Mount Olivet Lutheran Church calls Hogenson as senior pastor
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church has voted to extend Pastor John D. Hogenson a call to be senior pastor. Hogenson has accepted the call and will begin his formal responsibilities as senior pastor for one of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s (ELCA) largest congregations effective Aug. 1, 2014. Hogenson was former senior pastor at a two-point parish (Bethlehem and Trinity […]
Malcolm Anthony (Mally) Mercer
Malcolm Anthony (Mally) Mercer passed on to the great reservation in the sky on June 2, 2014. Malcolm was born March 9, 1935 to John and Frances (Beargrease) Mercer in Grand Marais. He attended Cook County schools and in his high school years was captain of the basketball team. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1953 and was honorably […]
Grand Marais hosts the Wide World
It is summer in Grand Marais and once again we will be saying hello to young people who have traveled thousands of miles to work on the housekeeping staffs of our area resorts and the wait staffs and kitchens of our restaurants. The international students who come to Cook County from all over the world are remarkable young people. The […]
Seniors at 1st and 2nd Thrift Store
If you haven’t heard—we have moved again! This will be our fourth location— fortunately it is still in the Cobblestone building across from the Grand Marais Dairy Queen. Again the move was done by the winter crew, this time led by Gerry Grant. Gerry deserves a huge thank you for organizing the move, finding helpers and all without missing a […]
Spring brings warm weather to Care Center
The warmer spring weather is certainly welcomed this year by residents at the North Shore Care Center. Many elders have enjoyed time on the patios and a fun picnic on Memorial Day. Everyone is looking forward to summer. The month of June is National Gardening Month, Men’s Month, and Dairy Month – which also includes Flag Day, Father’s Day, and […]
Endings and beginnings for Grand Portage Elders
The Elders had a wonderful Elder’s Pow-Wow. Chi Miigwech to the RTC, the Pow-Wow committee, cooks and everyone who made this a very wonderful time for us. It is always so great to see everyone, visit and renew old friendships. We held a successful 50/50 raffle with our own Eddie Hertzberg winning half the pot. She graciously returned her winnings […]
Pat Hennessy retires from Grand Marais Municipal Liquor Store
Long time Grand Marais Liquor Store Facilities Manager Pat Hennessy worked his last day on the job on Friday, May 30, 2014, calling it quits after a career that he began in 1978 as a parttime bar tender at the Grand Marais Municipal (Muni) bar, space that has undergone many changes since the Muni closed, but has now been converted […]
Gunflint Trail celebrates completion of Seagull Lake Community Center/Fire Hall #3
The third and final stage of an ambitious project to enhance the facilities for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department is completed. Fire Hall #3 and the Seagull Lake Community Center will be hosting an open house on Tuesday June 17. Phase one of the project was the creation of the Schaap Community Center and a Cold Storage facility at […]
First beach advisories of season issued
Now that the snow and ice have finally dwindled, the Minnesota Department of Health beach monitoring program has begun. Two Cook County beaches received “no water contact” advisories this week. When the water at the beaches–Paradise Beach and Durfee Creek Beach–was retested on June 3, the bacterial levels had returned to acceptable levels. Water samples collected on June 2, 2014 […]