Correction:
In the October 26, 2013 article The Life and Times of Jim Korf, we incorrectly identified the man riding a moose in one of Korf’s paintings. We reported that it was Dennis Todd, however, it was another longtime Gunflint Trail fishing guide. His name is being withheld to protect the adventurous, but for the record, the moose ridden by our […]
The storms and troubles of life
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. I Chronicles 29:11 Some of you must know about the “weather rock.” If not, it’s a rock that hangs from a rope of a tripod along a road on […]
Entry Points to the Creative exhibit planned
Many people have reflected and written on the interplay between creativity and spirituality. Artists speak of their “making” as central to their spiritual quest. And many who visit an art gallery find themselves moved in ways that defy understanding. After a few years of collaborating with the Grand Marais Art Colony on a spring themed exhibit, Spirit of the Wilderness […]
Bryan A Crawford
Bryan A Crawford, 28, passed away on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013.Bryan was born in Grand Marais. He was the son of Beth (Rick) Elstad and Karl Crawford. Bryan was a graduate of Hermantown High School and a former member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Bryan is preceded in death by grandparents Richard Crawford and Barbara (Floyd) Johnson, and aunt […]
Lloyd Scherer
Lloyd Scherer, 94, died Nov. 5, 2013 in Lithonia, Ga., where he spent the last four years with his daughter Nancy. He was born Nov. 12, 1918.Lloyd was an accomplished artist and a member of the Grand Marais art community for many years. He drew pen-and-ink pictures on birchbark and sold them at some of the local art shops and […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGONOV. 7, 2003 The Grand Marais Fire Department’s plans to replace one of its aging trucks within the next five years stayed on track last week when city council approved a 2004 budget which sets aside $15,000 for the new vehicle. Although a new fire truck is expected to cost between $150,000 and $200,000, Assistant Fire Chief Tim […]
Homeowner faces water shutoff for leaky pipe beneath neighbor’s yard
The Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) discussed a somewhat tricky situation between two homeowners at its meeting on October 2, 2013. Two years ago, a water leak was detected between the street—which is the city’s responsibility—and the homeowner’s house. Any leaking between either the property line or the city’s shutoff valve—whichever is closer to the city’s water main— and […]
Construction nearing completion at Ray Berglund State Wayside
Travelers along the North Shore’s Highway 61 in Cook County will soon have an improved rest stop available to them, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The Ray Berglund State Wayside, located at the Onion River, is undergoing significant improvements including the addition of public restroom and visitor orientation facilities. The Ray Berglund State Wayside was established […]