Six gray wolves, three males, and three females, were relocated from Michipicoten Island Provincial Park where they have run out of caribou, their only large prey, before ice and wolf health deteriorated such that successful translocation would not be possible. Additionally, a black wolf was translocated from the Ontario mainland. The move to Isle Royale was done March 22-23. Due […]
Local contractor wins bid for the Hovland public works garage
With the low bid of $1,182,000, S&C Masonry of Grand Marais was selected to build the Hovland public works garage. The announcement came at the county board’s March 26 meeting. The county also received qualified bids from Kraus-Anderson, Nordic Construction and Garner Builders. Meyer Group Architecture conducted a public bid opening on March 5 in Cook County Auditor/Treasurer Braidy Powers’ […]
A sigh of relief as it is learned the polygamist group was not behind possible Pike Lake land purchases
A week ago, when landowners on the Pike Lake Road received letters asking them if they were interested in selling their land, there was fear that the buyers might be from an infamous polygamist group who purchased property near them last fall. It turns out, however, the potential buyers were a group who need property so they can start a […]
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This wasn’t just any boat cruising around the Grand Marais harbor. On Wednesday, March 20 a 1000 Island Air Boats rescue boat was in town to give a demonstration to the Sheriff’s Office and Search & Rescue. “These versatile assets have been instrumental in rescuing people in hundreds of challenging rescues. This particular boat can transport as many as 10 […]
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation (IRRR) is a big supporter of Cook County
For many years, Cook County has benefited from the generous support and partnership of the MN Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation (IRRR). Since July 2014, Cook County projects have received over $3 million in grants and loans from the IRRR. Projects of the following entities have benefitted from the support of the IRRR. These projects help to diversify […]
School Trust Lands critical toward success of Minnesota’s students
In 1858, the year of Minnesota’s statehood, and even before that in our territorial days, our founders had the foresight to recognize our land is one of our most valuable assets. They also recognized that the future success of our state would be determined by the opportunities for another valuable asset: Minnesota’s students. These founding Minnesotans thought this was important […]
Metsa named IRRRB Commissioner
On Thursday, Feb. 14 Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Commissioner Mark Phillips announced that Jason Metsa has been selected as deputy commissioner for the agency. In his new position, Metsa will help carry out Gov. Tim Walz’s “One Minnesota” vision, as well as the agency’s mission of promoting and investing in business, community and workforce development for the betterment of […]
Give that argument any voice …
A revelation divulged during County Administrator Jeff Cadwell’s opening remarks, at the March 21st public meeting on the issue of the proposed Law Enforcement/ Jail Project, pretty much tells you all you need to know. Here’s Cadwell’s opening salvo … “The three things that became apparent in the last couple of weeks is that, when we started this planning for […]
Dr. William Crandall named Administrator of Excellence
The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Dr. William Crandall, superintendent of the Lake Superior and Cook County school districts, a 2019 Administrator of Excellence. Dr. Crandall received this award in recognition of his leadership, concern for students, and active involvement in professional and community affairs. He was honored at a statewide recognition ceremony during the MASA/MASE Spring […]
Coming out of the deep freeze in a flash
Looking at feet of snow and temperatures in the teens below zero, one is tempted to imagine that those pesky mosquitoes, cluster flies, deer ticks and carpenter ants are going to take a break this year. Well, in your imagination that might work out, however come April we will be in for another season of sharing our environment with a […]