The Cedar Grove Business Park (CGBP), owned by the Cook County/ Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) will be home to another business if buyer Randy Ekroot’s site plan meets approval. Ekroot, with Realtor Jack McHugh, attended the Tuesday, July 12 EDA meeting to make an offer of $27,000 on CGBP lot 6, block 4. On the EDA website, the […]
Grand Marais recognized for GreenStep Cities participation
The League of Minnesota Cities recognized 49 member cities and one tribal community at an awards ceremony held June 15 in St. Paul for completing at least one of four participation steps in the GreenStep Cities initiative. Grand Marais was one of those honored for completing Step 2 of the program. GreenStep Cities is a free and voluntary program designed […]
Office Outpost open for business
An interesting new facility has opened in the Grand Marais Municipal building on Broadway Avenue. The space that once housed the Grand Marais Tourist Information Center, but was vacant for about a year, has been repurposed to a stylish and welcoming workspace. It is now the Office Outpost, a telework space in the heart of Grand Marais. On Tuesday, July […]
Tim Hortons coming to Grand Marais?
When Burger King purchased Canada’s Tim Hortons chain in August 2014, for $11.4 billion, it made it one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in the world, with more than 19,000 stores, 4,600 of the “Timi’s” as they are called in Canada, located in more than 100 countries. Since that acquisition, Canada’s favorite coffee and doughnut shops have been introduced […]
North Shore Rollers compete at Three Rivers Roleo tournament
Onalaska, Wisconsin’s Great River Landing was the site of the 9th annual Three Rivers Roleo tournament, and several kids from the Cook County YMCA North Shore Rollers team competed in a regionally televised event that brought top professional and amateurs together on a beautiful Saturday, July 9. Once again Ali Duclos had a good tournament, despite falling hard twice in […]
A homey house
If you know me personally, you know that I love a great rummage sale…I can get a “runners high” when I find a great deal. I have to believe it is the same feeling a gambler has when hitting a jackpot. I recently went rummage sale-ing with my sweet neighbor and her mother in Buffalo. Two 100-foot extension cords for […]
Movie to be filmed in Grand Marais
A little girl gazes at Lake Superior, searching for her father who she believes sails the lake in a Viking ship looking for her. Abandoned at birth in Virginia, Minnesota, she comes to live in a mansion that has been turned into a school for girls from troubled homes. The girls in the home are three to four years older […]
Beer and more at another great Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival
Nancy McReady Seventeen brewers from all across Minnesota had their taps ready for the 6th Annual Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival at Caribou Highlands Lodge in Lutsen this past weekend. Brewers from Grand Marais, Two Harbors, Ely, Duluth, Stillwater, Minneapolis, St. Paul, New Ulm, Cold Springs and St. Cloud were all in the running for top honors with hopes of […]
Grand Marais Garden Club presents Nature’s Symphony
The Grand Marais Garden Club invites you to its annual flower show entitled Nature’s Symphony on Friday, July 22 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center located at 317 W. 5th St. Jan Attridge is this year’s chairperson. You will enjoy a beautiful display of floral arrangements of locally grown flowers. The 60 members of the […]