With the resignation of Howard Abrahamson, the board member representing District 3, the Cook County Hospital District is seeking an interested individual to complete the unexpired District 3 board term through December 31, 2018. The hospital board meets the third Thursday of every month. Board meetings begin at 9 a.m. Interested individuals should contact Kay Olson, board chair at 388-0184 […]
Calling all Cook County mothers!
If you were pregnant in Cook County between 1990 and 2016 (and have had your baby), the Sawtooth Clinic would like to know what your experience was like. A survey has been developed in collaboration with Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Ely/Essentia Clinic, and the University of Minnesota. The beginning of this idea came from our community by individual stories told to […]
City council makes changes to park board budget
Ilena Berg, district manager, Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District, came before the Grand Marais City Council on November 30 to discuss the city’s stormwater management plan. The city developed a stormwater management plan in 2001 and made anther plan in 2007, which was updated in 2009. In 2005 the city tried to tackle one of the biggest problems […]
National leader to present workshops on making Grand Marais a better place for walking and biking
Imagine a Grand Marais in which people were encouraged to walk or use bikes to get places, where there were fewer cars on the streets in summer and no ice or snow on sidewalks in winter. Imagine benches on the streets going up the hill from Highway 61, where folks, especially those who are older or who have physical limitations, […]
MnDOT adds North Star Route to U.S. bicycle system
A 315-mile bicycle route between St. Paul and Grand Portage State Park, near the Canadian border, is the state’s second route to be listed on the U.S. Bicycle Route System, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The route, which is U.S. Bicycle Route 41, will also be known as the North Star Bicycle Route. The public selected the name […]
SMMPA annual report wins national award
The American Public Power Association (APPA) selected Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) to receive one of its Excellence in Public Power Communications awards. The award was presented at the APPA Customer Connections conference in Nashville on November 9. The 2015 SMMPA annual report received the Award of Excellence, APPA’s highest award for public power communications. SMMPA’s 2015 annual report, […]
Cook County hockey players contribute to the North Shore Storm team
There is a group of boys from Cook County that began playing hockey together when they were just 6 years old. They spent countless hours working on their skills and developing a love for the game on the outdoor hockey rink next to the Community Center. Through the years the boys established close relationships with each other that have translated […]
Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count coming up
Both bird feeder watchers and walking/driving birders are needed for the 2016 Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The count will be held Saturday, December 17 for the Grand Marais CBC, which is a 7.5- mile radius circle from a point 3 miles south of the middle of Devil Track Lake. The count circle covers Highway 61 to Lindskog Road and […]
Calling all Canadian Jays
Although Devil Track Lake hasn’t completely frozen, December is pretty normal on the South Shore Drive. The recent snowfall covered the dreary winter brown with a white blanket of fluffy snow. The musical tinkle of lake water turning to ice fills the air. All’s right with the world. Except. “I haven’t seen a single Canadian jay at my bird feeders,” […]
Cribbage players unite
Calling all cribbage enthusiasts, we are looking for cribbage lovers to help us plan a cribbage tournament to start in January 2017. Pat Zankman’s mother and our dear friend Ruby Lind loved to play cribbage. She played every Thursday at the Senior Center for many years. Pat is sponsoring a cribbage tournament in her mother’s memory. We are looking for […]