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The view from the Pincushion Overlook is always nice, but sometimes, like the evening Don Davison stopped by to take a peek at town below, the view can be downright spectacular!
Ski for Fire raises $50,355 for Lakota people living on Pine Ridge Reservation
Elated but tired and practically as skinny as the cross country skis that rode atop the yellow sled he pulled, Ty Olson stood on the dock of the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center and proclaimed his long journey on skis through the wilderness was more than just a chance to raise firewood money for the Lakota Indians who live […]
North Shore Health looks at housing option for employees
The North Shore Health has lost potential employees in the past because those interested folks couldn’t find housing. Even temporary housing for employees who travel to work here has at times become difficult to offer. In the report to the hospital board for March 18, North Shore Health (NSH) Hospital Director Kimber Wraalstad unveiled plans to add more living quarters […]
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Last Friday this kiteboarder put on quite a show in the Grand Marais harbor. For a short while he left the confines of the harbor and went out past the light house into the big water. It looked like he had some difficulty coming back in because of the wind, but he made it back safely and continued to show […]
These are the times
Part 3 “The modern-day press has forgotten this brilliant, lonely, socially awkward progenitor, who pioneered the concept of the uncensored flow of ideas and developed a new kind of communications in the service of the then-radical proposition that people should control their own lives.” So alleges American journalist John Katz in his 1995 article titled, “The Age of Paine,” Thomas […]
Why is a Nuthatch called a Nuthatch?
I have been wondering lately. Wondering is different than thinking or even contemplating. It’s just wondering. It’s about stuff and things. Most times it causes me to smile or giggle. Anyway, it seems like we all need a break. So, I’ve been wondering about a lot of things lately. Here’s one for one: Why is that “sparky” little bird that […]
Delegation urges CMS to reconsider decision involving MinnesotaCare
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representatives Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Pete Stauber (R-MN) urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to revisit the agency’s decision to partially deny the state’s request for a waiver regarding […]
One Spirit pairs Pine Ridge employees with Cook County employers
Sarah Hamilton is a small busines owner in Cook County and like most—if not all—small business owners, she is often short on help when she needs it the most. Hamilton, the owner of Trail Center on the Gunflint Trail, has also spent the last few years working to improve the lives of the Lakota people who live on the Pine […]
No Incredible Exchange this summer
The Incredible Exchange Program for youth ages 11-14 will not be available this summer due to COVID-19. We have polled our volunteer youth sites and most places are not comfortable hosting students yet because of all the additional responsibilities they already have to deal with due to the pandemic. We will keep our fingers crossed that the Incredible Exchange Program […]