Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoAug. 6, 2004 Dennis Peterson notified his colleagues last Wednesday that he intends to step down from his Grand Marais City Council position sometime before the end of the year. Peterson will be halfway through his four-year term at the end of this year. The councilor said he regrets the decision, but he is moving back to the […]
Moving Matters counting pedestrians and bikes
This summer the City of Grand Marais and Moving Matters are working with the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to count the number of people walking and biking in Grand Marais. Automatic counters have been installed at a few locations to track pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The data gathered will provide information for the upcoming Streetscape […]
City Council approves Second Avenue rain garden
Grand Marais city councilors approved an agreement with the Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District that will lead to the creation of a third privately maintained rain garden—this one in the city right of way on East Second Avenue. City Administrator Mike Roth told council July 30 that the maintenance agreement contains clauses meant to provide protection for the […]
Congressional candidate Stewart Mills employs hunting camp doctrine
Stewart Mills learned early in life that if you complain about the food at hunting camp, you have to be the cook. That lesson learned at age 9 or 10 has stuck with him through today, he told the Cook County News-Herald in a visit on Thursday, July 31. Mills was instrumental in the development and deployment of the Mills […]
Lutsen Fire Department insurance, equipment on agenda
The Lutsen Town Board started its meeting on Tuesday, July 15 by tackling a number of fire department issues. The discussion followed a hectic day for the Lutsen Volunteer Fire Department. Fire Chief Paul Goettl gave a report on the inventory of fire department equipment. He said the inventory was completed at the fire department meeting the night before. Goettl […]
Congressman Rick Nolan spends two days on the North Shore
U.S. Congressman Rick Nolan made several stops on a two-day visit to Cook County on August 4 – 5, starting off with a veterans round table at the Cook County Senior Center in Grand Marais. Nolan talked to about 20 veterans about the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, a bipartisan bill to reform the VA and improve […]
Blandin grads focus on international work force
Cook County Extension and several members of the recent Blandin leadership training are partnering to do a comprehensive study entitled International Worker Program: Short & Long Term Impacts on the Economic and Social Fabric of Cook County. Rick Anderson, Linda Kratt, Steve Surbaugh, Dave Tersteeg and Abby Tofte of the Blandin Leadership Group are working with Diane Booth, Cook County […]
Cook County Visitors Bureau purchases Gunflint Realty building
It’s official! Efforts have been under way for several months for the Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB) to purchase the Gunflint Realty building on Highway 61 in downtown Grand Marais. The building at 116 West Highway 61 (next to the Grand Marais Dairy Queen) has been for sale for over two years. CCVB purchased the building from Tim Kennedy and […]
Perfect weather for the Fisherman’s Picnic Tennis Tournament
Players from across Minnesota, six other states and Thunder Bay, Canada joined local players last weekend to compete in the four-day Fisherman’s Picnic Tennis Tournament on the Grand Marais courts. This was the 38th year for the tournament hosted by the Cook County Tennis Association. The turnout was strong enough to hold 16 different tennis events ranging from seniors to […]