With the passage of the Wilderness Act in September 1964, a new course for conservation was charted. Fifty years later, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute thinks this is still worth celebrating. Join National Geographic “Adventurers of the Year” Dave and Amy Freeman of Grand Marais, canoeists Gary and Joanie McGuffin, Bush Foundation vice president Jaime Pinkham of the Nez Perce […]
Tickets now available for Cross River quilt raffle
Schroeder Area Historical Society board member Alta McQuatters has cross-stitched five squares of dreamcatchers with feathers for the 2014 Cross River Quilters raffle. The wall panel is called “White Sky” in honor of Alta’s grandfather, White Sky. White Sky and his ancestors lived in the area now called Lutsen. The Cross River Quilters created the complementary quilted background of the […]
Care Partners readies fall training
It’s time for the 2014 fall Care Partners volunteer training program, which will be held for three Tuesdays, Sept. 16, 23, and 30 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Why Care Partners? The gift of your friendship can mean a lot for those on the journey of aging or serious illness – just someone to hear their stories, be with them […]
Annual Higher Ed tea party features Six Women Who Ruled England
Cook County Higher Education will host its 2nd annual Afternoon Tea Party at Naniboujou on Sept. 3 from 2:15 to 5 p.m. Dr. Karen Halbersleben will present the keynote address, “God Save the Queens: Learning from the Six Women who have Ruled England since 1066.” Six women have been crowned Queen Regnant of England since 1066, ruling for a combined […]
Community Calendar
Jazz guitar at Grand Marais LibrarySolo jazz guitarist Briand Morrison will be at theGrand Marais Public Library, August 27 at 6:00 p.m.Legacy event, everyone invited! Events at Drury Lane BooksSaturday, August 23, 11 a.m.: The Muffin Man-Stories for young children; 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salonwith Kate Hopper reading and discussing Readyfor Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood.Wednesday ,Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m.: […]
Volleyball season begins
While school isn’t in session yet, the Cook County High School gym has been alive with the sounds of volleyball players practicing hard to get ready for their upcoming season. Head Coach Pam Taylor welcomed 34 players to practice on Monday, August 11. With more than 30 years as head volleyball coach, Taylor said she sees a lot of potential […]
Viking football hits the field
Head Football Coach Mitch Dorr welcomed 26 players who came out for the 2014 Viking football squad. Captain’s practice began August 4, but coaches began working with players on August 11. Wen asked how practice was going Dorr responded, “Very good. I have been encouraged by the first week of practice. We are adjusting to a new offense and some […]
Cross Country teams run towards success
Head Cross Country Coach April Wahlstrom has a large group of young, talented runners coming back from last year’s team. “It seems like every year I am saying that we have a young team, and once again we still have a young team. We have about 13 seventh-graders out this year,” said Wahlstrom. All told there are 26 kids from […]
Making the back-to-school transition
Welcome back to school! This phrase creates all kinds of emotions in the children and adults directly impacted by “the day after Labor Day.” Excitement, stress, relief, anxiety, happiness, sadness and many more emotions are observable during the transition from summer break to a new school year. As a superintendent, I am always excited to start a new year and […]
Sea of fog on the Gunflint Trail
When cool overnight temperatures clash with the warm water it creates a blanket of fog that settles into the valleys along the upper Gunflint Trail. Each morning has been majestic with fog so thick that only the hilltops are exposed within a sea of white. It feels more like flying in an airplane than riding in a truck. Morning fog […]