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A full moon lights up the Grand Marais Harbor. Note the two people on the rocks on Artist Point. On warm, clear nights, with little to no wind, few places are better to be than on the harbor in town.
Cook County Public Health and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic to follow updated CDC recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) will follow updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a booster shot of COVID- 19 vaccines in certain populations. Those eligible for a booster now include: • Individuals who received the twodose Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine series 6 or more months […]
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Murray the Moose was big hit with the kids who took part in “Simon Says” that was played last Saturday in Harbor Park. Murray was pretty good, but not as good as two children who never bit on the lines to touch their toes, or nose, or elbows, without Simon telling them to do so. The kids ended the contest […]
Biden administration calls for study of the BWCAW watershed to be completed
On October 21, the Departments of the Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA) announced it would restart and complete a two-year study to determine whether it would be safe to mine copper-nickel in the BWCAW watershed. The Trump administration halted the study in 2018, only months before its completion. Further, the Biden administration filed an application calling for a 20-year ban […]
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Two uninhibited, carefree wolves were out for a morning stroll when David Johnson came across them. The wolves were never in any hurry and just sauntered back into the woods when they saw David.
WTIP appoints Maryam Torabi as Development Director
WTIP Community Radio welcomes Maryam Torabi to the WTIP staff as development director. Maryam is a newer resident of Cook County. She hails from Isfahan, Iran and has lived and worked in Cincinnati, Ohio, since 2004. She loves the outdoors and open horizons and her BWCAW dreams have brought her to Grand Marais. She has over a decade of public […]
Gabbing with a ghost
Gary the Ghost is long gone from this world but occasionally comes back for a visit. We sat down, (well, I sat, he hovered) somewhere between this world and the next. Rob: Thanks for taking the time. Gary: Time is something I have in abundance. R: Yes, what does eternity feel like? G: Have you ever spent a winter in […]
DNR seeks comments on Grand Marais area lake and stream management plans
People interested in the strategies the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources uses for managing fisheries in Grand Marais-area lakes and streams are encouraged to submit comments on management plans scheduled for review this winter. This annual review process includes several waters located within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Comments on fish management for lakes and streams in the […]
Abdicating responsibility
Let it be clear to all voters of Minnesota that our four GOP Representatives, Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fishback and Jim Hagedorn – voted on Thursday to deny the U.S. House from holding political operative Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. They have decided that the subpoena power of a coequal branch of government holds no weight in the […]