At the beginning of September, thousands of Northland households received the 2015 Bridge to Health Survey in the mail. According to Cook County Public Health Nurse Joni Kristenson, the survey, which has been conducted every five years since 1995, seeks to answer the all-important question “How Healthy is the Northland?” The comprehensive survey includes questions related to physical and mental […]
Give blood Sept. 17-18
The next Grand Marais blood drive sponsored by Cornerstone Community Church will be held Sept. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sept. 18 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Needed are 73 donors to sign up over these two days. Contact Valerie to sign up at (218) 387-5075 or (218) 370-0404. Residents are encouraged to volunteer, and remember, every […]
Grand Portage National Monument encourages fourth-graders to visit
Grand Portage National Monument invites all fourth-grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new “Every Kid in a Park” program. Starting Sept. 2, fourth-grade students can go to www.everykidinapark. gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks. Grand Portage National Monument […]
Community Calendar
Cook County Community Center Arena Rummage Sale Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Reserve your space that includes 2 tables for $15. Call Diane at 218-387-3015. Events at Drury Lane Books Saturday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salon with Lake Superior Poets: Jim Pearlman , Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart , Pamela Mittlefehldt reading from their newest anthology Amethyst […]
Vikings end losing streak with win over Carlton
Rory Bakke scored two touchdowns to lead the Vikings on offense and the defense played superbly in the Vikings’ 30-0 shutout win over the Carlton Bulldogs in a game played at Carlton on August 28. With the win the Vikings ended a 20-game losing streak that stretched back to 2012. Carlton came into the contest with a 48-26 victory over […]
Sawtooth Mountain Bike Challenge moves to October 17
Pincushion Mountain will once again be the site of the Sawtooth Mountain Challenge, but this year the event will move from September 14 to October 17. New race coordinators Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux and Sam Hedstrom felt by moving the event back it would give more people a chance to enter, and they picked a time that has fewer statewide mountain […]
Fall Sports Kick- Off Tailgate Party
A fall tradition, the Fall Sports Tailgate Party, on Friday, September 11 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. outside Lyle Anderson Football Field. The barbecue will be held before the Viking football game against the Ely Timberwolves at 7 p.m. The cost for the barbecue is $10 adults/$6 for kids. Cook County Vikings clothing will also be for sale. All proceeds […]
State Patrol offers school safety advice
With schools throughout the state starting classes this week, the State Patrol reminds motorists that safety is a two-way street. Motorists are reminded: . That they must stop at least 20 feet from a school bus that is displaying red flashing lights and/or its stop arm is extended when approaching from the rear and from the opposite direction on undivided […]
Where are the fish biting?
Capt. Jerry Skarupa of Secret Lures Charters reports that Lake Superior’s surface temperatures are still cold – 48-54 degrees – and not much has changed from previous weeks. Lake trout are up and down. There are very few salmon around.
DNR announces fall duck season
Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season will open a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 26, with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “While the season structure is similar to recent years, we adjusted the duck season dates in the south duck zone based on hunter preferences,” said Steve […]