Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOOCT. 10, 2003 Environmental groups filed suit last week in U.S. District Court challenging a federal decision lowering the status of the gray wolf from endangered to threatened in the continental United States. The complaint seeks a judgment declaring that the Department of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service were arbitrary and capricious in issuing the […]
DNR to offer state lands at public auction
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have 23 parcels of land in northeastern Minnesota for sale at a public auction scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25. The sale will include parcels in Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis counties, some of which are lakeshore lots. “This is a great opportunity for people looking for land in this very popular […]
Moving Matters seeks community feedback
Moving Matters is looking for Cook County residents to provide input on the area’s transportation needs by taking a survey. Survey responses will be used as the city of Grand Marais and Cook County create a policy that considers the transportation needs of walkers and bicyclists, as well as automobiles. The survey is available online at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/becausemovingmatters. Moving Matters is […]
Gunflint Hills Golf Course making up for slow start
September Gunflint Hills Golf Course sales were up 15 percent over last September, but overall year-to-date sales are down 18 percent from last year. The very late spring and cold early summer had a big effect on golfing. Golf Course Manager Mike Kunshier told the Grand Marais Park Board on October 1 that he was hopeful that October sales would […]
No decision on proposed county septic ordinance
More than 60 people packed the Cook County Commissioners’ Room on Wednesday, September 25 to take part in a Cook County Planning Commission public hearing held to discuss a proposal for a new county septic ordinance. Cook County’s environmental health and septic supervisor Mitch Everson went through highlights of the 27-page document before he and Planning & Zoning Director Tim […]
Septic system loans available
If you have a failing septic system that is in need of repair, the Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District may be able to assist you with a subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) loan, funded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s AgBMP Loan Program. Soil & Water and Cook County Environmental Health can help landowners identify problems and find […]
Future of private parcel on Grand Marais hillside debated
County commissioners may wind up in a land trade they formerly denied. On October 8, 2013, the commissioners debated their options in dealing with a request by John Scheef for access to his property just north of County Road 7. Scheef has been trying to gain access for several years. The board’s discussion was preceded by an appeal from property […]
Viking beat Barnum in a barnburner
Viking fans were treated to some of the best, most exciting volleyball games ever played at Cook County High School last Tuesday night, October 8 when the Barnum Bombers came to play a fired-up Vikings team. The first game was tight, with the Vikings taking a 4-0 lead before Barnum came back to tie the score 6-6. From that juncture […]
It’s Your Day!
Wouldn’t having a day of your own be wonderful? This would be a day where everything automatically went just as you liked it…. What could be better? Having this day several times a month just because “It’s Your Day!” Let me explain…. My brother and I were only 10 months apart in age and we fought constantly throughout our childhood. […]