A small rock becomes the ark of salvation
It had been a long trip in a van that seemed to grow smaller every day. I was with my new husband and our four children on a camping trip intended to help us bond as a family. We had been traveling for days and we were all worn out and more than a little miserable. No one could agree […]
Life in Christ Lutheran Church gets facelift
While a great majority of the county residents and visitors were enjoying one form of recreational activity or another on Saturday, June 23, a group of kids and older folks from Esko, Cloquet and Cook County were busy as beavers working on the Life in Christ Lutheran Church grounds and three buildings. And while they were working hard, they had […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 27, 2008 Ground-breaking for North House Folk School’s new milling shop classroom building culminated the 2008 Wooden Boat Show. The new building will add a woodworking classroom to campus. The timeline for construction focuses on the building being ready for programs by spring 2009. Following a discussion and recap of the year-long process to establish a gravel […]
Information is available about the upcoming Highway 61 reconstruction project through Grand Marais
In the summer of 2019, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will begin reconstruction of Highway 61 through Grand Marais from 1.8 miles north of Cutface Creek to 0.1 miles south of County Road 14, to resurface, improve accessibility and replace box culverts. The City of Grand Marais, residents, and other local organizations are working to make sure the Highway […]
Deceased man found on beach east of Grand Marais
The body of a 46-yearold male from the Twin Cities metro area was located on the beach of Lake Superior near mile marker 123 off Highway 61, early June 27. The deceased’s body was discovered by a woman walking on the beach and reported to the Sheriff’s Office. The man’s vehicle was parked near where he was located. Identification is […]
Lutsen 99er bike races post a great day
Some 1,675 mountain bikers riding bikes of all shapes and sizes took to the starting line on Saturday, June 23 to compete in one of four rigorous mountain bike races which started and finished at Lutsen Mountains ski hill. With cool weather and the course less muddy than other years, the times for the 99er, 69er, 39er and 19er, tended […]
Room for one more
My parents frequently had overnight guests even though our house was small and didn’t have running water until I was six. Sometimes my brother and I would have to tiptoe through a living room floor crowded with hunters as several packed in our tiny house to get a jump on deer season. Other times we would wake up for school […]