Duane Hill and James Miles of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) were at the Tuesday, August 19 county board meeting to give an update of what has been happening on Highway 61. One of the first topics was rumble strips and Hill said that MnDOT crews had filled in all of the rumble strips that had been installed east […]
Schroeder sets 2015 levy
The Schroeder Township met August 11 to reconvene the March 2014 annual meeting at which citizens had tentatively set a 2015 budget of $105,940. The main topic this time was the 2015 levy. Supervisor Tina McKeever suggested a levy from $27,000 to $30,000, lower than the 2014 levy of $34,000. But West End County Commissioner Bruce Martinson and several members […]
Lutsen continues annual meeting, sets 2015 budget
The township of Lutsen set its 2015 budget at $172,120.63 at the August 19, 2014 meeting, a continuation of the township’s March annual meeting. The 2015 budget is a reduction of more than $15,700 from the 2014 budget of $187,882.36. “You lowered the tax rate by 9 percent from last year,” said Lutsen Treasurer John Groth, adding that much of […]
Freemans paddling to Washington, D.C.
While they are no strangers to long, back country canoe and dogsled trips, outdoor instructors and nature lovers Dave and Amy Freeman are taking this next 2,000-mile sail and paddle personally. The 2014 National Geographic Adventurers of the Year, the Freemans will soon travel from Ely to Washington, D.C., a journey of 2,000 miles that will take 100 days, hoping […]
Tombolo Award goes to Margit Berg
Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association presented its Tombolo Award to Margit Berg on Aug. 9 during the organization’s Annual Meeting and Ice Cream Social. The Tombolo Award recognizes an individual for outstanding service and contributions to the organization’s mission – inspiring the preservation and restoration of the North Shore. Margit and her husband Tom discovered Sugarloaf Cove 16 years […]
Sue Hennessy elected to state theater board
At their annual meeting in June, the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters (MACT) elected Sue Hennessy of the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and Grand Marais Playhouse to a three-year term on its board of directors. MACT is a statewide volunteer-run organization which holds meetings, workshops, festivals and other events throughout the state of Minnesota. MACT represents Minnesota’s rich community […]
Downfall of a Giant
The chainsaw buzz deepens as it bites into the dense wood of the ancient birch. I stand a safe distance from the tree and observe as my husband begins the task of felling it. My job is to watch and, in the rare chance something goes awry, call for help. I’m not really worried, but it never hurts to be […]
Higher Ed speaker talks about sulfate and wild rice
From a scientific view point, Kurt Anderson believes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) should take another look at the state’s current wild rice standard of 10 mg/ liter sulfate limit and revise it upward. It’s not a popular position, one strongly contested by Minnesota Tribal Nations and conservation organizations, but as a scientist he said he believes there is […]
Briand Morrison to perform at ACA Sept. 20
Guitarist and composer Briand Morrison of Grand Portage will release his new CD at a Sept. 20 performance at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. The CD was made possible through funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board and in partnership with the North Shore Music Association. Morrison has composed 12 original jazz, rock, and blues numbers for guitar and […]
Local musicians offer meaningful performance of Geronimo’s Cadillac
Cook County is well known as an arts community, with outdoor arts activities, frequent musical events and plays at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and concerts such as the North House Folk School Unplugged or WTIP radio’s Radio Waves concerts. Adding to the bohemian feel was an impromptu gathering of old friends at the Betsy Bowen Studio What’s Upstairs? […]