Come and discover Everything Under the Sun ….and Shade at the 2016 West End Garden Club Flower Show to be held Saturday, July 23 from 1 – 5 p.m. at the Schroeder Town Hall. Garden Club members will be letting their imaginations run wild using this fun theme as they display their colorful flowers. Admission is free. Lemonade, coffee, and […]
Help keep the Kiddie Rides going at Fisherman’s Picnic
Have you ever wanted to drive a train? Fly an airplane? The Grand Marais Lions Club is offering the opportunity to do just that during the 2016 Fisherman’s Picnic—at the Lions’ Kiddie Rides. The Lions Club is looking for individuals to operate the rides that make Fisherman’s Picnic so fun for little ones. There is a stipend so nonprofit and […]
Community Calendar
Events at Drury Lane Books Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m., Full Moon Music and Reading with Hannah Barker Nickolay. Saturday, July 23, 5:00 p.m., Writer’s Salon with Kim Alan Chapman & James Armstrong reading from their book, Nature, Culture, and Two Friends Talking. Grand Marais Garden Club Flower Show Nature’s Symphony, Fri., July 22, noon to 5 p.m. at […]
“Hey Teddy”—Bridgewater responds
Obadiah Gamble, said his grandfather, Cook County Commissioner Garry Gamble, “is a big fan of the Vikings football team and an even bigger fan of Viking quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.” How big? On May 16, 2016, Obadiah released a catchy music video called Hey Teddy, inviting the Viking quarterback to his sixth birthday party. The precocious and musically gifted six-yearold thought […]
Blizzards benefit CCHS Booster Club
Grand Marais Dairy Queen sold 260 Blizzards on Thursday, May 26, with one dollar from each sale going to the Cook County High School Athletic Booster Club, said Rob Hackett. “Another $75 came in on donations,” said Hackett, owner/operator of the Dairy Queen. When it was all added up, the Booster Club received $335 from the sweet treat fundraiser. “We’re […]
An interview with Gunflint Lodge’s Bruce Kerfoot
Gunflint Lodge has been sold to John and Mindy Fredrickson, and the Kerfoot family will not be involved with the business any longer. Below is a brief history of the family that has long been associated with the Gunflint Trail, and an interview with Bruce Kerfoot. Doris Blankenburg and her son, Russell, started Gunflint Lodge in 1925. In 1929 the […]
Where are the fish biting?
The News-Herald received this report from Forrest at Hungry Jack Lodge: A party caught a 30- inch walleye off one of the cabin docks at 11 p.m. on a 3-4-inch sucker minnow, hook and bobber. Lots of smallmouth bass are being caught using artificial baits and leeches. Limits of rainbow trout are being caught in Leo Lake with night crawlers. […]
DNR reminds boaters to stay sober
In an effort to curb alcohol- and drug-related boating accidents and deaths, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and hundreds of other public safety officers remind boaters to obey all rules and stay sober when taking to the water. “We have zero tolerance for anyone found operating a boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” said DNR Conservation […]
Conservation Officer Tales
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Tofte) checked anglers on inland lakes and Lake Superior. The walleye bite has slowed on inland lakes but the bass anglers are having plenty of action. ATV trails were monitored and nuisance animal calls were returned. Enforcement action was taken for boating and angling violations. CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) did a wilderness canoe patrol during the […]
Saganaga loon babies
An obvious bonus to being a fishing guide, is the amount of exposure we are allowed to experience on the lakes and oceans that we guide on. A deep connection to the woods, and the wildlife that resides there, is made each day as we witness their habits, during every type of weather. This bond is what makes us experts […]