The Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority was recently awarded $375,000 for trail construction, trailhead enhancement and signage for the Mountain bike trail connector between Britton Peak and Lutsen Mountain. The Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) funds the Regional Trails program through taxes paid by Minnesota’s mining industry. A new program, the Regional Trails grants assists with engineering […]
Arrowhead Cooperative installs electric car chargers
It’s not exactly the Flintstones meeting the Jetsons, but Cook County just got a bit more modern with the installation of electric vehicle chargers. Arrowhead Cooperative member owners who own battery powered vehicles, or hybrid vehicles, now have three places they can charge those autos in the county, with more to come in the near future. Currently there is one […]
Arrowhead Cooperative has three board openings
There are three district director positions open on the Arrowhead Cooperative board. The districts with openings are:District 3, Gunflint Trail;District 6, Lutsen; andDistrict 7, Tofte/Schroeder. Arrowhead Cooperative board members meet once a month, receiving updates from managers and review financial reports. The board is responsible for hiring the general manager and delegating duties, responsibilities, and authority to the general manager. […]
Gardening — waiting!
Here is how my friend Lori from Cloquet plants her garden: She thinks about it, for a long time. Waits for the snow to melt (a long time this year!). Watches for seeds display to hit the stores. Reads through varieties. And waits longingly for that particular day when the warmth of sun and length of daylight hours tell her, […]
Marion McKeever’s memorial donation brings in nearly $3,000 for Birch Grove Community School
Birch Grove Community School is once again the recipient of the McKeever family’s generous support. The latest support came from a donation through Marion McKeever’s memorial—nearly $3,000. Marion McKeever actively supported Birch Grove through many years, creating a fundraising event around her famous fish cake recipe, purchasing support “bricks,” donating annually, and always with her words of support and encouragement. […]
College and Opportunities Fair
As an adult with life experience, what do you wish you had been told about careers? Or, as a teenager contemplating a future vocation, what information would be beneficial? Visit Cook County will attend the College and Opportunities Fair on April 3 at ISD 166 to let the students know how their various interests and potential post-secondary plans can directly […]
Two Grand Marais organizations receive $8,000 in grants
The Medica Foundation has awarded $8,000 in grants to two Grand Marais organizations: Care Partners of Cook County will receive a $5,000 grant to support community health needs in Cook County, and North Shore Health Care Foundation will receive $3,000 to support the Oral Health Task Force in Cook and Lake counties. The Medica Foundation awarded nearly $1.5 million in […]
MPCA grants available to small businesses and organizations
MPCA grants are now open for small businesses and organizations across Minnesota to switch to alternative wood, wood composite, or metal finishing products. The maximum award is $15,000 with a 50 percent minimum match. The most cost-effective projects will score highest, with additional preference given to projects located in areas of concern for environmental justice, small businesses, and organizations, and […]
Historical Reflections
Local game wardens closed in on four poachers in February 1961, and brought them to court before Judge James Creech. The four woodsworkers living north of Tofte all pleaded guilty to taking deer out of season and were fined $210 each. The wardens seized two cars and one rifle and confiscated venison, which is seen in the foreground. The wardens, […]