Down dirt roads in Patagonia
A party of five Grand “Maraisans” will bicycle about 1,700 miles over six weeks through southern Argentina and Chile starting Monday, February 3. The group includes locals Lee and Scott Bergstrom of Thomsonite Inn, couple Jane Alexander and Chris O’Brien, and lone Buck Benson. For Jane and Lee, who are entering their sixties, part of the reason they are pursuing […]
Grand Marais Art Colony announces new conference to support artists’ professional lives, in partnership with ARAC
The Grand Marais Art Colony has announced a new conference to be held March 6 – 8, 2020, in Grand Marais. The three-day For the Love of It! Conference is focused solely on professional development for artists. “Artists have told us for a long time that they want help with the professional side of their practice: everything from setting professional […]
North Shore Federal Credit Union to open second branch in Duluth’s Lincoln Park
North Shore Federal Credit Union (NSFCU) is proud to announce that they will soon open a second Duluth branch location in the former Taco Arcada at 1902 West Superior Street in the bustling Lincoln Park business corridor. NSFCU’s first Duluth branch location is on London Road. “The overwhelming success of our London Road location prompted the search for a second […]
January reservations up at the Grand Marais Recreational Park
Grand Marais Parks and Recreation Director Dave Tersteeg presented the January reservation numbers for the campground, and they were up 12 percent from January 2019. “We had a very strong month for reservations, with a total of 1,870 taken last month,” Tersteeg said to the board at their Tuesday, Feb. 4 meeting. There were 1,672 reservations taken in January 2019. […]
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It was a great day for the Cook County/Silver Bay (CCSB) Alpine ski team on Tuesday February 4, as three slalom skiers qualified for the state ski meet which will be held at Giants Ridge in Biwabik on Wednesday, February 12.
What’s love got to do with it?
It’s becoming increasingly evident in our impulsive culture …nothing. While Valentine’s Day has often been associated with the celebration of romantic love in many regions around the world, today’s ideas about love have changed; as American singer Tina Turner vocalized in her 1984 number one hit song, “What’s love but a sweet old fashioned notion.” Unfortunately there is a growing […]
Be truthful and faithful to others
One day, back in the early 1950s, on the way home from church, a voice on the radio said, “Hello, Wisconsin,” and Senator Joe McCarthy started to speak. My dad, who was a staunch Republican, said McCarthy was the most dangerous man in the Republican party and the state of Wisconsin. I asked him what he meant and Dad told […]
Where is the respect for women’s health and welfare?
Roe vs. Wade respects a woman/girl’s right to decide what to do when an unwanted pregnancy occurs. Abortion is one legal option. The Hippocratic oath is consistent with this personal decision making process. When a state attempts to over-regulate abortions, puts up roadblocks via delays, misinformation, increases travel and expense, or sometimes even threatens practitioners, it increases hardship. If it […]
Beware of endless government spending on the military
Recently a friend of mine posted a colorful pie chart on his Facebook page. The chart was notated with percentages of annual federal spending made by our government for various purposes. The largest ‘slice’ was dedicated to military expenditures, a whopping fifty seven percent! While what is seen on the Internet is often subject to question, I did find this […]