Shirley Jean Seidel, 90, of Schroeder, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 21, 2019 while wintering near Florence, Arizona. She was born on June 26, 1928 to Elfred and Anna (Swanson) Johnson in Chicago, Illinois. Shirley spent her first five years in Chicago and, after her father passed away, the family moved to Minneapolis in […]
Medicare presentation to be held at the Cook County Senior Center
Do you want to learn about the new 2019 changes to Medicare, and how those changes could affect you? If so, Steve Deschene and Marjori Bottila will be at the Cook County Senior Center on Friday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon to answer your questions. Steve and Marjori will also provide individual counseling from 8 to 9:30 a.m. […]
February Fun at the Care Center
The residents at the Care Center know how to beat “cabin fever” with an abundance of fun indoor activities planned for February. There is a lot to look forward to all month. Everyone is encouraged to wear red on Friday, February 1 to support Heart Health Awareness Month. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there will be a lot […]
Historical Reflections
Here is the 1986 girls and boys cross country ski team. Kneeling in front from right to left are Sarah Lakosky and Michelle Lang. Standing in the second row, from right, are Becky Lang, Donna Gestel, Heide Anderson, Tim Lamb and Tim Patten. Standing in back, from right, are Hans Anderson, Jay Lang and Erik Johnson.
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJAN. 31, 2009 A Canadian tour bus experienced mechanical problems and caught on fire near the Cook-Lake County border while traveling from Thunder Bay to Hinckley on Tuesday. Passersby and the bus driver were able to get the 53 elderly passengers as far from the fire as possible as they waited for emergency vehicles to arrive. Firefighters from […]
Caring for your roads in all types of winter
Depending upon where you reside at the time of reading this article, this winter’s snowfall may or may not seem out of the ordinary. As a matter of fact, snow accumulated earlier this year than recent Cook County winters according to data available from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Did you know that interested parties can retrieve user-friendly […]
Library to host People of the border lakes Feb. 6
Grand Marais Public Library is set to host Tim Cochrane to present on The Linklaters: People of the border lakes & Isle Royale at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6. Cochrane has been researching the story of the Linklater family for years. His quest to find historical documentation of elusive documents relating to the Linklaters is a story in and […]
Tim Cochrane named a finalist for state book award
When the 2019 Annual Minnesota Book Awards finalists were announced in Saint Paul on January 26, 2019 by the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, Tim Cochrane’s book, Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais: Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade (University of Minnesota Press) was named as a finalist. Tim’s book is one of four entered […]
Fibers for Kids at NHFS
The Northwoods Fiber Guild will once again teach fiber classes to children and adults during the 9th annual Northern Fibers Retreat at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, February 13-17. The five-day event will feature guest instructor Karin Flatoy Svarstad from Norway, new courses, lectures, Lunch & Learn sessions, and community gatherings. A popular program for families at the […]
Cook County home to a different kind of dog mushing experience
A peek into sled dog tourism in Cook CountyTo taste a unique piece of the wilderness, all one has to do in Cook County is hop on a dog sled tour. Numerous local businesses preserve the northern tradition of traveling by dog team. Local establishments like Skyport Lodge and Bearskin Lodge, Gunflint Lodge, and Points Unknown in Hovland, offer primarily tourists—coming up from the cities—a peek into a […]