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Above, the lights from town dance onto a harbor that looks like it was decorated with crayons for St. Patrick’s Day. The night sky has been filled with northern lights lately, but it’s unusual to see Grand Marais lit up and awash in the aurora borealis like this.
USDA Forest Service invests in Minnesota School Trust Lands Project
This past week U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that the USDA Forest Service will invest more than $9 million in Minnesota’s School Trust Lands project. The funding is part of a $218 million investment in Great American Outdoors Act projects to conserve critical forest and wetland habitat, support rural economic recovery, and increase public access to national forests and […]
Cook County exceeds 50 percent vaccination rate for COVID-19
More than half of Cook County’s population has now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. To date, 51.6 percent of people in Cook County and 93 percent of those ages 65-plus have received at least their first dose. Forty percent of community members have received both doses in the two-shot series, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. […]
Road work might start earlier than planned on Highway 61
Because of the warmer than usual early spring weather, the second year of the Highway 61 road project through Grand Marais may start earlier than planned. Then again, it may not. According to Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) Project Engineer Edward Welch, “There is potential for the contractor to start early. Unfortunately, at this time I do not have a […]
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This Great Grey Owl doesn’t seem to give a hoot that its picture is being taken. Great Grey owls measure about two feet tall and only weigh two to four pounds. In captivity, Great Grey Owls have lived up to 40 years but in nature they often struggle to survive.
Fear Hath Torment
Part 1 It was one of Jesus’ closest confidants, the Apostle John (who appears in more biblical accounts than any of the other disciples) who professed, “fear hath torment.” I believe we would all agree fear is one of the most debilitating and dangerous emotions when it invades the once-mundane rituals of daily life. “When we live in constant fear,” […]
The American Legion has a new meeting location
To the members and family of American Legion Post 413: Thanks to the kind invitation from the owners of The Harbor Light, please be advised that we have a new Post 413 home. At this time, we have a meeting room set aside for our use; a room for all of the board members, and a room for future banquets […]
Letter to the editor
Editor’s note: How many nuts could a nuthatch hatch if a nuthatch could hatch nuts? Who knows? But Bob LaMettry figured out the answer to a scintillating and vexing question raised a by reader last week. And that question was, “Why is a nuthatch called a nuthatch? In last week’s edition of the News Herald, “Bill from Lutsen” was wondering […]
More information about the Nuthatch
According to Google, the bird that is called a Nuthatch got that name because this bird jams large seeds or acorns into tree bark. Then this bird slams it’s sharp beak into the nut or acorn and “hatches” out the seed. Thus, its name, Nuthatch! I hope this answers your question. Gary J. Maciejewski, TaitLake, Lutsen.