So what happened to the Sanborn canoe, and how does that delightful spirit of the forest, Kristofer Bowman, figure into the tale? All summer long, our friends around Grand Marais have been selling raffle tickets for a colorful Sanborn canoe adorned with a Betsy Bowen woodcut design on the bow. In her design, Betsy sought to evoke the voyageur heritage […]
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If anyone needed a reminder (or encouragement) to get out and make their voice heard by voting on Nov. 6, Election Day, these folks were there to prompt them. The group split up and stood at street corners and at the polling places in town, holding their signs up as a reminder for folks to make sure to vote!
God’s vision of abundance
Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five […]
Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss offers help with new technology
Judy Curtis has been legally blind for the last 24 years. She has some vision, but not much. When tested she can see the large E on the eye chart, but that’s about it. As someone who had lived with impaired vision or more than two decades, Judy had learned to adjust to a lot of things. But last March […]
UCare unveils new 2019 Medicare options
UCare, a nonprofit health plan and the longest-serving Medicare Advantage plan in Minnesota, recently unveiled its 2019 Medicare plan options, including a new point-of-service benefit, partner plans and comparable alternatives to Cost Plans, which will close at the end of the year and impact more than 300,000 Minnesotans. A full list of UCare’s Medicare plan options for 2019 can be […]
Bedrock Industry of Northeastern Minnesota
Health care and social assistance is the dominant industry in northeastern Minnesota, accounting for nearly 24 percent of all jobs. By comparison, 17 percent of all workers in the state are employed in health care and social assistance, according to a story by Erik White in Trends magazine. It’s not surprising that northeastern Minnesota has a higher concentration of health […]
Historical Reflections
New council members Bev Denyes and Bette McDonnell took the oath of office at Grand Marais City Council’s Jan. 7, 1991 meeting.
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO NOV. 8, 2008 For the third Halloween in a row, Cook County High School’s National Honor Society sponsored “Trick or Can.” The society went knocking on doors in Grand Marais on Halloween night asking for food for the local food shelf. The Honor students also took donations of sweaters and jackets, which will be sent to charities. […]
State Auditor Otto releases Municipal Liquor Store report
On Friday, October 26, State Auditor Rebecca Otto released the 2017 Analysis of Municipal Liquor Store Operations. The report provides comparative data on liquor operations owned and operated by Minnesota cities. Minnesota municipalities were originally authorized to own and operate liquor establishments as a means of controlling the sale of alcohol. For many communities in Greater Minnesota, municipal liquor operations […]