Boundary Waters Expo draws nice crowd
The two-day Boundary Waters Expo held June 8-9 at Bearskin Lodge got a nice dose (mostly) of weather and with it a wide array of camping and canoeing gear on display and for sale, perfect for an excursion into the BWCA. Featuring speakers, vendors and family friendly activities, the expo had something for everyone. Exhibitors included Accent Paddles, the maker […]
City council approves variance, discusses downtown parking
Mike Senty came before the Grand Marais City Council on Wednesday, June 12, requesting a variance from the public street access requirement to divide his existing 100’ x 770’ lot into three parcels. The land is located in the R-1 Permanent Residential Zone. A driveway will access two of the lots with one of the lots already in a purchase […]
County holds busy meeting
The agenda was full for the Cook County commissioners at the board’s Tuesday, June 11 meeting. The board took the following actions. . Izabela Sheehan was hired as the part-time Community Center assistant and will be working with Cook County Community Center Director Diane Booth. The position is new, but it has been discussed or months. . Commissioners approved a […]
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Todd and Patricia (Pat) Smith recently opened the Lunch Box, a food truck with a fun menu that offers cheese curds, brats, hot dogs, sloppy joes, boneless chicken wings and cotton candy. The Lunch Box is located between the Gunflint Mercantile and the Fly Box in downtown Grand Marais. Hours of operation are still fluid, but Todd and Pat are […]
Prescribed fire decreases wildfire risk, improves habitat and enhances forest health across Superior National Forest
Conditions that nurture wildfires also can nurture prescribed fires. As of June 3rd, spring weather conditions have allowed crews to make significant progress implementing planned prescribed fire projects across the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota. A total of more than 3,600 acres on approximately a dozen units have been treated so far with prescribed fire, including dead vegetation that […]
Father’s Day
When Joe and Tina Marshall purchased a home in the picturesque West Virginia town of Monongah, situated where Booths Creek flows into the West Fork River, they soon discovered they could not dig in their yard without finding coal. The story behind their discovery is, curiously, linked to our nation’s first ceremony expressly in honor of fathers, a July 5, […]
Writer stands firmly against child abusers
This letter is in response to last week’s letter from Bob LeMettry whom for the second time has spoken out publicly in support of Seth Jeffs’ move to Cook County. Bob, many of your views and opinions I have agreed with, few I haven’t, but it’s okay to have a difference of opinion, right? Well normally anyway. In regards to […]
The sun, not man, has the most to do with climate change
I agree Mike Eckhart—Let’s keep breathing! Milankovitch (1879-1958) gave voice to the idea that Earth’s long-term climate changes are due to periodic changes in the Earth’s orbit and obliquity (Earth’s axial tilt). We live in earth’s global heating cycle, which is 10,000-plus years in duration, and we are about 600-plus years from where the heat from the sun to earth […]
Leon Redbone dies; he performed here early 2000s
While many fine performers have graced the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) stage, few have drawn the attention or admiration that Leon Redbone did when he performed here almost 20 years ago. An accomplished guitarist and acclaimed jazz/blues singer who put out 16 albums, Redbone had an unmistakable singing style and an unusual low, nasally voice. Seated on a […]