Each summer, the members of the Grand Marais Garden Club come together around a theme to create a floral display for our community members and area visitors to enjoy. This year’s theme is “Garden Masterpieces”, and we can’t wait to show off our gems from our gardens! We invite you to join us for the show on Saturday, July 23rd […]
Cook County/Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority announces availability of comprehensive housing analysis
Analysis shows significant increases in median selling prices for both new and existing homesOn July 1, the Cook County/Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced immediate availability of the much-anticipated Comprehensive Housing Needs Analysis for Cook County, Minnesota. “We all know Cook County has a housing shortage, now we have comprehensive data and analytics to develop targeted housing solutions, finance projects, and build homes.” said EDA Commissioner, Stephen Surbaugh. A Resource for […]
The Trail Cup Competition a highlight of the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races
The Gunflint Trail Canoe Races return to Gunflint Lodge on July 20, 2022, beginning at 4:00 p.m. New this year, and sure to be an attraction, is The Trail Cup, a competition among teams representing lodges and outfitters along the Gunflint Trail. Besides bragging rights, the winning team will receive a specially-made paddle engraved with their name that can be […]
Student news
Andrew Barton graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Andrew Barton graduated this May from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, located in Troy, New York. He received his bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Electronic Arts (fancy name for music production). He’ll be moving this summer to Seattle to begin his programming career with Amazon Web Services. In his free time, he’ll continue to […]
City council approves Vesta Preliminary Plat
The Grand Marais City Council held a short but productive meeting on June 20. During the public comments Tyson Smith came before council with two minor changes to the Grand Marais Lions Club permit for the Fisherman’s Picnic. Both involved making it easier for parking and for vendor trucks to service businesses during the four-day event. Council added Tyson’s request(s) […]
Forgotten outdoor gear classics
The old black Mitchell 300 is a classic, introduced in the late 40s. Like our old Kluge ice auger, which was a blue-green in color though always chipped or faded, and which was heavy screwed together at the top of the shaft. There was the two pieces, the long spiral auger and then the beast’s head of a fat gasoline […]
Some Like it Hot
It’s hot out there. Real hot. How hot? Well, it’s since the 1980s, each decade has been warmer than the previous one. And, since there’s not a big, concerted push to do much about it, you should expect the trend to continue. It’s going to be hot. Smoking hot. Like the end of “Raiders of the Lost Arc” where the […]