Need help financing a new or existing business? The Cook County Revolving Loan Fund (CCRLF) might be perfect for you. Since its inception in 1988, the CCRLF has distributed $4.5 million to 86 businesses throughout the county. While county commissioners must approve all loans submitted to it by the CCRLF board, Karen Blackburn, who works in the Auditor’s Office, runs […]
Senior Center collects supplies for students
During the month of August donations of school supplies are being collected at the Senior Center in Grand Marais. According to Jes Rodne, programs and services coordinator at the Senior Center, “We want to have children prepared to be successful students, and to be successful they need to have the right tools!” Rodne points out that each year the cost […]
Apply now for shoreline erosion benefits; deadline is Aug. 28
Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is now accepting shoreline erosion reduction applications from private and public landowners in Cook County. With the help of Clean Water Land & Legacy Funds, SWCD has financial and technical assistance available to assist interested landowners in completing shoreline erosion reduction Best Management Practices that will reduce sediment and improve water quality […]
Citizens’ Climate Lobby hosts meeting in Grand Marais
Saying she was frustrated with the world’s reaction to climate change and calling it the over riding issue of our time, Ann Mershon came to the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) meeting held at the First Congregational Church on Tuesday, August 11 to learn more about CCL and what she could do to help improve the environment. Mershon, a writer and […]
Gravel truck tips over on Highway 61
A large truck hauling gravel tipped over on its side into the ditch near mile marker 99 in Lutsen on Wednesday, August 5 at about 9:15 a.m. Timothy Schoumaker, 38, of St. Cloud was traveling east on Highway 61 about a mile from Cascade Lodge in a 1997 Peterbilt registered to Rock On Enterprises when an ambulance approached. Schoumaker attempted […]
Minor injuries in rollover near Chateau LeVeaux
A Lutsen man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he lost control of his vehicle on Highway 61 in Tofte at 4:24 p.m. on August 9. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Dennis C. Schutte, 50, was traveling eastbound near Chateau LeVeaux in a 2000 Jeep Cherokee when he drifted off to the left side of the roadway. Schutte turned right to […]
Motorcyclist survives collision with deer
A motorcyclist collided with a deer on Highway 61 near Magney Lane in Schroeder at 3:21 p.m. on Monday, August 10. Eric McIntosh, 31, of Columbus, Minnesota was traveling south on Highway 61 near the Cook/Lake county line. A deer jumped into the southbound lane, colliding head-on with the 2006 Yamaha motorcycle, causing McIntosh to lose control and enter the […]
Skies clear for Grand Portage Rendezvous Pow-Wow
Just before the afternoon Grand Entry at the Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Traditional Pow-Wow on Saturday, August 8—during a blessing by Calvin Ottertail—the fog that had hung over the Pow- Wow grounds rolled away. As dancers entered the circle to the sound of the host drum Stone Bridge Singers, the skies cleared. The hand fans that had been given out […]
The Cover Up
As my son and I were driving to town the other day we noticed three adorable children at the side of the road selling vegetables. My kids and I always stop and support young roadside entrepreneurs. (It is a joke in my family that I actually paid a dollar for a plain old rock while driving through Iowa—a young man […]
8th Annual Radio Waves Music Festival set for Sept. 11-13
Don’t let the good times end on Labor Day weekend. Head to the family friendly 8th Annual Radio Waves Music Festival Sept. 11-13 at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Grand Marais campground. Music lovers can listen to over 30 local and regional acts take over the tented outdoor venue with a variety of genres including rock to folk, jazz, swing, and […]