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Some folks have put out spooky Halloween decorations. Some, like Sue Westerlind, arranged happy displays for the little ghosts and goblins, pirates and princesses, bears and bandits, who will be coming to houses on Saturday with bags waiting to be filled with candy.
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Smiling, cheerful Jack O’ Lanterns of all sizes and shapes await Trick or Treaters at the Todd and Patsy Smith house on Eighth Avenue West in Grand Marais.
Land Services proposes vacation rental ordinance amendments
Cook County Land Services Director Tim Nelson came before the county board on Tuesday, October 27 and asked commissioners to accept the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation to adopt some proposed amendments to the Vacation Rental Ordinance. One of those changes is a modification in the license renewal time from March 1 through April 30, which will now run from December […]
Invitation for developers and investors to consider a prime site in downtown Grand Marais
When three businesses were destroyed by fire last spring, the town mourned. However, from the ashes of those businesses there is now a chance for something new to arise. This invitation is open to Cook County residents and visitors alike. Have you noticed that our natural resource based tourism and hospitality economy continues to grow? If you live here, you […]
North Shore Health employee has confirmed case of COVID-19
On Friday, October 23, 2020, North Shore Health identified a confirmed employee case of COVID-19. This employee diligently wore the personal protective equipment of a surgical mask and eyewear designed to protect both patients and employees. The contacts this employee had with other people while in the facility are considered to be low risk exposures. This means that interactions with […]
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The winner of the 2020 Moose Madness Medallion hunt was the Davis Family of Rogers, Minnesota. (Liz Davis, second from right, lives here and manages the Johnson Heritage Post). They found the medallion on Friday afternoon of this year’s scaled-back Moose Madness Family Festival in Grand Marais. Grand Marais State Bank sponsored the Moose Medallion Hunt, awarding a first prize […]
Now, that’s scary
With much of the world entombed in its foreboding funk, this weekend we will add to this ominous disquietude, large carved orange vegetables flickering on doorsteps that are visited by spooky hooligans hustling the usual unhealthy handouts. Should you be inclined to find goblins, during Halloween’s hoopla, unnerving, consider some of these nightmarish present day realities that I, personally, find […]
The Quest for a More Perfect Union: the continual process of improvement for the country
In response to the October 10 Letter to the Editor, “What the Republican party stands for.” Indeed the Republican Party platform as presented does contain the key elements in the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution itself is an enduring document with Amendments, provided by the founders to improve the Constitution by defining more rights to the people over time. Among […]