Mark Laky retires from UPS
It’s been quite an adventure for Mark Laky, but after 34 years, the hard-working, likable Laky is retiring from his UPS parcel delivery job, and boy, oh boy, is the community going to miss him. Mark’s last day guiding the steering wheel of a UPS truck will be January 10, 2020. Mark figures he averaged 130 miles per day on […]
Rec park fills up for July 4th and Fisherman’s Picnic
“We got crushed,” said Grand Marais Parks and Recreation Director Dave Tersteeg, who was speaking about the recreation parks January 2, 2020, 8 a.m. opening for summer reservations. “It was a tidal wave of business. Six days later and we’re still sorting it all out.” This year more than 40 people came from near and far to make sure they […]
Superior Shores Resort and Conference Center sold to North Shore Resort Company
Superior Shores Resort and Conference Center has been sold on January 1, 2020 to North Shore Resort Company, a family company owned by Bryce Campbell and his mother, Sheila. North Shore Resort Company also owns Lutsen Resort on Lake Superior as well as two properties in Ontario, Canada. Bryce Campbell said of the sale, “We look forward to expanding into […]
Local man is one of two firefighters from Minnesota sent to Australia to help contain Australia’s wildfires
A Grand Marais man spent Christmas in Australia working with local wildland firefighters to slow the massive burn that to date has consumed more than 12 million acres. Mike Crook, with the Superior National Forest out of Grand Marais, Minn., was assigned to Victoria in southeastern Australia on December 19, 2019. He is helping monitor fire weather and fire behavior. […]
A lesson from the banyan tree
Anyone who has traveled to the Central Pacific Island of Maui has no doubt witnessed the majestic banyan tree growing in the courthouse square in the historic town of Lahaina, once the capital of Hawaii. The remarkable aboreal fig tree–one of sixty fig tree varieties in Hawaii–dominates the square, now appropriately referred to as Banyan Tree Park. This is entirely […]
Reconsider rules on short-term rentals
I ask that our county assessor and board re-consider the vacation rental decision published in the Jan. 4 issue of the paper. I’m personally not against vacation rentals and understand how someone would like their vacation property to be able to pay for itself when they aren’t using it. However, 183 nights of rental use is way too much to […]
County board holds organizational meeting
Cook County commissioners started 2020 with an organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 7, highlighted by the selection of the board chair and vice chair. In a bit of a sticky process, the commissioners used paper ballots to select the chair and vice chair. Once the process was over, Myron Bursheim was elected board chair by a 4-1 vote with Dave […]
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Organized by Arrowhead Indivisible, in conjunction with Cook County DFL, about 20 hardy defenders of peace and diplomacy braved a cold north wind to join in solidarity with thousands of protestors across the nation. Grand Marais was one of over 75 cities nationwide to hold a “No-War-With-Iran” rally. The group chanted:“No. War. On. Iran.”“What do we want? Peace.When do we […]
