At the hospital board’s July 19 meeting North Shore Hospital/Care Center administrator Kimber Wraalstad announced to the board that the Care Center’s two households have new names, Woods and Waves. Members of the resident council chose the names during the May resident council meeting after discussing several alternative names. A discussion led by Vera Schumann, chief financial officer, was held […]
Local businesses selected for Lake Superior’s Best of the Lake
Lake Superior Magazine’s 2018 reader’s choice “Best of the Lake” awards went to several area businesses and favorite places to stop. The annual survey was gathered from readers, online supporters, and social media followers. Winners of the 13 categories were listed for each state: Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin. Winners are posted in the August/September edition. In Minnesota the Best […]
The Entrepreneur Fund announces five graduates of the Be Strategic Program
The Entrepreneur Fund is pleased to announce that five business professionals completed the spring session of Be Strategic: Grow Your Business (Be Strategic) in Grand Marais. Be Strategic is a carefully designed business acceleration program for established entrepreneurs seeking 25 percent revenue growth over three years. In addition to the skills and resources learned during the course, graduates receive follow-up […]
Keeping Cool Up North
The seagulls are making noise outside my window and the fan is blowing trying to cool the office. I’m a firm believer that we northern Minnesotans do not need air conditioning. Along with the warmth of late July, you will notice the leaves are turning from the spring filled luster of green to their mid-summer hue; a little less brilliant. […]
Teams ready for playoffs
Parent Pitch and Little League action are heating up faster than a Nolan Ryan fastball. In Parent Pitch, the league barely missed a three-way tie heading into the playoffs when the Wildfire edged the Lumberjacks in the final regular season game, 24-21. Grant Oberg showed his stuff. He knocked in eight from the all-important final batting position. He also teamed […]
A love of rhubarb
As I write this, I am baking two rhubarb custard pies…yum! This is the best recipe I have found, and recently I have made six pies. No, we didn’t eat that many pies! (Although I could.) Two were bought by friends to raise money for the Annandale All Night Grad Party, two as gifts for the neighbors, one taken to […]
Time to gear up for Grand Portage Rendezvous Days
History will come alive during the second week in August during Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Celebration Pow-Wow. Re-enactors from across the U.S. and Canada gather at the Grand Portage Monument Heritage Center (old fur trading fort), some dressed in 1790’s regalia, where the re-enactors will display skills from the time of the voyageurs and challenge each other in games and […]
Biggest blueberry contest back again
Yum, blueberries are ripe and the picking is good. But before you place that giant blueberry you picked into that delicious blueberry pie you are making, the one you are thinking of donating to the newspaper, you might want to first enter it in the Biggest Blueberry Contest. For the second straight year merchants and resorts along the Gunflint Trail […]
Ely announces Blueberry Art Festival 2018
Don’t miss the 38th annual Blueberry/Art Festival in Ely, Minnesota—three days of arts and crafts starting on July 27 and running through the 29th. Ely’s premier festival draws nearly 30,000 people searching for unique and one-of-a-kind arts and crafts. Whiteside Park will be bursting with over 300 artists and crafters who create work ranging from breath-taking to whimsical. Our juried […]
Community Calendar
Grand Marais Garden Club Annual Flower Show Flower Show “Childhood Memories” on Saturday, July 28, noon to 5 p.m. at the Community Center. Enjoy beautiful floral arrangements, master gardener display, plant sale and refreshments. Free. Local Food Market Open from 5 – 6 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center every Thursday starting June 14 through mid-late October. Food brought […]