Journey Home to build Hovland home for an Iraq war veteran
When it came time to take a picture for the ribbon cutting ceremony, Ben, 12, and Hunter, 11, were nowhere to be found. They were scouting the woods around the site of their new Hovland home that will soon be built by Arktikos Builders of Hovland. After being summoned by their mother it didn’t take long for the boys to […]
Johnson hired as new DFL communications director
Fresh off of her honeymoon, Minnesota’s new Democratic- Farmer-Labor communications director Kayla Johnson made her first visit in her new position to Cook County, a place she grew up vacationing with her family as a youngster. Johnson was in Grand Marais on Tuesday, August 1, to ask questions about the concerns and needs of our area, which she will bring […]
Rec Park numbers continue to rise
Just when park manager Dave Tersteeg thought the Grand Marais Recreation Park had hit its peak, he found out otherwise. “After doing July’s numbers I found that we continue to grow,” Tersteeg told the park board at the board’s August 1 meeting. “We finished at $281,440, up $21,000 (8 percent) versus July, 2016. This pushes our year-to-date revenue to $707,399, […]
City gets update on the municipal liquor store
After one month, Sunday sales at the Grand Marais municipal liquor store look good, Grand Marais Liquor Store Manager Chris LaVigne told Grand Marais city councilors at the council’s July 26 meeting. As of July 2, 2017, Sunday liquor sales became legal in Minnesota. On March 7, 2017, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a bipartisan bill which legalized sales of […]
Shipwrecks Part 1: History
Next to Noah’s Ark, the RMS Titanic–double the size of the Ark–is probably the most renowned ship in history; the former built to avoid disaster, the latter became synonymous with disaster. Living on the edge of the largest surfaced fresh water lake in the world, as we do, Lake Superior has claimed its share of floating vessels. Some 350 shipwrecks […]
Flower Show was truly beautiful
I am so hoping that many people seized the opportunity to attend the Grand Marais Flower Show last week. It was simply brilliant! Flower Fiesta indeed! So clever, fun and astoundingly beautiful! I had a wonderful time, and I tip my sombrero to all the creative women who put it all together. Marce WoodGrand Marais
Area businesses are doing the best they can to serve their customers
After reading the past two weeks’ letters about the poor or lacking service in Cook County businesses I feel compelled to write back in defense of our county’s businesses. With that said I also want to say that I do agree that customer service is very important…if not half the battle of pleasing customers. I too want to be acknowledged […]
New volunteers needed for Gunflint Canoe Races
While it may take a village to raise a child, it took a generous community of about 100 woods-dwellers to organize, cook, donate, coordinate, sell and manage the 40th Annual Gunflint Trail Canoe Races on July 19th. From selling T-shirts and raffle tickets (often in the rain and/or mosquitos at Trail Center) to those who bought tickets—it took a dedicated […]
Correction
The birth announcement for Sage Della Mass in last week’s News-Herald should have included Joan Gervais of Grand Marais as one of the grandparents.