The Cook County/Silver Bay Vikings Legion baseball team has been playing quite a few games lately, with some wins and losses, but always playing for the love of the game. On Thursday, June 17, the Senior Legion team faced Taconite at home. Taconite took the contest 7-4. After a scoreless first inning, Taconite put two runs on the scoreboard in […]
Learn the Art of Tying Knots with kit from the Grand Marais Library
The Grand Marais Public Library is hosting another “Take & Make Kits” giveaway during the month of July. Kit recipients learn the basic three knots of macramé and create a trendy micro-macramé zipper pull. This Do-it-Yourself project, created by Minnesota Artist Jen Anfinson, can be used on jackets, backpacks, travel cases, purses – anything with a zipper. It’s a great […]
Zoar Lutheran to hold July 4 outdoor service
Zoar Lutheran church is holding a July 4 outdoor service at 7 p.m. on the lawn at Zoar. Dave Gusfason will be playing contemporary Christian music and Pastor Daren Blanck will be giving a brief message “Fireworks and Chili Peppers”. “It should be a fun way to “go to church” on the 4th, which happens to be a Sunday this […]
Katie Peck selected for girls’ softball all-star team
Katie Peck was the lone Viking player to be selected to play in the 2021 girls’ softball Polar League All- Star game. The game was played Monday, June 21, in Esko and, when the contest was finished, the score was ruled a 4-4 tie. Fourteen players were picked to play in the all-star game. Moose Lake/ Willow River sent four […]
Tate Crawford named All-Conference
Cook County High School Senior Tate Crawford was named to the 2021 Polar League All-Conference baseball team. The selection was made by area coaches who vote on players they see throughout the season. The All-Star game was played Monday, June 21, and Tate was two for three at the plate. Tate, who graduated this year, played third base and pitched […]
Missing streets mystery
It is a pleasure to learn that people are reading this column. Jim Ericson, local Library Clerk, wrote: “Something has always made me wonder and I thought I’d run it by you. The main streets in downtown Grand Marais are Broadway and Wisconsin. But, why Wisconsin? Why would one of the primary business streets be called Wisconsin? Was there a […]
A virtual writing workshop with Minnesota author Mary Casanova
Are you a teen who loves to write? The Arrowhead Library System invites you to join award-winning Minnesota Author Mary Casanova in a virtual writing workshop experience July 26-30, 2021. With a small group of other teen writers, you’ll create new work, share with others and discuss the writer’s craft and journey. This free, week-long workshop is for teens ages […]
Son’s Rays celebrate 50 years: 1971-2021
It is hard to believe that 50 years have passed since that first song was sung by seven scared seventh graders gathered around the baptismal font in the back of the church. They did not want to see the congregation. Seeing the congregation made them too nervous! Today we can look back at the many concerts we have sung all […]
Great Expectations School welcomes new Director Rachael Lehman
Jennifer Carollo Fischer The 2021-2022 school year will bring with it many positive changes. Among those will be a new leadership role after 16 years for Great Expectations School, a public charter school in Grand Marais. Rachael Lehman will be taking over for Peter James, as School Director after July 1 and is enthusiastic about her new place within the […]
What’s with all those huge black ants?
This is the most frequently asked question that I deal with each year and the last two years have been especially active. So, here is the story, and as the saying goes, “I’m sticking to it.” What are they? The ants you are seeing are reproductive Carpenter Ants. The largest are fertilized queens that have emerged from the main nest […]