Approximately one in ten Americans aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse. Some estimates range as high as five million elders being abused each year. www.ncoa.org/public policy-action/elder-justice/elder-abuse-facts/ Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) has a role in creating safety for vulnerable adults by connecting them with resources and supportive services. PHHS is also responsible […]
Anishinaabe Medicine Man John Azhaweynce
In the early 1900s, an Anishinaabe man became ill with a strange sickness. In the 1970s, a man who then was in his 80s told me how they had taken him to “chi bi to bii gam” which means grand twin bays, called Grand Marais. The man who told me this story was “O jee g eynce” meaning Little Fisher. […]
City council approves rain garden and considers teen center
Plans to build a rain garden on city land near the Best Western Superior Inn in downtown Grand Marais are moving forward. On August 26, city councilors listened as Philip Larson of the Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District (Cook SWCD) described the proposal, and on September 9, the council approved the plan. After talking to the city administrator, […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., $20 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. You will be amazed at all the food you get at the Cook County Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training […]
April Wahlstrom named a 2019-2020 Minnesota “Most Positive High School Coach”
Anyone who knows head cross-county running and track and field coach April Wahlstrom knows she is a can-do person embodied with a sense of compassion and love for her athletes. She pushes kids, but doesn’t break them. Not an easy task when you are dealing with kids who sometimes don’t know their own limits. So it should come as no […]
Unplugged 2020: Where’s the Big Tent?
In the coming weeks, local residents may notice the absence of what has become a familiar fall sight on the Grand Marais skyline, a very large white tent on the North House Folk School campus. Since 2003, people have gathered under the big top to enjoy music, stories and raise funds for North House Folk School at the Unplugged Fall […]
Get to know Clark Bloomquist, a candidate for Cook County Commissioner District 1
Following Robert (Bobby) Deschampe’s election this summer to be Grand Portage Tribal Chair, Deschampe announced he was leaving his position as the District 1 representative on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, which left more than one year remaining in his term. Following state guidelines, the position must be filled in February 2021 through a special election. Three candidates signed […]
North Shore Storm boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams win home meet
Big winds, light rain, a burly black bear, none of these could get in the way of the North Shore Storm boys and girls winning their inaugural home cross-country meet held September 3 on the Pincushion Mountain trails. Teams competing against the North Shore Storm came from Cromwell and Moose Lake. Under COVID-19 rules, only three teams compete against each […]
Pederson wins senior division of Silver Bay golf tournament
Marshall (Dinky) Pederson won the senior division of the 61st annual Silver Bay Men’s Invitational golf tournament held on the Silver Bay golf course. The three-day tournament was held August 21-23 and played under COVID-19 rules to keep everyone safe. Pederson defeated Lee Leskell by one stroke, 230 to 231 over three days of 18-hole golf. Dinky shot 76 on […]
Rodney strikes again!
Hummingbirds have played a big role in this summer’s back yard bird activities. I’ve fed hummers other summers, but this year, these teeny birds have been unusually lively, giving me a unique experience several days ago. I was inspecting the nasturtium blooms on one of my potted plants, admiring its creamy yellow flowers, minding my own business when a hummingbird […]