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Foggy Day in Grand Marais: “Fog always adds so much to a scene. I love photographing foggy landscapes. This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago in Grand Marais, looking toward Artist’s Point from Angry Trout Café,” wrote Travis Novitsky. Travis was born and raised in Grand Portage. He is a noted nature photographer whose stunning work can be […]
Council passes city pedestrian plan
Grand Marais City Council passed a pedestrian plan at its August 14 meeting. Grand Marais Mayor Jay Arrowsmith- DeCoux said the city had been working on the plan since 2018 in partnership with Cook County, and the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic. The partners worked through the Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), which formed a steering committee to develop the plan. Working […]
North Shore Health Home Care receives good report
North Shore Health Administrator Kimber Wraalstad introduced results of the federal and state licensing Home Care Survey report to the hospital board on Thursday, August 22. North Shore Home Care was inspected during the week of June 17, 2019. A Statement of Deficiency was received Saturday, July 13 and a Plan of Correction for three federal tags and two state […]
County denies interim user request for glampground
On the recommendation of the Cook County Planning Commission Cook County commissioners voted unanimously to deny Bailey and Joe Hutchence’s interim use request to establish a public recreational area within a FAR-2 (residential) district just off of the Pike Lake Road. The vote came at the board’s August 27 meeting. On August 14 the planning commission held a public hearing […]
Congressman Pete Stauber pays a visit to Cook County
Representative Pete Stauber, (R-MN 8th District) met with North Shore business and community leaders on Wednesday, August 28 at the Cook County Community Center for a roundtable discussion on the North Shore economy and how to unleash the economic engine of the county. Congressman Stauber introduced himself by telling the audience that as a freshman congressman he promised voters he […]
Where there’s a will
Ever wonder who coined the phrase, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way?” The sentiment of this belief originated in 1640 in a collection of over 1,000 aphorisms gathered from several countries by Welsh-born poet and orator George Herbert. The compilation, published in 1652 as part of Herbert’s Remains, 19 years after Herbert’s death at the age of 39, included […]
Outdoor columns will be missed
Thank you Cory Christianson for all your time writing a wonderful column – I enjoyed reading it weekly and will miss your stories and perspectives. Best wishes on your future endeavors. Anne DeneenTofte
Cindy Nelson to speak at Higher Ed fundraiser
As a relative newcomer to Cook County, I continue to be amazed and grateful for the caring and generous community we chose to join. Help comes in times of need, for individuals and organizations. Selfless spirits are the super heroes of the county. In the case of Cook County Higher Education, we needed a speaker for our annual fundraiser in […]
Referendum for Highway 61 Project
Our family has been coming to Grand Marais for 40 odd years with our vacation budget, on average two times a year, one to two weeks at a time. We love your city and environs and you deserved that small town award. We do not like or support your Highway 61 project as it is planned and contracted, especially the […]