The wonderful log rolling event at Fisherman’s Picnic would not have happened without a huge community effort. The North Shore Rollers were helped by many people—Niel and Jenny Atkinson for letting the North Shore Rollers use their tank, the Grand Marais Lions Club for letting the tank back in “our spot” and the people who helped set it up and […]
Demonstrate the Good News
Philippians 2:5-7 (ESV) Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. Haitian school children must pay to go to school. […]
Bethlehem Lutheran’s Harvest Dinner is Sept. 27
Bethlehem Lutheran of Grand Marais is hosting its annual Harvest Dinner in support of Zion Lutheran of Finland. The church was destroyed by fire this spring and proceeds from the dinner will be dedicated to their building fund. A special offering basket will be available for additional contributions to Zion Lutheran. The meal will be served from 5 to 7 […]
Richard P. Buch
Richard P. Buch, age 67, entered God’s Kingdom on August 28, 2013, in Grand Marais, Minnesota, where he had lived for the past several years. He was born October 17, 1945, the son of Marie (nee Kachelmeier) and Nicholas Buch, of Slinger, Wis. Rick spent his high school years at St. Francis Preparatory Seminary, graduating in 1963. Collecting polka records […]
Accidental shooting wounds New Hope man
A man from New Hope, Minn., suffered an accidental gunshot injury at a Tofte campsite on September 14. A call for emergency medical aid came in to Cook County Law Enforcement at 2:40 p.m., reporting that a male had shot himself in the leg with a shotgun on the south side of the Toohey Lake campground. Toohey Lake is on […]
Grand Portage man injured in ATV rollover
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 12:58 p.m. on September 14 reporting an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident near the Grand Portage Lodge. The driver, Timothy Don Anderson, 53, Grand Portage, was operating a 2011 Can-Am 400. According to Cook County Law Enforcement, he was driving down a steep incline at 3 – 5 miles per hour, while leaning […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOSEPT. 19, 2003 Wish lists and harbor maps were unfolded at the Safe Harbor Advisory Committee meeting on Monday as members continued discussions about the possibility of developing a full-service marina in the Grand Marais harbor. Any development of a safe harbor and/or marina will require months, if not years, of work as well as the go-ahead by […]