The Junior Legion Cook County/Silver Bay team took a big lead over the Eveleth Golden Bears but had to hold on late to take a 7-6 win in a home game played Thursday, July 8. After neither team scored in the first inning, the Vikings put two runners across home plate in the second, three in the third and two […]
Junior Legion Cook County/Silver Bay falls to Aurora in double header
On Friday, July 9 the Jr. Legion Cook County/Silver Bay team traveled to Aurora to square off twice against the Aurora Jr. Legion team. Unfortunately, the Vikings lost both games. In the first outing the Vikings fell behind two nothing after the first inning of play. Both of Aurora’s first runs came on walks, and Aurora would score on a […]
Photo
Not too many birds in the Northland are as colorful as the adult male purple finch. Males are identified because they have a raspberry red head, breast and back. These birds feed on seeds and soft buds of evergreen trees, tulip poplars, maples, elms, as well as berries and nectar from flowers. The average lifespan is three to four years.
One man’s weed is another man’s flora
Earlier in the spring we were taking stock of the old raised garden beds left fallow for some years. The chives were already coming back, and in. The strawberries’ leaves were green already in the strawberry terrace. Some onions had survived somehow. I pointed to one raised bed, and told my brother: “That’s your asparagus hill.” I could tell because […]
Conversation with a Moose
Mike is a bull moose. Only on our fifth appointment did he finally show up for our tete-a-tete at a moose viewing area up the Gunflint Trail. R: You’re a hard moose to track down. M: Pound for pound, moose pride ourselves on being as elusive as any species. R: What made you decide to show up today? M: I […]
Plans for new dog park are underway
With a deadline set of November 1, 2021, to end dogs use of the horse park in Grand Marais, members of Go Dog North Shore and residents of the community are raising funds for a new off-leash dog park. Go Dog North Shore is actively working to create a wooded one-acre dog park in the city of Grand Marais. No […]
New bike shop may be in the works for City of Grand Marais
Good news for bicycling enthusiasts, former Grand Marais city councilor Tim Kennedy is interested in reestablishing a full-service bicycle shop in Grand Marais. Grand Marais Mayor Jay Arrowsmith closed his Fireweed Coop bike shop during the COVID- 19 pandemic because he could neither get bikes nor parts in any sort of timely fashion because the supply chain was busted. When […]
Where are the fish biting?
The walleye bite is somewhat slow right now because of the mayfly hatch. Bass, the other species of fish in the area, are making up for that slow bite. Nice catches of northern and bass are being taken, as well as rainbow, brook trout, brown trout and lake trout, reported Tyson Cronberg, owner and operator of the Beaver House, an […]
Book review: Sunken: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
After spending years searching for children’s books about Lake Superior shipwrecks, Kathy Groth decided it was up to her to put pen to paper. Twenty-eight years later, the retired elementary education teacher has finished a charming tale featuring real shipwrecks and stories about how those vessels came to sink to the bottom of Lake Superior. The 64-page book is filled […]
Minnesota DNR says no to 2021 wolf hunt
On Wednesday, July 7, The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced it wouldn’t sanction a wolf hunt or trapping season for wolves until 2022 at the earliest. The DNR said it hadn’t finished its 20-year wolf plan and wouldn’t have it completed until March 2022. One of the tools the DNR is using to craft a wolf plan is a […]