Moose on Isle Royale
The recent article regarding the presence of moose on Isle Royale brought up the question of how they got there. Historically there have been low numbers of moose on the island, but what caused there to be enough for the population to be permanently established and increase substantially has been up for debate. The idea of numerous moose walking across […]
Great Place Project awards 2017 grants
The Great Place Project team from Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and the Cook County Chamber met Monday and made decisions on distributing $10,000 that an anonymous donor made available to ensure a 2017 Great Place Project. The funding went to 13 outstanding proposals. The Great Place Project is a joint effort of the Cook County Chamber and the Moving Matters Project […]
Boreal transitioning to new platform
Spring is in the air, which means the snow is melting, flowers are getting ready to bud, and birds are making their way back to the Northwoods. It also means a change to Cook County’s digital world in the form of a revamp of Boreal.org’s interface. On Wednesday, March 29th, Boreal’s Director of Marketing, Anne Brataas, welcomed roughly 75 people […]
Vannet and Deschampe move on to special election
The field has been winnowed from four to two in the race to see who will fill the remaining District 1 term of Cook County Commissioner Frank Moe who retired in December 2016, due to concerns about his health. Moe’s term would have been up in 2018. Jim Vannet and Bobby Deschampe will go head to head in the special […]
Recreation Park getting ready for busy season
The Grand Marais Park and Recreation Board met on the first beautiful, sunny, warm day of spring, April 4, to discuss a variety of items. First up was the Grand Marais Lions Club Centennial Year community project. Lions Millie Spry and Katie Viren came before the board and said that it is the 100-year celebration of the Lions, and each […]
One year in and Hungry Hippie Hostel attracts guests from around the world
When Kate and Jeremy Keeble opened the Hungry Hippie Hostel one year ago, they hoped people would find their way to the hostel’s doors, and boy did they. “Our first year has been a success, with over 2,000 guests staying with us! Our guests are some of the most adventurous people from around the world,” said Kate. Nestled in the […]
Cook County School District 166 Education Foundation thanks you!
Recently on a grey Saturday morning, I was cleaning and organizing our Education Foundation files and notebooks. Reviewing old files from earlier years of the Cook County School District 166 Education Foundation, I came across the names of individuals like Mike Carlson, Jeanne Rysdahl, Chuck Futterer, Dick Furlow, Diane Booth, Sid Backlund, Dale Tormondsen, Doug Anderson, Barb Coe, Ben Petz, […]
Democrats introduce free tuition legislation for public college
In his inaugural address, Donald Trump stated, “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.” However, his actions have proven these words to be empty rhetoric. Policy and legislative proposals by the White House and congressional Republicans have been blatantly slanted toward the 1 percent while leaving the rest of us in the lurch. Senate […]
Citizen engagement needed for establishing public water rules
The Minnesota House and Senate Omnibus Environmental bills fulfill many of the campaign promises made last election. They reduce spending and remove regulatory obstacles for businesses. But in doing so, ever more pressure will be pushed down to the local level. Aquatic Invasive Species programs will fall more and more to local lake associations and local units of government. The […]