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Highway construction has begun in Grand Marais. Above, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) began work on Highway 61 near Broadway Avenue on May 18. Work also is taking place near the Blue Moose on Highway 61. All truck traffic is being detoured to County Road 7 for the rest of the summer.
Cook County fall election candidate filing period has begun
The candidate filing period for the Cook County Board and the Soil & Water Board fall election started Tuesday, May 19 and runs through Tuesday, June 2. The seats of County Commissioners Myron Bursheim, District 2, and Heidi Doo-Kirk, District 4, will be on the November ballot and will require an August primary if more than two candidates file. The […]
If the weather holds, Memorial Day services will be held May 25
Earlier announcements that there would be no Memorial Day services this year were made preemptively before all of the plans could be set, said American Legion Post 413, Commander Bob Mattson. “If the weather is good, we will hold a Memorial Day Service on the courthouse lawn at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 25,” he said. “If the weather is […]
First and Second Thrift Store profits paid out
When voluntary workers at First and Second Thrift Store expressed concern that the 2019 profits ($88,600) from the store weren’t going to be paid out, the Cook County Council on Aging, which oversees the operation, agreed to meet with leaders of the store and work out a deal to distribute 70 percent of the 2019 dollars to 36 area non-profits. […]
City council offers advice on wearing facemasks
During the summer of 2021, improvements will be made to the wastewater collection/treatment pond at the bottom of 8th Avenue West in the Grand Marais Recreation Park. Ilena Hansel explained how that would happen to the Grand Marais city council at the council’s May 13 meeting. Hansel, who serves as the county Soil and Water Conservation District Manager, said she […]
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A mama fox and her two adorable babies live in this den. One youngster poked their head out when I whistled. Later, the two kits were playing in the woods and stopped to eat when their mother brought them a plump mouse. Mamma fox didn’t stick around long, watching briefly as her youngsters picked the mouse up and dropped it, […]
Erring on the side of caution seems to be the best course of action
The May 9 issue of the News-Herald includes a letter from a guy who has been a Cook County homeowner for 24 years. Well, I am a homeowner, too, but for more than twice as long. I have lived in more than a dozen communities over the years, but Grand Marais is the only place that has felt like home. […]
The messenger becomes the message
Quite often an inspired thinker comes up with ideas, whether religious, philosophical, political, or whatever, which he or she believes have importance for a wider audience. The thinker develops the ideas and turns them into a message, which catches on. People hear the message, think about it, agree with it or disagree. The message takes on importance. It becomes a […]
Are we welcome or not?
Mixed messages? Headline: “Park board agrees to open Recreation Park to seasonal campers.” Letters to the editor et al.: “Stay at home…”. Which is it, visitors welcome or not? I’m sure social spacing and other restrictions will be welcome. Facemasks and groceries will accompany our travels. Bob Reid, Lutsen and Edina