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Jean said he was trying to photograph some of the White-throated Sparrows and Purple Finches that were feasting on the ripe mountain ash berries when he noticed something furry on one of the branches. That’s when he took a closer look and snapped this picture of this chipmunk who had decided to stop by and help himself to a snack […]
IRRRB awards Grand Portage grant for community center
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa received a grant of $146,925 from the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) as part of $833,311 in infrastructure grants awarded on September 8. Grand Portage will use the funds to construct infrastructure upgrades to the Grand Portage Community Center. Lake County received $350,000 to stabilize the shoreline for the development […]
Rec Park numbers up over last year
Grand Marais Parks Manager Dave Tersteeg reported year-to-date revenues for the Grand Marais Rec Park are trending up 20 percent versus 2020, despite the current July and August revenues falling short of those same months last year. Tersteeg noted that during 2020 the park was effectively closed for the first six weeks because of covid, and once the park opened, […]
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Lately the night sky has been breathtaking, as captured here in the lens of David Johnson’s very busy camera.
Seasonal rest areas to begin closing for 2021
Seasonal rest areas in northeastern Minnesota will begin closing soon as the 2021 seasons change. They will reopen in spring 2022. The regional rest areas are scheduled to close on the following dates: • McGregor – Monday, September 20 • Big Sandy – Monday, September 20 • Cross River – Monday, October 25 • Cut Face Creek – Monday, October […]
Free “Murray the Moose” Masks for Cook County Schools
Tourism associations giving back to local community With kids returning to school this past week, the tourism associations of Cook County are providing free “Murray the Moose” children’s masks to all elementary students. Visit Cook County (VCC), which represents the county’s tourism associations, has already distributed nearly 5,000 of the masks in the past year to visitors and local organizations, […]
Freedom isn’t free
For more than 240 years, peoples the world over have been inspired to risk everything in pursuit of the ideals embodied in our country’s Declaration of Independence–the belief that all people are born with the right to freedom. Jefferson framed it in these now familiar words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that […]
Writer recognizes great aunt in Historical Reflections
Because life is short, and I thought I’d share. The August 28th edition of the Cook County News- Herald included a picture of Hilda Anderson in the Historical Reflections section. Hilda Anderson is my great aunt. She is the sister to my grandma Ellen Backlund and other sister Jenny Malner. They all grew up in Colville and are the young […]
Kudos to MnDOT for work on Highway 61
For the last two summers my dog, Lucee, and I walked early mornings along the shore of Lake Superior, through Grand Marais’ “downtown” and along stretches of Highway 61. I observed work and progress with MnDot’s Highway 61 project in our community. My wife, Mary, and I recently traveled by car through Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan noting numerous highway […]