Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO AUG. 29, 2008 The Flute Reed Partnership has won the “Citizen Monitoring Program of the Year 2008” presented by Minnesota Waters. The award came with a check for $1,000. Minnesota Waters is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to protecting and improving the lakes and rivers of Minnesota. The Flute Reed watershed group has been monitoring the river for […]
Budget documents online ahead of town hall meetings
Cook County will host a series of town hall meetings on the proposed 2019 budget beginning next week. Draft budgets are available online at www.co.cook.mn.us/budget for residents to review. “All of the proposed budgets are available online on the county’s website for citizen review,” said Jeff Cadwell, county administrator. “We encourage residents to engage in the budget process as Cook […]
When A Community Comes Together
In late July our Junior American Legion baseball team qualified for the state tournament for the first time in our county’s history. Most sports fans, myself included, are more familiar with school-sponsored activities and tournaments, so traveling to a state tournament in the summer was a new experience for this group of young athletes. This team has a unique make-up […]
Fisherman’s Picnic Tennis Tournament results
With participants experiencing the full spectrum of Grand Marais weather, the 2018 Fisherman’s Picnic Tennis Tournament was successfully conducted August 3-5. Nearly 50 participants from several states and Canada made for a very competitive field and some great tennis. Tournament Directors Mark Summers and John Muus did a masterful job in scheduling around changing weather conditions ensuring all divisions were […]
Cross Country, Volleyball Fall Sports Previews: Q & A with team leaders
Brooke Trout Brown Please tell us about your team: . April Wahlstrom (Cross Country head coach): We run under the North Shore Storm. As in years past, Cook County and Two Harbors form a combined team. We have 54 kids out this year, 35 of them come from Cook County High School. During the school year, we practice at our […]
North Shore Music Association presents Pura Fe in concert
The North Shore Music Association is proud to bring Pura Fe to the Arrowhead Center for the Arts for a September 22 concert. Pura Fé, whose name means “Pure Faith,” was born in New York City and is a member of the Tuscarora Indian Nation. A co-founder of the internationally renowned Native women’s a capella trio Ulali, Pura Fé has […]
Broccoli and Ground Cherries
The Ground Cherry Part: “Do you mind telling me what you do with those?” The young woman at the Co-op checkout register pointed to the small container filled with ground cherries I was buying. She looked quite curious. She’s always pleasant so I let her in on a little secret. “I eat them just as they are. They’re delicious.” Thinking […]
Plein Air competition Sept. 7-13
Jean DeRider, Duluth was here last weekend, one of eight students taking a class in plein air painting from the Grand Marais Art Colony. Grand Marais artist Neil Sherman taught the course. DeRider, a job coach in Duluth, said she hadn’t painted “for about a year. My job keeps getting in the way,” she laughed. “Neil is a great instructor. […]
Art donated to North Shore Health Care Center
Care Center resident Marcy Podas has commissioned five new pieces of art from her grandson, Jeffrey Niesen. She is happy to contribute to the need for new art in the newly remodeled facility and to support Jeff’s art career. Jeff currently lives in Grand Marais, but is originally from Clearwater, Florida. Marcy, 96, has been a resident of Grand Marais […]