Music fills the establishment when you walk in. Workers scurry about their tasks with a smile and bounce to their step. This is a place where positive energy fuses with art and nature. Work is nearly complete on the former Harbor Light Supper Club, and the results are stunning. Local carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, and artists have joined Chris and […]
County pares down bonding list
Cook County commissioners pared down the list of projects they will bond for in 2018 at the Tuesday, October 17 committee of the whole meeting, dropping the potential bonding request from a little more than $11 million to $7,722,057.50. Commissioners will vote to approve—or amend—that list at an upcoming board meeting. What changed in the initial $11.2 million potential bonding […]
Lodging tax report
At first glance, the lodging tax statement tucked into the county board packet didn’t look like it could be right for August. It looked like lodging was down for the month, but if you lived here, you would know that wasn’t possible unless visitors mostly decided to camp or find a cave to sleep in and not stay in hotels/motels, […]
Sawtooth Mountain Bike Challenge draws nice field
Sixty-eight mountain bike riders of all ages and skill levels took part in the Saturday, October 21 Sawtooth Mountain Challenge on a Goldilocks kind of day—not too hot, not too cold–made for riding trails, even if the rollout to the trails was a bit muddy. Andrew Urban and Phil Carlson duked it out in the 25-mile Expert category race with […]
A fading tradition
I was sitting in my Canadian outhouse one morning last weekend. The morning was chilly but nice. The little gas heater my husband placed nearby kept me toasty, and for some reason, I began thinking about “outhouses.” Possibly because Halloween is coming and the old custom of “tipping” outhouses came to mind. If you aren’t familiar with outhouses, it’s what […]
Birch Grove Halloween Carnival this Sunday
A big afternoon of family fun is planned at Birch Grove Community Center on Sunday, October 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. Chaz the Magician is scheduled to perform at the annual Birch Grove Halloween Carnival on Sunday, and there will be a lot of kids’ games, cookie decorating, bingo, cake walk, and prizes, not to mention the variety of […]
Lorna Landvik to visit Grand Marais library
Notable Minnesota author Lorna Landvik will appear at the Grand Marais Public Library on November 10 at 6 p.m. to present “My Life as a Writer.” In this presentation, Landvik is to discuss what it is like to be a writer, the process of writing, publishing and finding inspiration—even when it’s hiding. Lorna Landvik is the author of many novels […]
Profit Mastery is coming to Grand Marais
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in partnership with the University of Minnesota Duluth Center for Economic Development (UMDCED), are bringing Profit Mastery to Grand Marais this fall. The workshop is being held November 29 and 30. Profit Mastery is a program developed by BRS built around the core premise that to improve financial performance, it must be measured. Profit […]
Community Calendar
Ruby’s Pantry Ruby’s Pantry is a food distribution program held 5 – 6:30 p.m., every second Tuesday. $20 (cash only) per share. Buy more shares as you want. No financial qualifications. Bring a laundry basket and cooler to bring home frozen items. Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. Volunteers always needed. $20 gift certificates have been donated to help […]