Cook County High School’s Adam Dorr named a Minnesota Football Honors Scholar Athlete
The Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation has named Cook County High School’s Adam Dorr a Scholar Athlete. This annual award honors Minnesota high school football players for their outstanding athletic, academic and community service accomplishments. Dorr, a Grand Marais, Minnesota native, is one of nine scholar-athletes who will be recognized during a July television broadcast. Dorr was the […]
Playhouse and school district at odds over ACA office space
With rumors swirling fast and furious last Friday, June 12, that the school district was evicting the Grand Marais Playhouse from the district owned Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA), ISD 166 school board Chair Dan Shirley responded on Boreal, “There is NO pending eviction of the Grand Marais Playhouse from the ACA.” “The Cook County School District values the […]
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Located two miles west of Grand Marais below Highway 61, Fall River (formerly called Rosebush) is a sweet spot to take in a picnic or fish for steelhead. In the not too distant future a bridge will cross in front of the falls that will be used for the Gitchi-Gami State Trail. Enjoy the unobstructed view; it won’t be there […]
Passions burn bright about Passion Pit
Passion Pit, as it has been called for more than 60 years, has been a place of recent controversy. The Lake Superior beach resides within city limits but is owned by the county and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Fed up with the shenanigans that sometimes take place on the beach, Dave Homyak, next-door neighbor to the hot […]
Negationism
History has always been viewed as a social resource that contributes to shaping a nation’s identity, culture, and the public memory. It is for this very reason that our nation’s history is under siege. Political activists and dissident academic historians are attempting to manipulate or misrepresent historical accounts to achieve political ends. They tear at the very fabric of our […]
Cook County community:
On Thursday evening, June 18, at the board meeting of Cook County Schools ISD 166, I brought before the board a transformative and actionable plan to begin the process of dismantling and reckoning with the systemic issues that have plagued all public institutions in this Country. The “Respect for All” Initiative is ambitious and far-reaching. It will result in cultural […]
Reader responds to Joan Crosby’s June 20 column
First, thank you to the people in Cook County who volunteered so the community could safely get food. I am sorry that you have been underappreciated by some. Joan, the spread of Covid-19 is complex, ongoing, with unknown variables. In many states cases are increasing, including Florida, which was one of the first to reopen. Keep in mind each “case” […]
Stay safe and follow the COVID-19 rules
Thanks to the collaboration among our county, city, health, and business leaders, we who live here have benefitted from their efforts to keep us safe against the COVID-19 virus. It’s not convenient for us, it’s not fun for us, and it’s likely not fun for our officials either, but their efforts are working! Thank you. I hope you keep up […]