Anthony John Urbaniak, 18, Lino Lakes, Minnesota was charged with unlawfully taking small game on March 31, 2014 after an investigation by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Darin Fagerman found that Urbaniak had shot a Canadian lynx on the Jackson Lake Road in Hovland last fall. The maximum sentence for the misdemeanor offense is 90 days imprisonment or […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection offers easier border entry
For the cost of $100 and a clean background check one can make traveling through U.S. borders much quicker and less stressful when entering the United States at larger international airports, said Brian King, port director/public affairs liaison for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. King, who is located in Warroad, Minnesota, was in Grand Portage on Thursday, […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoJune 4, 2004 Thanks to the efforts of the Grand Marais Garden Club, the city’s downtown streets will sport a splash of festive colors, after all. It was announced at the city council’s May 26 meeting that the local Garden Club has volunteered its resources and energy to donate and plant day lilies along the sidewalks once the […]
County seeks feedback on lighting and Gunflint rumble strips
On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Cook County commissioners considered two requests from County Engineer David Betts, which he described as “a little controversial.” First Betts asked to set an informal public hearing to discuss the possible installation of intersection lighting at county state aid highway intersections. Lighting would be installed at County Road 8 and County Road 12; County Road […]
Arrowhead announces community solar option at annual meeting
After a hearty pancake breakfast served by the Cook County High School softball team, an interesting and moving video about the lives—and hazards—of electric line workers and their families, and a flag ceremony courtesy of the Girl Scout Northern Lights Flag Corps, the members of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. got down to business at the 61st annual meeting at the […]
Pool demolition delayed by asbestos
“Just when we thought we were in the clear, we got the report back from Environmental Trouble Shooters and we found out there is a trace of asbestos in the white caulk of the rim joints,” Parks Department Manager Dave Tersteeg told the Grand Marais Park Board on June 3, 2014. Plans were to have the old Grand Marais Municipal […]
Fifth-graders graduate from D.A.R.E. program
The end of the school year is a busy time for graduating seniors. But it is also a time of finishing things up for elementary school students. On May 20, 2014, fifth-graders from Oshki Ogimaag and Sawtooth Elementary gathered at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts for graduation from the D.A.R.E. program. Deputy Ben Hallberg welcomed students, parents and community […]
Isle Royale Families Cookbook brings back memories
If you enjoy older recipes, this is the book for you. The Isle Royale Families & Friends Association (IRFFA) has assembled a cookbook that gives you the opportunity to share tried and true recipes and family stories from “Island folks.” As oft time visitors to the Island, my sisters, brothers and I were fortunate to have been passengers on the […]
Dad loved baseball
Dad loved baseball, and on at least two occasions, it made him the happiest man on earth. The first was when my cousin Dave came down from Canada for the summer to help on our South Dakota farm. He was my mother’s nephew, a big strapping 19-year-old who grew up on a farm and was a big help to my […]