The Grand Portage National Monument and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are pleased to announce the completion of four larger-than-life murals by David Gilsvik. The Ojibwe heritage murals celebrate the Grand Portage Ojibwe, their way of life and place in a 360- degree tribute to handiwork and human ingenuity. The public is invited to meet the artist […]
Evacuation drill on the Gunflint May 19
Gunflint Trail Fire Chief Jim Morrison is alerting residents and visitors that there will be an evacuation training drill in his jurisdiction May 19. Participating in the 6 to 8 p.m. exercise will be personnel from the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service, Cook County Sheriff ’s Department, Department of Natural Resources and Border Patrol. Morrison advises that […]
Community Calendar
Events at Drury Lane Books Friday, May 22 – Monday, May 25: Drury Lane Books 13th Annual Sale. 50% off a wide selection of books. Saturday, May 23, 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salon with local author Chel Anderson reading from her new book North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast. YMCA Family Town Bike Scavenger Hunt Families can compete […]
Friendly bidding wars at Gala for the Grove
As students at Cook County High School got dressed up for prom, grownups had a chance to show their style at the “Gala for the Grove” at Surfside on Lake Superior on Saturday, May 9. After a champagne social, attendees enjoyed a delicious dinner prepared by Chef Judi Barsness of Waves of Superior. Then it was Tofte’s Bill Hansen’s turn […]
Vikings bounce back with two victories
The Viking baseball team recouped after three straight losses to beat the Silver Bay Mariners 9-4 at home on Thursday, May 7. Jamie Wick pitched his first game of the season and went 4 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits. Leo Johnson came in and finished the game, giving up one hit with no strikeouts and no […]
Softball team sinks the Mariners
Playing between the raindrops that fell last Thursday, May 7, the Vikings defeated their North Shore rival Silver Bay Mariners 3-2. Alex Slanga went the entire way for the Vikings, striking out four while giving up two hits and walking four batters over the course of seven innings. “Alex was really on,” said Head Coach Jessie Anderson. “This game was […]
Multi-year investigation results in charges for poacher
A Minnesota bear guide faces significant fines and restitution after recently pleading guilty in Cook and Faribault county district courts to illegally hunting bear, deer and other animals. This follows a multi-year Department of Natural Resources poaching investigation. Brandon R. Greeley, 28, a resident of Blue Earth and a licensed bear guide in Tofte, is well known to DNR conservation […]