Weekly Weather



Sugarloaf and partners receive $400,000 grant



Sugarloaf Cove has been awarded a $400,000 Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) grant from the Lessard- Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for reforestation work on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The funds will be used for forest restoration on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the USDA Forest Service – Superior National Forest (SNF) lands in the Spruce Creek and […]

Bringing the Gospel home



“And coming to his own country he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, ‘Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.’ And he did […]

Gregory Andrew Palfe



Gregory Andrew Palfe, 68, of Eagan and Hovland, Minnesota, passed away July 8, 2014. Greg was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated from North St. Paul High School in 1964, University of Minnesota in 1968 and received a master’s degree in experiential education from Mankato University. Greg’s career included 22 months in the U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters […]

James Peter Rindahl



James Peter Rindahl, 78, passed away July 25, 2014 in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was born Nov. 14, 1935 on Maple Hill, Grand Marais to Henry and Olena Rindahl. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; daughter, Jean Margaret Rindahl Bateman; son, Peter James Rindahl; grandchildren Jennifer Roberts, Justin Shafer and Paul Sands; great-grandchildren Morgan Shafer, Grace, Lillian, Matthew and […]

Darrell Edward Ryden



Darrell Edward Ryden, 76, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Aug. 9, 2014 in the Thunder Bay, Ontario hospital. He was born May 23, 1938 to Edward and Mabel Ryden in Hill City, Minnesota. Darrell spent most of his earlier life working at Ryden’s Border Store and was a very important part of the building and opening […]

Search & Rescue locates missing hiker on Caribou Rock Trail



A call went out to Cook County Search and Rescue at 9:26 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13 asking for help to find a possible lost hiker. Thomas Potter, 59, of Madison, Wisconsin had set out early in the day from the trailhead of the Caribou Rock hiking trail off the Hungry Jack Road. Members of the Cook County Search and […]

Drowsy driver in rollover on Gunflint Trail



Cook County Law Enforcement received a call from a Gunflint Trail motorist reporting a rollover accident “south of Bearskin Lodge” at about 2:30 p.m. on August 11, 2014. The caller said they had to drive to get cell phone signal to make the emergency call. Emergency responders found the vehicle off the road at the S curve near Swamper Lake. […]

Historical Reflections



Down Memory Lane



10 Years AgoAug. 20, 2004 A peace medal given to a Grand Portage chief in the late 1760s by King George III was welcomed back to the tribe in a powerful ceremony at the Grand Portage Pow-Wow on Sunday. The pure silver gorget, one of three peace medals given by the British king as a gift of peace and alliance […]