Graduation— a time to celebrate and start a new future
There were a lot of happy people at the Cook County High School graduation that took place last Saturday in the high school gymnasium. None happier, of course, than the 38 seniors who received their diplomas. Following the band’s playing “Pomp and Circumstance” when the graduates walked in, there was a welcome from principal Megan Meyers and superintendent Dr. William […]
Lion finishes run around Lake Superior
Okay, Bill Michl isn’t a real lion, not the kind that prowls the African savanna, anyway. Bill belongs to the Fort Frances Lions Club in Fort Frances, Ontario, and after a one year break, he is completing his trip by foot around Lake Superior to raise funds for the Lions International Fund. I caught up with Bill in the Grand […]
Damp May takes toll on Rec Park budget
A cold, wet month of May kept campers away from the Grand Marais Recreation Park, with the proceeds down $20,000 from last May, said Stephanie Radloff to the park board on Tuesday, June 4. Radloff was filling in for park manager Dave Tersteeg, who was on vacation. All of the employees have been hired for the summer at the golf […]
City residents with trailers and campers may have to find off-road parking
Following complaints last year about people parking their trailers both on and off the street and in their yards, the Grand Marais city council directed the staff to collect information and look at enforcing the current ordinance. City staff conducted a survey of trailers last October and documented 22 that were potentially parked illegally. At that time a letter was […]
Terra Bella Floral & Gifts is the new location for the DMV
The sights and smell of fresh-cut flowers and blooming plants will greet those who need to purchase Minnesota license plates, get new vehicle tabs, or need a title transfer. Terra Bella Floral and Gifts is the new home for the Cook County Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) center. The DMV moved from the Grand Marais Pharmacy to its new location […]
The Ever-Increasing Tax Burden
First the stuff we all know: Of Minnesota’s 87 counties, Cook County is the second-largest county in the state with over three-thousand-plus square miles. If we skip a county over– to our neighbors to the west–St. Louis County holds the record for the largest land area in the state; double that of Cook County with over six thousand square miles. […]
Catch your breath— and hold it
Everyone wants to save the world by reducing greenhouse gasses (CO2). I support conserving the environment. The CAP teaches our children and leaders to reduce these levels. As people, there is only so much we can do. Catalytic converters were required on automobiles to reduce CO1, and create CO2. It seems, as CO2 is the greatest contributor to global warming/climate […]
Defcon 3 – Code Red!
Recently “concerned citizens” invited two Utah residents to alert us to the impending doom of Mr. Seth Jeffs building a structure on land purchased on Pike Lake Road. According to a news piece on local radio, one of the speakers, private investigator Sam Brower followed up by flying a drone over the Jeffs property to assess activities. Subsequently, the Cook […]
Consider consequences of energy usage
Solar panels lose about 1 percent of their production each year. They are not recyclable, so Australia is already dumping old ones and old blades from wind generators in landfills. Arrowhead Electric Co-op’s 2018 Annual Report shows members used about 75 million kwh. Total annual output from the 216-panel solar farm was about 68,000 kwh. So…one would need 1,100 solar […]