Weekly Weather



What you think to be true may not be true at all



On a hot, humid July day a week before Fisherman’s Picnic, you can be thankful you don’t have this lady’s problem. It was snowing heavily and blowing to the point that visibility was almost zero. The mom picked up her young daughter from daycare. As she made her way to her car she wondered how she was going to make […]

New Arrivals



New Beginnings



The bride was given away by her parents Charlotte A. and Gary J. Maciejewski of Tait Lake, Lutsen, Minnesota. In attendance at the wedding were Maria and Michael (brother) Maciejewski of Aurora, Colorado. Also attending was a good friend, Jacia Phillips from Kansas City, Kansas who also photographed this wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Smith currently reside in Louisburg, Kansas. […]

Robert St. John



Robert St. John, 73, of Grand Marais, was called home to the Lord on July 21, 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bob was born Aug. 1, 1943 to Claude and Isabella (Amundson) St. John in Minneapolis. He grew up in Richfield where, in high school, he met the love of his life, Mary. Bob was a veteran of […]

Summer is finally here and Grand Portage Elders are enjoying every minute of it!



The ENP continues to be a busy place. We welcome our Mentor Student, Daunte Deschampe. Daunte is 13 years old and a strong football player. He is a great asset, and we are enjoying his enthusiasm, his strength and willingness to pitch in and get the job done. Grand Portage has talented, wonderful young people. The Elder Advisory Board honored […]

Historical Reflections



Down Memory Lane



10 YEARS AGOJULY 27, 2007 The ISD 166 school board voted to close campus for ninth- and 10th-grade students this fall, meaning that students cannot leave campus during lunch hour. The board also voted to allow 11th- and 12th-graders to leave campus during the lunch hour, but they won’t be able to drive cars or be passengers in cars. School […]

Law Enforcement responds to report of intended suicide



At approximately 2:15 p.m. July 23, Cook County Sheriff ’s Office Dispatch received a report of a suicidal male that intended to die by suicide in the woods. Sheriff Eliasen, three deputies, the Minnesota State Patrol and United States Border Patrol quickly responded, traveling west on County Road 7, to search for and locate the man. Officers located the man […]

Local students learning to be safer bicyclists



This year, 42 local third-grade students learned how to be safer, more confident bicyclists through the Third Grade In-School Bike Education program. After three years of the program, 135 students have participated through the schools in Grand Marais and Grand Portage. Students receive safety and skills instruction and practice in the classroom, gym, and on the street using a fleet […]