To my fellow Americans, We are seeing our once thriving country experiencing a threat and crisis from all directions: economic; educational; our southern border; medical with the Wuhan virus; our military being reduced; crime rising across the country; suicide and drug overdoses; and growing federal and governmental control, which is eroding our blood-bought freedoms. I don’t think there is an […]
Tastes like chicken
It sure seems like February was in a hurry flying by in a flurry. Punxsutawney Phil, the ground hog threw his two cents in and predicted we needed six more weeks of winter. Thanks Phil. Fun fact: the first ground hog involved in winter weather predictions back in 1887 was eaten. It’s said they taste like chicken. Imagine that! Beijing […]
War
My Father’s family is from Estonia, one of those little Baltic countries in Northern Europe. Short story is they fled Estonia after it was invaded by the USSR during WWII with my grandmother pregnant with my father. He was born in Europe and spent his first five years in a displaced persons camp in West Germany until coming over with […]
David F. Anderson
David F. Anderson died unexpectedly on Thursday February 24th, 2022. He was born January 26th, 1949, to Fred and Charlene Anderson of Grand Marais MN. After graduating from Cook County High School in 1967, he joined the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend to many. Survivors […]
Nancy Elizabeth Netland
Nancy Elizabeth Netland passed away after a brave battle with cancer on February 19 in Duluth, MN with her husband by her side. She was born on October 18, 1952 to Robert and Lois Green and grew up in Richfield, MN. After high school graduation Nancy moved to Tofte where she met the love of her life. Nancy graduated with […]
Historical Reflections
This is a 1969 photo of a vehicle that has been converted to a snowmobile with a kit that you could purchase. The kit included tracks to put on the wheels so that you could drive along on top of the snow.
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGOMARCH 4, 2002 v Cook County’s Middle School Math Counts team surprised their larger-school regional competitors during competition on February 11 at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, taking second place against schools from around northeast Minnesota. v A Grand Marais man who had a pile of logs fall on him and pin him against the battery box of his […]
Two Border Stations in Minnesota to be built, modernized under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Infrastructure projects will strengthen supply chains, create jobs, and facilitate commerce and trade Although a date for construction hasn’t been set, both the Grand Portage and International Falls land ports of entry will see major upgrades in the not-so-distant future. That was the big news coming from the U.S. General Services Administration who proclaimed that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal signed […]
Downtown Tofte Project moving ahead, albeit slowly
The Downtown Tofte project proposed by Joe Swanson and Pipasu Soni will provide much needed jobs and add new lodging to a local community and a county well short on workforce housing. However, plans to build this summer might have to be put on hold. “The project is planned out, engineered and designed,” said Swanson. “We are waiting on a […]