This past April, friend and fellow musician Steven Johnson, who used to lend his acoustic guitar skills to our three-part folk harmonies – à la Peter, Paul and Mary – unexpectedly passed away. Steven, who eventually became a producer/writer for the Minneapolis-based Martin Williams advertising agency, performed extensively with us throughout the seventies. His son, Ben, would later pick up […]

[Jesus] cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” John 11: 43-44 It is a centuries-old tradition in many Christian denominations to lift up the first Sunday in November […]

As most residents can attest, summer in Cook County is a glorious time, albeit a short one. As winter threatens and we pull docks, insulate our water lines and don our winter gear, it’s a good time to refresh our cold weather skills and ensure that we are prepared for winter’s challenges. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety division of […]

This picture that appeared on the April 9, 1959 front page of the News-Herald, shows road crews carving a 110-foot cut into Mount Josephine near Grand Portage as one section of the new highway that was being extended to the Canadian border. Photographer Milford Humphrey noted that the workmen and their equipment are dwarfed by the high rocky cliff.