Is there a more serious safety problem for Lake and Cook County TR-61 highway residents than shoulder rumble strips? Unfortunately, the answer is YES! Highway 61 from Two Harbors to Canada will have the posted speed limit raised from 55 to 60 mph in 2019. The MN legislature commissioned a five-year study, which is now complete – 2018 Final Report […]
Freedom isn’t free
Do You Know?For more than 240 years, peoples the world over have been inspired to risk everything in pursuit of the ideals embodied in our country’s Declaration of Independence–the belief that all people are born with the right to freedom. Jefferson framed it in these now familiar words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that […]
New dog boarding kennel open and ready for business
One of the problems many people face when they are going out of town is, whom can I get to look after Fido? Josiah Avery has an answer for that Carteroft-asked question. You can board Maraisyour dog(s) at Rocky Knoll Boarding, his new kennel. If Josiah’s name seems familiar to you, it’s because he calls in the Colvill weather every […]
Weekly Weather
Every so often a pelican gets blown far off its normal course and it ends up here in Cook County. This perky pelican was spotted on the beach near the East Bay Suites on Lake Superior. Pelicans are found on all of the continents except for Antarctica. They live primarily in warm areas but American white pelicans live as far […]
Christian apologetics, not an apology
I have lived in Grand Marais since September. I love it here, even in the deepest cold of winter. What a beautiful place to live. It was a joy to sing about the Savior’s birth this last Christmas with Borealis. Thanks to all of you who helped me feel welcome. Since I have four articles to write for the News-Herald, […]
Church Services Schedule
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN (ELCA)1st Ave. W. & 5th St., Grand Marais . 387-2227www.sharingchrist.orgSunday 10 a.m. worship; coffee & fellowship followingWednesday Worship, 6:00 p.m.Rev. Mark Ditmanson CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH1 Cedar Grove Lane, Grand Marais . 387-209010:30 a.m. Worship Service6:30 p.m. Service every Sunday9:15 a.m. Sunday SchoolWednesday, 6:30 p.m. Family Bible InstitutePastor Dale C. McIntire EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH2nd Ave. E. & 5th St. […]
Paul M. Keinberger
Paul M. Kelnberger, beloved husband, father and grandfather, age 75 of St. Paul, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 25, 2019. Preceded in death by parents John and Dorothy. Survived by wife of 52 years, Kate; children John (Emily), Connie Koppenhaver, Susan Kelnberger; grandchildren Jo, Jack, Will and Fritz; sisters Joanne (Tony) Mueller and Janet (Bill) Heaver; and brother […]
Doreen A. (Sorensen) Smith
1937-2019Doreen was born in Tyler, Minnesota to Paul and Irene (Babcock) Sorensen on October 8, 1937. She lived on the family farm there for the first few years until the family moved to Lynd, Minnesota. She graduated from Lynd High School in 1955. After graduation, Doreen moved to the Twin Cities to work for about a year. She then decided […]
Annual Pride march draws a friendly crowd
More than 75 people took part in the third annual Pride march through downtown Grand Marais on Saturday, June 29. Participants gathered with rainbows, pets, posters, and signs on equality, love, and community. Event organizer Sue Hennessy walked around the park in front of the library following the parade as people were milling about. “I asked them why they came […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO JULY 4, 2009 What was previously the edge of WTIP Community Radio’s parking lot will sometime this summer become a food source for local residents. As the nation moves toward greater energy efficiency in tough economic times, some Cook County residents have been thinking about the possibility of growing more food locally instead of importing it. Thanks […]