Late Wednesday afternoon, June 30, a dramatic thunderstorm shut down the electrical power in Grand Marais. Closer to Canada, in the east end of the county, there was heavy rain and blankets of hail. Weather Watcher Josiah Avery reports that the hail size ranged from pea size to quarter size pellets of ice. Sadly, Josiah’s garden was a complete loss. […]

The public access to the boat ramp in the Grand Marais Rec Park is closed for the rest of the summer because of the efforts to extend the boat ramp break wall and revamp the public boat access. Noted outdoor photographer Bryan Hansel took this unique picture from his kayak.

The Schroeder Town Board was as disappointed as everyone else when they had to close gatherings at the Schroeder Town Hall last year because of the pandemic. However, while there were no events, things were still happening at the town hall, as the board took advantage of the hiatus and made some great improvements to the facility. Lloyd Chase, a […]

The West End Garden Club is excited to announce that there will be a live Flower Show, this year! The 65th annual Flower Show theme is “The Music of Flowers and Hues”. Music has often been associated with flowers and music was part of the very first Flower Show, “Symphony of Flowers”. This year a new element will be part […]

Trinity Lutheran Church in Hovland Challenges of modern life through the lens of the Temptation of Christ Matthew 4:8 “the devil took Jesus to a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms and said to Jesus: all kingdoms and splendors can be yours…if only…’ Forums presented by Dr. Fred Quivik (retired Michigan Technological University Professor of History) (All will be […]