Over the years our homes take a beating from the elements, and usually need a little tender loving care. The results of a little work improves the life and look of the home. Life has a way of taking its toll on people at times. When we find ourselves a little down, some tender loving care helps us too. Minding […]
World Peace Day to be observed locally Sept. 21
An evening of song and readings to honor and remember September 21 as a United Nationsdesignated International Day of Peace will be held at 7 p.m. at the Grand Marais Rec Park pavilion. This is a day and evening to act in a peaceful way within families, city, county, state, country and world; a day and evening to hope for […]
New Arrivals
Andre and Chelsea Robinson of Grand Marais announce the birth of a daughter, Coral Vale Robinson, at 10:53 a.m. Sept. 7, 2015 at the Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. Coral weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 ¾ inches long. Grandparents are John and Julie Anderson, and Sandy and Paul Robinson.
Enjoying the harvest at ENP
The Elder Nutrition Program is enjoying a bumper crop of fresh veggies from our greenhouse and the community garden up in Mineral Center. Andy Schmidt, Trust Lands Wetland Specialist has been bringing us delicious zucchini, all types of tomatoes, radishes, lettuce and peppers just to name a few. Any surplus is shared with Elders to take home and enjoy. We […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoSept. 16, 2005 Chair Paul James announced that Tofte township has submitted an offer to buy the Birch Grove building now owned by ISD 166. The offer, for an undisclosed amount, also came with conditions. From all reports, more than 50, if not hundreds, of migratory songbirds died in Lake Superior last week, the probable victims of a […]
MPCA asks for mercury reduction in town’s wastewater
Due to new lower acceptable levels of mercury limits set by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) the Grand Marais Wastewater Treatment Plant will have to come in compliance within the next five years or the city will be faced with fines, said Water/ Sewer Plant Manager Tom Nelson to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on September 2. The minute […]
Two calls for car fires
There were two emergency calls for vehicle fires last week, one that turned out to be a false alarm and one that required a response from the Grand Portage Fire Department. The first call reported a car on fire on South Shore Drive in Grand Marais. The Maple Hill Fire Department, Grand Marais First Responders and Cook County Ambulance were […]
Cascade Vacation Rentals expands business
Lutsen based Cascade Vacation Rentals is growing again, and with that growth co-owners Mike Larson and Steve Surbaugh have announced plans to construct a new building that will accommodate workforce housing, central supply and laundry for the clients they serve including other building uses. Groundbreaking took place on Monday, September 14. The new new campus will be built on Norbakken […]
County board approves energy consumption study at the YMCA
At the September 8 meeting, the Cook County Board of Commissioners agreed to hire CR-Building Performance Specialists, Inc. (CR-BPS) to provide an asset and energy management program for the county’s YMCA facility. CR-BPS will collect and review all available background information including, but not limited to drawings, utility data, water use/cost, past studies, etc. Saying he understood that to the […]