The Annual Wooden Boat Show: Celebrating community, craft, and 25 years of North House Folk School
June 17-19 will be an exciting weekend on the campus of North House Folk School. The Wooden Boat Show, a tradition that began the same year as the folk school, returns to the Grand Marais harbor for the 25th year. “This event is always a celebration we look forward to at North House,” remarks Executive Director Greg Wright. “North House […]
Juneteenth
Cook County Offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, 2022, in observance of Juneteenth. Todd Ford, Public Information Coordinator On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas finally received word that they were free from bondage. It had taken Union forces until that day to reach […]
Northwoods Fiber Guild celebrates 34 years “Through Our Hands VI” exhibition
The Northwoods Fiber Guild in Grand Marais, Minnesota will celebrate a milestone anniversary this year. The organization began in 1988 when a small group of knitters, weavers, spinners, and other fiber enthusiasts from Cook County gathered to share ideas, foster support, and eventually establish the Northwoods Fiber Guild. The vision of the original founders was to provide assistance and promote […]
Thomas J. Cummings
Thomas J. Cummings, 86, of Tofte, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. Tom was born on August 10, 1935 in Walker, Minnesota, along with his twin sister, Patricia, to Ray E. and Bernice E. (O’Morrow) Cummings. Tom grew up in Lutsen, and graduated from Cook County High School in 1954, where he was very […]
Gov. Walz signs Rep. Ecklund’s bill supporting Minnesota veterans into law
On Friday, June 3, on the State Capitol grounds, Governor Tim Walz held a ceremonial bill signing for the Veterans & Military Affairs Finance bill. The legislation, authored in the House by Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL – International Falls), invests significant new funding to address veteran homelessness, provides additional funding for Minnesota’s new veterans homes, and offers service bonuses to […]
Historical Reflections
NEW TOFTE POSTMASTER New Tofte Postmaster Priscilla Revier (on the right) was sworn in by Tofte’s previous Postmaster Joyce Krueger at a ceremony and reception last week.
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGOJUNE 14, 2002 v A Canadian woman hit the jackpot at Grand Portage Casino last Sunday, winning $2,781,236.26 on a $1 “Megabucks” wide-area progressive slot machine. (Or, in Canadian money that would be $4.3 million.) Joe Morris, slot technician at the casino, was the first on the scene after Barbara Harju rang up her win. He said she […]
Road Weather Information systems to be installed in Northeastern Minnesota
When complete, new systems will be added to 511 traveler information sites As of June 13, motorists traveling in Northeastern Minnesota began coming across short-term lane closures as Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) stations are installed at ten different locations, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The new RWIS locations will be in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, and […]
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A group of concerned Cook County citizens held a March For Our Lives at noon starting in the Grand Marais Harbor Park on June 11, 2022, joining hundreds of other folks from cities and towns who held similar marches to protest gun violence in our communities. The first March for Our Lives was held in 2018 after the shooting at […]