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On this cold clear night, beyond and above the tall pines on the Gunflint Trail, were a field of stars and dancing northern lights splaying out across an ancient sky.
Grand Marais Playhouse presents “A Wrinkle in Time”
The Grand Marais Playhouse is very pleased to present “A Wrinkle In Time” by Morgan Gould. The play is based on Madeline L’Engle’s novel and will be performed on March 12, 13 and 14. The play will be presented live at the ACA for a limited audience following COVID-19 safety protocols and live-streamed. The performances are Friday, March 12 at […]
The TIP Jar Fund distributes $47,505 to 100 area musicians
The TIP Jar, a fund for local musicians negatively affected by the global pandemic, has distributed almost $50,000 in two rounds of grants to 100 musicians, WTIP Radio announced Monday, March 1. The effort was made possible by generous donations from music fans in our community. A partnership between the Cook County Chamber of Commerce and WTIP North Shore Community […]
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Situated on a peninsula jutting out into Lake Superior, Hollow Rock in Grand Portage is a wondrous site to see any time of year.
Park Board approves Stone Harbor North Shore Water Festival
Jack Stone, the owner of Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, appeared (remotely) before the Grand Marais Park Board with a request to once again host the North Shore Water Festival. The Zoom meeting was held Tuesday, March 2. The North Shore Water Festival is held in the Grand Marais Harbor near the Lake Superior Trading Post. The event features kayaks and […]
These are the times …
Part 1 “People will be so frightened that they will faint because of what is happening to the world. It will seem like all hell has broken loose—sun, moon, stars, earth, sea, in an uproar and everyone all over the world in a panic, the wind knocked out of them by the threat of doom, the powers-that-be quaking.” These weighty […]
Lament
I heard on WTIP this morning that their coverage of COVID-19 started one year ago. In that time, there were lots of uncertainties about the near future. During April, there were estimates that 120,000 to 240,000 people could die if things got bad. Last week, we passed 500,000 deaths due to this pandemic in our country. Although the rate that […]
Say Yes to Covid Relief Aid Bill
The Covid Pandemic Relief Aid Bill will help rescue millions of Americans. Current unemployment benefits are due to end soon. People are hurting, through no fault of their own. The bill’s child-benefit, family-assistance proposal can also cut child poverty nearly in half. Child hunger is at alarming levels. This bill is pro-family, it’s the right thing to do, and it […]
Writer admires the fortitude and longevity of Birkie contestants
Congrats to the three gentlemen who completed a “…. race to glory” virtual ski of the American Berkebeiner and were high-lighted on the front page of Section B of the News Herald: Eckel, Horak and Kennedy. These are three men with many many miles of cross-country skiing on their skies and quite a few years of life behind them. It […]