“Year by year the complexities of this spinning world grow more bewildering and so each year we need all the more to seek peace and comfort in the joyful simplicities.” “The complexities of this spinning world grow more bewildering” certainly felt true to me as I sat down to write this “Let’s Talk” contribution during the last full week of […]
No cannabis at North Shore Hospital
Even if you have a prescription for medical marijuana, it can’t be filled at Cook County North Shore Hospital (CCNSH). Nor can it be filled at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic. This would seem to counter the state of Minnesota’s new law, which legalized medical marijuana on January 1, 2016. Under the legislation, Minnesotans diagnosed with intractable pain (when no relief or […]
Winter cold provides relief for area loggers
Until the ground froze in early January, area loggers couldn’t get back into spruce swamps or wet areas to harvest wood, said Wayne Brandt, executive vice president of Minnesota Forest Industries and Minnesota Timber Producers Association in a phone interview this week. “The cold weather allowed them to ramp up to full production,” said Brandt. Just how long winter will […]
Grand Marais PUC looking at installing a solar garden
Would a solar garden be as well received in Grand Marais as it has in Moorhead, Minnesota? Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) board member George Wilkes wants to find out, and with the backing of the other two PUC board members Tim Kennedy and Karl Hansen, Wilkes is doing some homework to see if it is feasible. At the […]
School Board seeks solutions for budget crunch
Community member Doug Sanders, speaking on behalf of former school board member Mary Sanders who was home ill, opened the community comments portion of the January 21, 2016 meeting of the Cook County Schools – ISD 166 school board meeting. He gave a brief report on a meeting of interested parties for the continuation of programming at the Arrowhead Center […]
Coldwater Foundation finds its home at Mink Lake Camp
In the fading light, darkness was quickly falling around Mink Lake Camp, damping the yellow glow cast from propane lamps at small square windows, darkness wiggling and filling snowshoe tracks left by a group of six campers who tromped single file into the night, shovels slung over their shoulders, headlamps bobbing through thick dark forest as their laughter and chatter […]
YMCA hosts splashy swim meet
On January 23, the YMCA Northern hosted a meet at the Cook County Community YMCA pool. Over 100 swimmers ages 5 to 68 years old came together from Duluth, Superior, and Cook County to compete one last time before heading off to the Northern Sectional Swim Meet on January 30. Sixteen youth and eight adults were present from the Cook […]
Road Trip
I recently drove a car to Florida for my in-laws. This is my first cross-country road trip. Of course for me, it’s all about the food. Just another way to say I ate my way across four states. In Iowa I tried bacon jam and garlic bread. This might sound odd but it was amazing. The chef generously offered to […]
Cloud Cult performing at Papa Charlie’s
Stop by Papa Charlie’s at Lutsen Mountains on Saturday, February 6, 9:30 p.m. to hear a live performance by Cloud Cult. The experimental, alternative rock band will be performing in support of their upcoming album, The Seeker, which is coming out later in February. The performance may include a few songs from the upcoming album as well as other favorites. […]
The donkeys are coming back!
Donkey Ball is coming to Grand Marais again! As participants learned last year, you can’t make a donkey do what it doesn’t want to do. That makes for hilarious competition and everyone is invited to watch the action in the Cook County High School gym on Thursday, February 18. Come for dinner in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. and stay […]