Hunger is a growing problem in the Northland, but a solvable one. Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank is pleased to have a nearly 31-year partnership with the Grand Marais area to feed local residents in need. As the region’s only “food bank” our primary role is to rescue nationally and regionally donated food, that your community would not otherwise […]
Advice from nature
I’ve been lucky to have a few free days over the past few weekends and I spent them riding and hiking the backroads of Cook County. The fall colors are nearly off the trees, but the leaves are splayed out across the ground, creating a magnificent carpet of red and gold to crunch through. I have especially been enjoying the […]
Embrace the madness. Moose Madness that is…
A moose was on the loose in Grand Marais, and even danced the Zumba in Harbor Park! Moose Madness Festival was a hit again this year, and the entire area was busy with moosey undertakings. “Families and friends found us at the info center, and completed numerous activities to earn moose bucks. With these moose bucks, they purchased prizes and […]
Welcoming peace
My friend asked me to go with her on a church hayride. Eavesdropping adults told us we could not share a hayride because I was Lutheran and she was Catholic. Undaunted I went to my parents who hemmed and hawed, clearly trying to discourage me, even as they promised to investigate the possibility of the hayride. We both attended the […]
LaVerne Sue Linnell,
LaVerne Sue Linnell, 70, passed away October 5, 2015, in Apache Junction, Arizona. LaVerne, to family and friends in Grand Marais, and Sue to those who knew her in Arizona, was born on May 7, 1945, to Verne and Ethel Mitchell “Dolly” Linnell in Duluth, Minnesota. She grew up and attended school in Grand Marais and graduated from Cook County […]
Rob Roy “Nipper” McCampbell
Rob Roy “Nipper” McCampbell of Tofte died peacefully at home on Oct. 19, 2015. He was 86. Born Oct. 25, 1929 in Binghamton, New York, Rob attended Minneapolis West High School and graduated from Breck Military Academy in 1947. He went on to graduate from Princeton University in 1951, where he majored in history and was an avid member of […]
Bernie Anthony Sajdak,
Bernie Anthony Sajdak, 78, of Schroeder died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Ecumen Scenic Shores in Two Harbors. He was born on May 8, 1937 to Joseph Sr. and Stella (Mazes) Sajdak in Ashland, Wisconsin. Bernie grew up and attended schools in Iron River before serving in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed going to Cook County football and girls’ basketball […]
