The North Shore’s Iconic Bluefin Bay Family of Resorts under new ownership
After 36 years, founder Rysdahl will serve in an advisory capacity with plans to retire in 2021-22 The Bluefin Bay Family of Resorts – an award-winning collection of Lake Superior resorts – was purchased by North Shore native, Joe Swanson, and business partner, Pipasu Soni, of BFB, LLC, on June 30, 2020. Dennis Rysdahl, who co-founded and managed the resort […]
Grand Marais Rec Park numbers up
A quick drive through the Grand Marais Recreation Park on June 16 left one to wonder if COVID-19 was over and done with. Campers and RVs filled the park. It looked like every square inch of the campground was taken. How was that possible when the park only fully opened the day before? With Highway 61 under major construction through […]
An open letter to the American public
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have urged the American people to protect themselves, their neighbors and their loved ones amidst the worst global health crisis in generations. After months of physical distancing and staying at home, infections and deaths began to decline. But in the weeks since states began reopening, some of the steps that were critical […]
Holiday gas station owner sues to get sign back
Before the road construction began in Grand Marais, Holiday gas station owner Mike Quaife thought his red-white-and-blue sign advertising his business would be okay where it had stood through decades of Minnesota Department of Transportation improvements to Highway 61 that had taken place in front of his business. Sadly that was not the case this time. A professional survey showed […]
Independence
Early on the morning of April 12, 1861, only thirty-nine days after Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration as president, turmoil was gripping the country following the fall of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina; the American Civil War was officially upon both the North and the South. The scene was anything but affirming as the 16th president contemplated the country’s future as […]
Cook County’s unsung heroes
Summer evening light flooded my living room as I moved some furniture around and thought about what movie to watch with my lovely cat. My lower leg scraped against a sharp edge which opened up a small wound. BIG SURPRISE! That small wound was on the surface of an active blood vessel. Blood started shooting out of my leg as […]
When it comes to COVID-19, listen to the experts
This letter to the editor is written in response to a letter printed last week that stated in part that COVID- 19 is not a virus, but it is an exosome. The letter was titled “COVID is a Myth in Cook County (Minnesota).” Of course, with only two confirmed cases of the virus that cause COVID-19 (Sars-CoV-2) in Cook County, […]
Arrowhead Cooperative’s Operation Round Up grants donate to 11 charities
A community playground, a local ski and run club, and a delivery service for seniors were three of 11 community programs that benefited from Arrowhead Cooperative’s 2020 Operation Round Up program. Through Operation Round Up, Arrowhead Cooperative and True North customers have the opportunity to give back to the community by having their monthly electric or broadband bills rounded up, […]