On August 10, ten area lakes residents participated in the Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations Lake Plans workshop held at the Schaap Community Center, 9 a.m. to noon. Prior to the workshop, many of the CCCoLA members of these 10 lakes completed a Lake and Property Owner Survey to gather information on their priorities regarding lake water quality, shoreline […]
Superior Fuel acquires Harbor City Oil and Propane
Merger keeps competitive edge for last locally-owned fuel company Superior Fuel and Harbor City Oil and Propane announce their companies’ merger on August 10, 2018. The two companies will now be operating as Superior Fuel. “While the name has changed, rest assured that the service will remain the same,” said Mark Kolquist, president Harbor City Oil and Propane. “You can […]
MNsure awards 2018-19 navigator outreach and enrollment grants
MNsure has announced recipients for the fiscal year 2019 Navigator Outreach and Enrollment Grant Program. This year’s 25 grants totaled $4.2 million and will fund 45 organizations across the state. These grants will support targeted outreach to uninsured populations and sustain a robust statewide navigator network to provide application, enrollment and renewal assistance to Minnesotans who need help to get […]
Grand Portage Pow Wow spectacular as always
The four-day Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Celebration Pow Wow was held under sunny, warm skies as fans, friends, and family members joined to make the 2018 festivities one to long remember. On Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Grand Entry U.S. flags were raised to honor six military veterans from Grand Portage. As the veteran staff bearers came out into […]
Vikings Junior American Legion team takes two losses at state
Brian Larsen Viking ace Andrew Miller took the loss for the Cook County Junior American Legion 16U team in the first round of the state playoffs, but he pitched a heck of game. Miller allowed eight hits and one earned run over six and two-thirds innings, striking out eight before leaving because he had reached his pitch count. Through five […]
Woods, Wind, Strings…and a Little Jazz
Bach, Irving Berlin, Poulenc, Gershwin, Elgar, Faure, Chick Corea, plus our own Fred Anderson, Eric Anderson, Mike DeBevec, and music of many other composers was celebrated in the resonant cold storage building of Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department, Mid Trail station. The day was hot, but the big doors were open for a gentle breeze, and people could sip ice […]
Ding-A-Ling World
What is that noise? My head pops up from my bowl of granola and the Channel 10 morning news. I’m puzzled so I ask my husband. “What’s that dinging noise.” He hears it, and the search is on. What is causing it? Is it the smoke detector? No. That makes a beeping sound. The alarm clock? No. We hadn’t set […]
A successful Mid-Trail fundraiser
There is nothing I like better than a flea market, auction and running into old friends, so I had a great time at the Mid Gunflint Trail fire station last week. On August 7, the Mid-Trail Property Owners Association held their annual fundraiser to support the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department (GTVFD) there. The flea market started at noon, and […]
Volunteers needed for Radio Waves
The 11th Annual Radio Waves Music Festival is just around the corner, and WTIP needs volunteers to help make the event a success. Volunteers will receive a one-day festival pass for the day of your shift. The festival begins on Friday, September 7 and ends on Sunday, September 9. If you want to help, just follow the links below, which […]
Web watching—not the computer kind
If you are fascinated with the wonder of spiders and their webs, pre-register and join Larry Weber on August 25 for an evening walk looking at webs and their spiders. We will investigate at Sugarloaf Cove to see which members of the spider world live here and what are their unique strategies for success in catching tasty morsels, and who […]