For more than a year now, Gun Flint Tavern patrons have anxiously been watching the activity near the restaurant’s back door. The space that has been used as a clothing store, a flower shop and most recently was where pool players gathered, has slowly been repurposed to house the equipment that will soon have the Gun Flint Tavern’s in-house beer […]
Correction:
In the September 27 article IRRRB refinances borrowing, ISD 166 receives $1 million, it was incorrectly stated that Cook County Schools received $1 million from this recent distribution. Cook County Schools received $1 million from an Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation distribution of taconite production taxes in October 2013. The funding from the more recent refinancing has yet to be […]
Woods or church?
Family lore: When Mary Ellen was not quite three years old, she visited the Olympic Rain Forest. Standing amongst the enormous trees, huge ferns, dripping moss, she burst out: “Wow. This is better than church.” Sixty years ago, all the years in between, and now, I meet God in woods, water, mountains and sky. If I want peaceful quiet, want […]
Nancy V. Carlson
Nancy V. Carlson of Grand Marais died early September 25, 2014 at the North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais, as her doctor, Dr. Jenny Delfs, was singing to her. Nancy had been dealing with carcinoid cancer these past six years. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Michael. She was born in 1941 in St. Paul. Nancy graduated […]
Erma M. Kirk,
Erma M. Kirk, 94, of Grand Marais died Monday, September 29, 2014 at the North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. Erma was born May 11, 1920 to George and Clara (Nelson) Knott in Pine River, Minnesota. She grew up working on the family farm in Pine River. Erma was married to Archie Kirk Sr. on January 2, 1942. Upon Archie […]
Ken Wisneski,
Ken Wisneski, 56, died suddenly from a seizure disorder Sunday, September 14, 2014 at a family care home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born October 22, 1957 in Grand Marais, Ken was a 1976 graduate of Cook County High School. In 1981 Ken was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He moved to Tijeras, New Mexico for a […]
Fall Festivities at the Care Center
The residents at the North Shore Care Center have been enjoying our great fall weather. We welcomed the first day of fall with an outdoor concert on the patio followed by a leaf tour up the Gunflint Trail last week. Everyone is hoping for a few more warm days. October is here with some fun themes to celebrate all month. […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoOct. 1, 2004 The Birch Grove Foundation made the announcement last week – its application to found a kindergarten through fifth-grade charter school in Tofte has been approved by the State Department of Education. The charter school, which the foundation plans to open in the fall of 2005, has received two sponsors: the Minnesota Department of Education and […]