10 YEARS AGO NOV. 3, 2006 The sixth annual Grand Marais Fall Migration Birding Festival was held Oct. 27-29. More than 60 birders from seven states and Canada attended and were able to spot a total of 73 species of birds during the popular birding event. As is always the case, some new species were added to the festival’s bird […]
Maple Hill home damaged by fire
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call from a Maple Hill woman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 28 who said that her house was getting hot and there was a lot of smoke outside. Both Maple Hill and Grand Marais fire departments responded to the fire at 307 county Road 60, the home of Bruce and Nancy Leonard. The […]
North Shore Health partners with area health care organizations to create a community health needs assessment
Cook County North Shore Health has joined with four groups the last several months to create Duluth’s first ever collaborative Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). A CHNA is a systematic examination of the health status indicators for a given population, used to identify key problems and assets. The federal requirement for nonprofit hospitals to complete a CHNA every three years […]
Council on Aging looking for new members to serve on the board
The Cook County Council on Aging Board of Directors is looking for new members. “We currently are in the midst of strategic planning and visioning for the future needs of our community,” said Cook County Senior Center Director Bev Green. “We realize the days of the traditional Senior Center are gone, and we are much more than a Senior Center.” […]
Temporary off-highway vehicle trail closures begin in November
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will restrict recreational use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) in some areas during the upcoming firearms deer hunting season. Vehicles affected by the restrictions include all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), off-highway motorcycles (OHMs), off-road vehicles (ORVs) and snowmobiles that are not being used in conjunction with deer hunting by a licensed deer hunter. The restrictions, which apply […]
Vikings advance in playoffs
Alyssa Lashinski scored the first point on a spike, and Emily Jacobsen scored the last point on a spike as the Vikings swept the Silver Bay Mariners in three straight games 25-13, 25-18, and 25-16 to move on to the semi-finals in the Section 7A playoffs. The game was played Friday night, October 28, in the Cook County High School […]
Pumpkins and Spiders and Witches, Oh My!
Recently I had my first visit to Door County in Wisconsin. I had a woman’s wellness get away weekend with my mom, her sister, my cousin and our good friend. The five of us enjoyed a condo in Egg Harbor. Unbeknownst to us it was the annual Pumpkin Festival. There were pumpkins everywhere yet no pumpkin pie to be found. […]
