The February 1 Cook County GOP Caucus will not be held at the HUB (senor center) as planned but instead has been moved to the Cook County Higher Education building. The meeting will be held in room 214, the large upstairs classroom. Cook County Higher Education is located at 300 West Third Street in Grand Marais. The Cook County GOP […]
Representative Ecklund appointed to Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
State Representative Rob Ecklund (DFL – International Falls) has been appointed to serve on the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, a panel charged with providing annual funding recommendations to the full Legislature from the state’s Outdoor Heritage Fund. The council reviews and recommends proposed projects to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and […]
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Seed firmly beaked, a perturbed chickadee fans its tail feathers before it flies off. Chickadees love to eat sunflower seeds either in the shell or cracked. They will eat up to 150 sunflower seeds per day during mild winters, but they will devour up to 250 sunflower seeds per day during hard winters. Sunflower seeds have a high fat content […]
City of Grand Marais declares a climate emergency
In an effort to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise awareness about global warming, last week, the City of Grand Marais joined with fifteen other Minnesota cities across the state to declare a climate emergency. When making the announcement Grand Marais Mayor Jay DeCoux, who has a raft of solar panels on the roof of his house, told the […]
The heavens declare the glory of God
The heavens declare the glory of God, And the sky proclaims its makers handiwork. Psalm 19:1 That is the way the psalm begins which is appointed for worship in many of our churches this weekend. I recommend Psalm 19 to you as an inspiring poem to uplift and guide you. Many of us on the North Shore of Lake Superior […]
Joseph John Bursack
Joseph John Bursack (Johnny), 88 years, passed away peacefully on January 16th at Miller Dwan Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. He was born at home on May 12th, 1933, in Wildwood Township, Minnesota. John graduated from Northome High School in 1951. He was drafted in the Army in 1953 and served honorably for two years in Korea and Japan. He returned […]
Frank Moe (Zoongide’ inini, He Stands Strong)
October 21, 1965 – January 12, 2022So, this is how it is now. The race that was Frank’s life was usually magic, occasionally tragic, and always epic for nothing that Frank did was ever small or inconsequential. And because of this, we will always see Frank even though his remarkable life ended far too soon from brain cancer which devastated his body but did nothing to […]
Bruce Wayne Wishcop
Bruce Wayne Wishcop, 79 of San Tan Valley, Arizona passed away on November 30, 2021, at Mercy Hospital with his wife and grandson by his side. Bruce was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Clyde and Ann Wishcop. Bruce spent his early years in Grand Marais, Minnesota and moved to Weaverville, California in 1963 to marry his high school sweetheart, June […]
Historical Reflections
A Chinese floral Print on a lacquer red background is cleverly fashioned by Schiaparelli. The belt is royal blue belting ribbon. The Tuscan straw hat, trimmed with red and blue veiling, is crownless.