Shame is something we’ve all experienced at one time or another, and it’s generally not a good feeling, let alone a feeling we want to talk about. When we do talk about shame, what we’re talking about is that feeling of being unworthy, of not being “good enough.” Shame is the feeling that tells us that if only we were […]
Hallucinogenic mushrooms send Hovland man to the hospital
Cook County Law Enforcement received a panicked call from an adult male in Hovland at about 5:30 p.m. on July 19. The man told the 9-1-1 dispatcher that he had eaten three “native hallucinogenic mushrooms” and that he was having auditory and visual hallucinations along with involuntary muscle spasms. Hovland First Responders, Colvill First Responders and Cook County Ambulance were […]
New faces at School District 166
The School District 166 school board meeting on Thursday, July 21 started off on a friendly note, with welcomes to new Superintendent William Crandall and Assistant Principal Bill Dewitt. As the school board was waiting for the meeting to begin, Board Member Deb White quipped, “I feel like we should have a drum roll!” Dr. Crandall said his first full […]
Cook County airport receives grant to fix up terminal
While the Grand Marais/Cook County airport runway is getting a multi-million-dollar improvement and extension from 4,200 feet to 5,000 feet, the airport terminal building has long needed a facelift, and now it will get it thanks to a grant from the federal government. On Monday, July 25, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Representative Rick Nolan, announced […]
Grand Portage in line for grant money to study micro-pollutants
Are micro-pollutants in the water causing harm to people, plants, fish and animals? That is the question that Dr. Seth Moore, director of biology and environment for Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Trust Lands is seeking to answer with his on-going environmental studies of the land, air and water in Grand Portage and northern Minnesota. Several years ago […]
A hot time at the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races
With temperatures soaring well into the 80s and the threat of a storm hanging over the woods, more than 300 folks from up and down the Gunflint Trail and town gathered at Gunflint Lodge on July 20 for the 39th running of the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races to benefit the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department (GTVFD). The Canoe Races committee, […]
Baby Boy Blue
I recently co-hosted a baby shower for a friend who is having her first baby soon. It’s a boy. It was fun to know the gender of the baby because we had a nautical theme with lots of blue. It was really beautiful. I just received Mike’s grandmother’s wedding china so I decided to use it at the shower. Why […]
Community members invited to join Lioness Club
This year brings some changes to the Grand Marais Lioness Club. Longtime member Nancy Waver has retired as the secretary after about 20 years in that role and Nancy Daley will be stepping into that job. Nancy W. stays on the board to advise and lead us as “historian” of the Lioness Club. Looking at our history, we are all […]
12th Annual Lundie Tour features beautiful homes along the North Shore
Who knew there were so many amazing homes hiding behind the trees along Highway 61 and Lake Superior? The Schroeder Area Historical Society and Cross River Heritage Center’s 12th annual Lundie Tour on July 9 brought two busloads, around 80 people, bouncing down long, narrow driveways to visit and admire some of these beautiful structures. The first stop, which guests […]
