England has Stonehenge, Egypt the Pyramids, China the Great Wall and Hovland has The Cement Culvert. Three of the four are well-loved icons, one not so much. At the December 1 Cook County commissioners’ meeting, east end Commissioner Frank Moe once again asked to have the county highway department remove the very large cement culvert from the pretty piece of […]
Nunc Dimittus
“Give me some of that old time religion” is the way an old gospel song from 1873 begins. For many people the old songs of the faith are the best and touch the heart in such a special way that the sentiment expressed in that old gospel song rings true for them. This Advent season we hear the old songs […]
Angel Marie Olson
Angel Marie Olson, 20, Lake Park, Minnesota passed away into the loving arms of the Lord in the early evening on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at St. Mary’s Essentia Health, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Angel was born on November 19, 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was adopted by Thomas and Carol Olson. Angel was a beautiful young lady who lived her […]
George H. “Whitey” Dockan
George H. “Whitey” Dockan, 93, of Grand Marais, passed away at the North Shore Care Center at 6:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015. He was born July 20, 1922 to Andrew and Annette (Anderson) Dockan in St. Paul. In 1929 his family traded their home for a farm and relocated to Willow River, Minnesota where he attended school. […]
Spirit of giving at the North Shore Care Center
The spirit of giving is always in season at the North Shore Care Center, thanks to the dedication and commitment of the many volunteers that regularly come to visit us. The residents count their blessings for family, staff, and community members who gave so much this past year. We especially want to thank the American Legion Honor Guard members who […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago Dec. 2, 2005 Grand Marais planning commission members all voted in favor of a new condo/hotel ordinance, which was erroneously passed last spring without benefit of a public hearing. After the vote, a six-month moratorium on condo, motel and hotel development in the C-1 district was proposed but did not pass. Young actors are completing the final […]
New town clerk in Lutsen
One of the first orders of business at the November 17, 2015 Lutsen Town meeting was a shake up on the town board. Longtime Clerk Amity Goettl submitted her resignation and the board was faced with appointing someone to fill the vacancy until the next election in March 2016. Goettl gave no reason for her resignation and simply smiled and […]
City council meets to pay bills, approve resolutions
Grand Marais City Council convened for a brief meeting Nov. 24 to pay the bills and approve a couple resolutions, a process which took less than five minutes. Councilor Dave Mills presided over the meeting, which was attended by councilors Anton Moody and Tracy Benson; Mayor Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux and Councilor Tim Kennedy were absent. Items on the consent agenda […]