Weekly Weather



Make sure you have enough oil for your lantern



“The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.” Matthew 25:1-4New Living […]

New Arrivals



John William Baumann



John William Baumann, 83, of Grand Marais, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais. He was born Dec. 26, 1932, to Floyd and Isabelle Edna (Mourer) Baumann in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. He had to grow up fast after losing his father at age 5. John entered the U.S. Army […]

Bethlehem Lutheran brightens the holidays with Julefest



The 42 annual Julefest will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 10. Julefest is Bethlehem Lutheran’s variation of the celebrations held across Scandinavia to remember St. Lucia, a young woman in ancient times who brought food to the poor. Early on the morning of December 13, the shortest day of the year according to the Julian calendar, […]

Historical Reflections



Holiday Happenings at North Shore Care Center



The spirit of giving is always in season at the North Shore Health Care Center. We want to thank our many volunteers who so generously share their time and talents with us throughout the year. The residents also count their blessings for family, friends, staff, and community members who are so committed to the elders who live here. A special […]

Down Memory Lane



10 YEARS AGO DEC. 1, 2006 Lutsen supervisors Diane Parker and Marland Hansen voted to purchase a 2005 Ford Excursion XLT to retrofit as a First Responders vehicle. The motion authorized spending up to $20,000 from the town’s general surplus. The board agreed the deal was too good to pass up. The quarantine at the North Shore Hospital and Care […]

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School district sets bonding projects



In early August the Cook County I.S.D. 166 school board sent the state of Minnesota a list of projects the school intended to do if residents passed the proposed $6.5 million bonding bill in the recent election. With the election now over and the bonding referendum passed, planning for some of the improvements is already taking place, with the school […]