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Well, this is what happens when little ones don’t get their snacks. They start gnawing on birch trees! Actually, Kate (L) and Ruby are admiring the work of a hard-working eager beaver.
No contests in West End spring elections, Tofte still needs Treasurer
COOK COUNTY West End – There will not be contested elections when voters in Lutsen, Schroeder and Tofte townships turn out to vote in the March 8 spring elections. Lutsen will get a new Clerk while all other incumbents are running for re-election. However, no one filed for the vacant Treasurer position in Tofte. Each of the townships elect a […]
After 20 years, Lonnie Dupre will return to Greenland
“Our objective is to create a film that will pay homage to the Polar Inuit, humble people that carve out special lives in a land of snow and ice. Their innovation through trial and error and their creative ways of improvising have always amazed me.” Lonnie Dupre. It’s been two decades since Lonnie Dupre and fellow explorer John Hoelscher completed […]
COVID cases continue to climb in Cook County
Two weeks ago, there were 58 new cases of COVID-19; last week, it jumped to 97 new cases over seven days. That brings the number to 553 cases since the pandemic’s start as of January 13, 2022. All of this is alarming because Cook County has the highest rate of vaccinations in the state, but over the last two weeks, […]
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At times high winds have pushed Lake Superior waves far up onto the beaches, creating a wide variety of ice sculptures like the one above. The water mixed with extreme cold makes for serendipitous art and is treasured by photographers capturing these ever-changing works by Mother Nature.
Cook County public school hit hard with COVID, announces short-term return to distance learning
With almost half of the student body out because of COVID-19 concerns, the I.S.D. 166 school district announced a short-term return to distance learning. Cook County I.S.D. 166 Superintendent Chris Lindholm made the announcement in an email to parents on Thursday, January 13. “The spread of COVID- 19 continues to climb in Cook County, and it has never hit harder […]
New construction in Cook County, Minnesota
The Cook County Assessor’s Office recently completed the process of inspecting permitted new construction that has occurred over the last twelve months. Each year the Assessor compiles permits issued by the city of Grand Marais as well as County-issued permits and County Appraisers visit these properties near the January 2nd assessment date to determine what has been completed. Typically, a […]
Freedom to Vote Act not a power grab
The GOP likes to call the Freedom to Vote Act a “power grab” among many other things. What power is grabbed when Election Day is a holiday? Who loses out? We have holidays for lots of things. Who loses power on the 4th of July? Why would people voting on a federal holiday be a power grab? The Act ends […]
Memories of Joynes/Ben Franklin Department Store
I was glad to read that the Ben Franklin had been sold to a local couple. I wanted to reminisce about the past, but also note how everything, even the forest, had to change and adapt. As a grandson of Lester and Eva Ary, I grew up in the 1960’s and 1970’s spending summertime with family in the 1936 Charlie […]