of Fisherman’s Picnic 2013 at the Grand Marais Lioness Buffet dinner on Wednesday, July 31 to the finale grand prize drawing on Sunday, August 4, picnic-goers were busy. There is something for everyone at Fisherman’s Picnic and this year the weather cooperated and made being outside for the many events a genuine pleasure. One of the highlights […]
Cost of proposed city public works facility is $3.7 million
Earlier this year, Grand Marais City Council authorized a public works space need study in an effort to learn the details of what it will take to build a public works facility to house the city’s fleet of vehicles and maintenance equipment. On July 25, representatives of the engineering firm that did the survey were on hand to present the […]
Eden Prairie man drowns in Temperance River
The Temperance River rapids have taken another life. The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office reports that a 20-year-old man drowned while swimming in the Temperance River on Friday, August 2. An emergency call came in to Cook County Law Enforcement at approximately 5:25 p.m. A frantic caller reported that someone was drowning at Temperance River State Park in Schroeder. The […]
School health service busy
Within a span of nine months and between the hours of roughly 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., the Cook County Schools health service office receives about 5,000 visits from students. That’s over 30 visits a day. The students’ problems range from minor illness and injury to chronic health problems needing daily monitoring and medication and occasionally, more severe injuries. On […]
Lucky to see moose
I have been delighted this summer to receive a number of photos of moose from Cook County News- Herald readers. We aren’t able to publish them all, but we love seeing them. It is encouraging to see moose in places where they haven’t been seen for the last few years. We have had several people share pictures of the cow […]
Safety should be considered in street vendor setup
To Mayor Carlson and city council members: The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my dissatisfaction of the placement of vendor spaces at the 2013 Fisherman’s Picnic event. This year the majority of the vendors were located on Wisconsin Street, with a few food vendors in front of Lake Superior Trading Post and The Blue Water Café […]
Riled by rumble strips
OK, who is responsible for the obnoxious, offensive, and absolutely idiotic rumble strips being ground in on our otherwise peaceful highway? They make no sense and are disturbing my peace a mile and a half up the hill above them. On a busy weekend we are interrupted every few minutes by a quick, but totally annoying braaap! But on quiet […]
Will broadband users share operational costs?
The “formerly known as” Arrowhead Electric Cooperative recently announced the pricing structure for its broadband and phone services which are thought to be made available later this year. What the “now named” Arrowhead Cooperative hasn’t revealed to prospective customers as yet is whether or not a monthly service connection fee will be charged for fiber optic. A service charge, $43.50 […]