Traci Martin paddles into Grand Marais Harbor
Traci Martin’s hands were swollen. Her rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was hitting her hard, and even though Lake Superior was calm, lying flat like a blue silk tablecloth across the harbor, she didn’t know if she could paddle her surf ski to Grand Portage. “I will try to do at least 20 miles. Who knows, there’s a full moon, so maybe […]
County board holds busy meeting
Mitch Everson, Environmental Health Officer and Lisa Kerr, Land Commissioner/Parks & Trail director asked for and received permission to purchase a mini-excavator and trailer for up to $33,000 at the county board’s Aug. 8 meeting. Everson explained that his department needed to dig soil pits for septic inspections. Usually that is done by hiring a contractor but often contractors are […]
Bigby sentenced to lengthy prison term
On Wednesday, August 9, Sixth Judicial District Judge Eric Hylden sentenced Kirk Lee Bigby, 63, to 12½ years in prison for the murder of Marcus Lee Roberts, a 35-yearold Twin Cities man working at a December Bluefin Bay holiday event. Hylden’s verdict came after nearly two hours of hearings in State District Court held in the Cook County courthouse in […]
An interview with Republican candidate for Congress Pete Stauber
When he talks, Pete Stauber looks you straight in the eye with a firm but friendly gaze. If one can be easygoing, warm, friendly, and no nonsense at the same time, this would be a good description of the recently retired Duluth law enforcement officer. Stauber came to Grand Marais on Sunday, Aug. 6 to march in the Fisherman’s Picnic […]
Thank you for a great Fisherman’s Picnic, Lions!
If you see a bunch of droopy Lions walking around town dragging their tails, it’s no wonder. The Grand Marais Lions Club put together another fantastic four-day Fisherman’s Picnic Festival, and most of the Lions are exhausted. Rightly so, a lot of hard work, sweat, time, energy, creativity and thought went into planning the events, then seeing to it that […]
Shipwrecks Part 2: Distress Signals
For years, born out of fear and superstition, many sailors and ships avoided the area where the RMS Titanic went down. After all, there is something ominous about revisiting tragedy; especially, after 74 dark and silent years of sitting very noble and upright on the bottom of the ocean floor. The world awoke April 15, 1912 to the realization that […]
A community’s generosity— A daughter’s love
In the July 1, 2017 news column by Dale McIntire, he questions as to what he would do if it were close to the end of his life. Coincidentally, my oncologist had just told me that I had a very rare form of thyroid cancer, and that I would not have a long time to live. Most of my friends […]
Thank you to all who helped with the Minnesota State Championship Log Rolling tournament
It’s been five years since Tony and I took over the Minnesota State Log Rolling Championships from Jenny and Neil Atkinson. Not ever being in charge of a log rolling tournament before and only having been to them, it was nerve-wracking guessing how it would turn out. The answer is we couldn’t do it without all of the parents who […]
