Tofte continues planning for senior housing project
Although there have been setbacks, the Tofte Town board continues to seek affordable senior housing options that will allow older residents the chance to stay in the community after they are too old or too frail to care for their homes. Dick Grabko of Community Connections came before the Tofte Town board on Thursday, November 14, 2013 with an update […]
Baraga Cross neighbors protesting park improvements
A lot of work has been done by the Schroeder Township Park Task Force to create a design plan for the park adjacent to Father Baraga’s Cross on Lake Superior, but some of the residents along Baraga Cross Road aren’t very happy about it. A homeowner near the park spoke up at the November 12, 2013 township board meeting, but […]
Wider shoulders for bikes wanted in Lutsen
Lutsen Supervisor Ginny Storlie asked her board colleagues Marland Hansen and Tim Goettl to consider having the township write a letter to State Representative David Dill and Senator Tom Bakk to see if they can pressure the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to widen the shoulders to accommodate bicycle traffic on the 12-mile stretch of Highway 61 that will be […]
EDA makes tentative land donation commitment for affordable rental housing project
The Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) took steps at its November 12, 2013 board meeting to meet the need for “safe, decent, affordable rental units” in Cook County. The first step was a commitment to donate up to 4.03 acres of land in the Cedar Grove Business Park (CGBP) if funding is found to construct 24 […]
Still a kid
I had an email conversation today with someone who was on a sunny beach in Mexico. It was a bit hard not to be jealous on this somewhat dreary North Shore day. I started to feel sorry for myself, but then I started to think about topics for this week’s Unorganized Territory. And I realized this is our pre-Thanksgiving issue. […]
A Thanksgiving love song
This is a very simple ditty which can be added to by anyone. My intent is simply a Thanksgiving love song to this sweet, boisterous, calm, feisty, cantankerous little town on the Big Lake that will some day get it all together. The Grand Marais SongOh, what can we doin Grand Maraisin the winter whenit’s cold and gray?We wanted to […]
Spiritual Reflections are misguided
In his Spiritual Reflections columns of the last weeks the pastor of Life in Christ Lutheran Church tells us that we should heed the words of St. Paul “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.” He […]
Many opportunities to “Shop Local”
Regarding the story in the Nov. 9 issue, on the “Shop Local Saturday” business promotion, I have the following thoughts: Shopping really, really local can happen at the various holiday/ craft/art bazaar sales that occur in November and December in Cook County. These are opportunities to buy one-of-a-kind locally created items that are handmade. The range of items are food, […]