At the February 18, 2014 meeting of the Cook County commissioners, Tim Kennedy of Grand Marais was appointed to represent the county on the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks & Trails Commission. Kennedy is a longtime member of the Superior Cycling Association and North Shore Ski and Run Club and a strong advocate for establishing and building trails to accommodate those […]
Grand Marais PUC workers staying busy
The long cold winter has caused the frost to go down as far as seven feet, deep enough to freeze pipes carrying water throughout the Northland, and Grand Marais is no exception. But, as Grand Marais Water & Waste Water Superintendent Tom Nelson said at the Public Utility Commission’s meeting held on February 19, “We’ve been holding our own. For […]
Grand Marais Park Board hears wetland restoration proposal
When Cook County assistant planning & zoning administrator Dave Demmer saw some paperwork come by his desk this winter indicating that the Grand Marais Park Board was considering improving and upgrading its public boat landing and the area around it, he thought it would be a perfect time for them to consider restoring some of the former wetlands in the […]
Schroeder Post Office reduced to four hours
The mood and voices in the room were clear, Schroeder township residents were asking to keep their post office open eight hours a day. But Deb Metzer, Deer River postmaster, and Jeff Roberts, Blackduck’s postmaster, were there to tell the 40 or so people on hand for the Thursday, March 6, 2014 evening meeting held at the Schroeder Town Hall […]
Vikings lose tough fight against South Ridge in Section 7A playoffs
The last time the Cook County girls’ basketball team played the South Ridge Panthers the Vikings fell 60-17, a 43-point loss. It was an ugly loss and the young Viking girls were trying to find their way in a conference loaded with good teams. This time around the rapidly improving Vikings gave South Ridge all it could handle, leading 26-23 […]
All-Conference honors for Peterson and Gruber-Schulz
Area coaches rewarded two Viking players for a season of fine play by selecting them to Polar League All- Conference honors. Senior Viking guard Breana Peterson was named second team All-Conference while sophomore forward/guard Lily Gruber- Schulz was named Honorable Mention All-Conference. Over the course of the season Peterson averaged 15.1 points, 5 steals and 3.1 assists per game while […]
We must feed each other
It has been almost two years since my brother died and I wrote about him in a column….Remembering a Brother Lost. Many people commented that reading that column caused them to reach out to long lost relatives and friends and tell them that they cared. I feel lucky to have made a difference and I hope these renewed relationships have […]
Commissioner Hakes receives Fellowship
On March 4, Cook County Commissioner and former Grand Marais Mayor Sue Hakes received some exciting news. The Bush Foundation announced a list of 24 regional leaders who would be receiving Bush Fellowships—and Hakes is on that prestigious list. “We are thrilled with our new class of Bush Fellows. It’s an extraordinary group of leaders who are already making a […]
New faces at Red Pine Realty
Sandy and Jack McHugh of Caribou Lake, north of Lutsen are the newest faces at Red Pine Realty in Grand Marais. Prior to moving to Cook County in December they had lived in the Twin Cities where they met and worked together for General Mills as project managers. Referring to beginning in the real estate field Sandy says, “There are […]
Artists Hemstad Seaton and Wood featured in St. Thomas exhibit
An exhibition of finely detailed botanical art created by seven regional artists – one from Grand Marais – is on display through May 24 at the University of St. Thomas. Botanical Art in All Its Wonder is free and open to the public; it can be viewed in the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center lobby gallery on the university’s St. Paul campus. […]