With Linda Quick’s delightful demonstration of gift-wrapping using pinecones, evergreen cuttings, from the garden and “the burn pile” etc. the Grand Marais Garden Club has had its last regular meeting for 2021 and is looking forward to April of 2022. The clubs annual Christmas luncheon, December 13th at Skyport is yet to come. For almost 90 years the Grand Marais […]
Please be understanding of our new postmaster
There are new rules in place, that have been there before she was born? Apparently her new staff cannot deal with the PATRIOT ACT, that requires physical address and phone number to get a P.O. BOX. My solution: Mark every piece of junk mail, return to sender. This will make their job easier! Mike Eckhart,Grand Marais
American Legion Post 413 celebrates its’ 100-year history and looks to the future
As American Legion Post 413 celebrates its 100-year anniversary, we felt that it would be of interest to the public to remember and realize how the legion has been and still is an integral part of the community. We hope the history notice, along with the photos, will bring back memories for many of you. Hopefully, it will bring a […]
Writer agrees with free speech
I read the two letters to the editor and the column by Joan Crosby in the November 6th edition regarding free speech. I totally agree with their views. Free speech is a right we all have but the Democratic Party and many people in Cook County only believe free speech and their point of view applies to them! I was […]
Not missing Garry’s column
I’ll acknowledge it is hard for a writer to put themselves out there in print, yet even harder when many don’t like the product. It’s not about the ideas, but the work, the piece, the composition. Too much text in making a point, too much column space used tediously, misrepresentation, misleading “facts”, and too many quotes bore the readers. Regularly […]
Operation Family Christmas gears up
It’s time to think about Christmas. Especially how you can brighten someone else’s Christmas with a gift. Jes Rodne is going into her seventh year as the coordinator for Operation Family Christmas. “I am so excited to have the privilege of working with all of youwhether it be as a family that needs help during the holiday season or the […]
Loon Laughter at Midnight, a book review
John Bragstad’s third book Loon Laughter at Midnight is another fun, joyful read. At 72 pages, it isn’t long, is paced well, and Bragstad covers many subjects and people. It is a kind of smorgasbord of ideas, a potpourri of thoughts, and a smidgeon of fascinating local history thrown into the mix, and the preparation is spot on. I’m not […]
Devil Track Lake is in decline
You probably don’t think about the water quality of our lake as you sit quietly on your dock in the evening with a nice glass of Pinot something. You listen to the waves gently lapping on the shore as you watch the moon rise. You think pleasant self-satisfied thoughts about your good fortune. I do the same. It’s mighty nice, […]
Pandemic Fatigue
In March 2020, we entered a new world. Restaurants, churches, schools, airports, schools and borders closed. We washed hands obsessively and emptied bottles of hand sanitizer. A traumatic disjuncture in our lives. During those early days I heard a public health official say that the pandemic might go on for a few months. Months! Not until July! Impossible! Twenty months […]