If you have not been to visitcookcounty.com recently, I suggest you take a few minutes to do so. Throughout the summer the Visit Cook County team, led by marketing partners Giant Voices of Duluth, reimagined our website. The process of redesigning a website is both exhilarating and arduous. How do you make something both informative and visually compelling? Our process […]
Superior National Forest seeks public comment on proposed Lutsen Mountains ski area expansion
The Forest Service would like to hear from the public on the potential expansion of the Lutsen Mountains Ski Area (Lutsen) in northeast Minnesota. Lutsen has expressed interest in expanding their ski resort on 550 acres of adjacent National Forest System (NFS) lands within the Superior National Forest that are administered by the Forest Service. Lutsen has documented their long-term […]
The city of Grand Marais looking at 29 percent increase in health insurance
The city of Grand Marais is looking at a projected increase of 29 percent for its medical insurance, City Finance Director Kim Dunsmoor said at the city council’s Aug. 30 meeting. Dunsmoor learned about the increase while attending an insurance advisory meeting for groups belonging to the Northeast Regional pool. She said North Shore Health was looking at a projected […]
Vikings lose season opener to Marshall
The back-to-back defending Section 7A Cook County High School Viking volleyball team opened its 2017 season at home against the 2A Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers and lost three straight games, 25-14, 25-12, and 25-23. The game was played Tuesday, August 29 in front of a packed house. Duluth Marshall’s head volleyball coach knew exactly what to do when her Hilltopper team […]
New T-shirt shop owners
Mike Swindlehurst was working hard over his six color four station Hopkins press. This type of printing was new to him. Although he has been printing T-shirts for a good 10 years, this was only his second job working on the press owned by Jim Thompson, who retired on Friday, Aug. 4 from the T-Shirt Outfitters after 36 years. Mike […]
Labor Day thoughts
Dad celebrated Labor Day by setting up his charcoal grill in the driveway of our house on East 51st Street and spending hours fussing over pork chops or maybe brats purchased at J.B. Hanson’s meat market. He built a special metal cone to keep the briquettes nice and hot, so the end results were pretty darn good; crispy but tender […]
Charitable gambling proceeds support Cook County military exhibit
Back on January 1, a cold New Year’s Day, the gambling manager of our local American Legion Auxiliary Unit 413, met Jack Coombe, who works with Triple Crown Gaming, in Two Harbors at the Holiday station. The purpose of the wintry trek and meeting was to pick up $1 and $2 pull-tab games to load into the leased machine the […]
Looking for something fun to do? Volunteer at the Playhouse
The Grand Marais Playhouse would like to thank the community of Grand Marais, the actors, the audience, crews, Playhouse members and business sponsors for making 2017 Summer Theater Festival a success – it was truly a community event! We had three new actors working alongside fellow community members with 1 to 30 years of Playhouse production experience. The doors are […]
Plein Air Grand Marais kicks off at Pincushion Mountain
There’s a hint of color and it’s not just on the trees – it’s that time of year where artists are on the loose. Plein Air Grand Marais is here and kicking off with a bang at Pincushion Mountain on Saturday, September 9 at 1 p.m. It’s a great chance to see these outdoor painters early on in the competition […]
Old Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Social at Chik-Wauk
Bring your family! On Sept. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. there will be an Old Fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social fundraiser at Chik- Wauk museum. There is free admission all day long. On hand will be homemade delicious pie from our local bakers on the Gunflint Trail. There is a suggested donation of $5/slice of pie a la […]