Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. You will be amazed at all the food you get at the Cook County Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Ruby’s Pantry West End Ruby’s Pantry […]
Pets of the Week
Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us a little about your pet and send pictures and contact information to ccnh@boreal.org or Cook County News Herald, PO Box 757, Grand Marais MN 55604. Thank you!
Eleanor Dubinsky & Dario Acosta Teich to play at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts
North Shore Music Association welcomes multilingual vocalist/songwriter Eleanor Dubinsky and virtuoso Argentine guitarist Dario Acosta Teich on July 23, 7:00 p.m., at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Bringing audiences together with fresh interpretations of jazz, Latin, French, popular, and original songs, this duo has been called “a bright light on the musical landscape” and “powerful magic.” They’ve been hailed […]
GM Playhouse to present “We Will Rock You young@part”
The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present “We Will Rock You young@part” June 24-26 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.. Tickets are $15 adults and $5 youth. Available at grandmaraisplayhouse.com. Youth in grades 3-8 have been learning 20 Queen songs since April and have put the show […]
Deer River Junior League Legion team defeats Cook County
Talk about a tale of two halves. On Tuesday, June 21, visiting Deer River managed to put two runs on the scoreboard in each of the first three innings. Going into the fourth the Warriors led six nothing. Neither team scored in the fourth, but Cook County scored three in the fifth and four in the sixth to go up […]
Junior Legion CC/SB beats Barnum
The Vikings Junior Legion Cook County/Silver Bay team traveled to Barnum on June 17 and came away with a 13-6 win. Barnum got off to a 4-0 lead after the first inning of play. The Bombers led 4-2 after two and the score was tied 4-4 after three innings. Neither team scored in the fourth, but the Vikings scored two […]
Fast times at Grandma’s Marathon
Nearly perfect running weather greeted the participants in this year’s 45th running of Grandma’s Marathon and 32nd year of the Garry Bjorklund half marathon with fast times recorded over both courses. Temperatures were in the low 60s and there was a nice tailwind helping the runners as they raced from Two Harbors to Duluth along the north shore of Lake […]
Charles Burkman was a great Canadian longdistance walker
Before he arrived in Grand Marais on June 15, 1922, on his quest to walk around the world in hopes of winning $20,000, Charles Burkman was already a Canadian hero. Burkman drew my attention after a short write-up about his grand attempt appeared last week in the Cook County News- Herald Memory Lane. So, who was Charles Burkman? Charles Burkman […]
Photos
Phase two of the work on the Parkside public water access in the Grand Maris Rec Park is progressing well. Last summer the city contractor KGM brought in, and installed rock followed by concrete work to finish the new break wall. A capped sidewalk was placed on the break wall to make it accessible to the public. This summer KGM […]
Brush disposal information from Firewise
Attention all Cook County property owners: there are seven community brush disposal sites located throughout Cook County that accept brush and vegetation from property owners. These sites are strategically located to give all county citizens the ability to reduce wildfire risk. With the weather events this spring, Firewise wants to remind all property owners they can dispose of wildfire fuels […]