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On New Year’s Eve Day in Grand Marais Jean Brislance was out hunting birds with his camera. Above, he took this great picture of a Pine Grosbeak. “I found this male feasting on the mountain ash berries in town. We had a little bit of fluffy snow from the previous night which was clinging to the tops of the berry […]
Joynes Ben Franklin sold to a local couple
It’s going to be strange to go into Joynes Ben Franklin and not see a member of the Joynes family working the floor, but that will soon be the case because another local family, Tyler and Jessica Dean, have purchased the 80-year-old business from Jim and Shanie Joynes. Jim announced the sale on Facebook over the New Year weekend. “Joynes […]
Lake Superior water level low for this time of year
A warm year with drought conditions over the past summer across the region has caused Lake Superior’s water level to be lower than usual. Lake Superior is almost one foot (30 centimeters) lower than last December, cited the US Army Corps of Engineers. And 44 centimeters lower than it was in December 2019. For those who want a conversion between […]
Local Healthcare officials prepare for increased Covid Cases as system reaches capacity
Local officials urge Cook County and Grand Portage residents to keep local healthcare capacity in mind when making plans. Local healthcare resources are strained at this time and a fresh surge of COVID cases driven by the Omicron variant is expected to cause further stress. “I worry about what will happen if more local residents get severely ill,” stated Kimber […]
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Lake Superior put on quite a show a few weeks back when wicked winds whiplashed big waves across the harbor break wall and Coast Guard Lighthouse. The end result of all of that cold water was a lot of intricate ice sculptures that formed along the beach the next day. So, even though the water level may be lower than […]
BEYOND REASON
Jabbering with Jack FrostOn a frozen lake in Northern Minnesota, Rob Perez met with Jack Frost. They chatted while ice skating for the better part of an hour. ROB: I’ve never done an interview on skates before. JACK FROST: Thanks for being open to it. I think better on the move. R: Were you always into winter? JF: Well, no. When I was […]
Readers like newspapers new format
Hooray! We are happily reading the News Herald again after a hiatus of about a year. After we learned that Gary Gamble’s tireless tirades were gone, we renewed our subscription and are very glad we did. We really enjoy reading newsy, entertaining and informative articles written by contributors familiar to us like Joan Crosby and Brian Larsen. And there are […]
Chamber and Visit Cook County work to end fiscal disparities
When you received your 2022 property tax statements for your commercial properties, many of you noticed enormous increases in the fiscal disparities assessment. These increases resulted from a flaw in the regional fiscal disparities program, and we are working hard to see if the 2022 impacts can be reversed and possible future anomalies like this can be avoided. The Iron […]
Reservations come pouring in for July Grand Marais Rec Park camping spots
It looks like it will be another banner year at the Grand Marais Rec Park. Grand Marais Parks and Recreation Director Dave Tersteeg told the two park board members that came to the January 4 meeting that the Rec Park online subscription booking service worked very well over the New Year’s weekend. “Roughly 450 reservations came through over the weekend […]