Grand Marais City Council sets 2023 preliminary levy
Grand Marais City Councilors set a preliminary 2023 levy of 5.91 percent at the council’s September 14 meeting. Grand Marais Mayor Jay DeCoux mentioned that the number can’t go up but can go down before the final levy is set before the new year. “There were a lot of moving parts for the levy this year (inflation, capital outlays, etc.), […]
MnDOT Highway 61
The Minnesota Department of Transportation held a celebration on Thursday, September 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to recognize the completion of the Highway 61 project. The venue was moved from the Grand Marais Library lawn to inside of the Grand Marais Art Colony building located on Highway 61 a block away. Nine employees from MnDOT attended and about […]
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The Parkside Project Ribbon Cutting was put on by the city of Grand Marais and Cook County Chamber of Commerce last Thursday. This project was made possible by a partnership between the City of Grand Marais, the MN DNR, NOAA and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Standing from left to right are : Jim Boyd, Linda Jurek, Kent Skaar, […]
Local artists receive Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Grants
In the latest round of grants awarded by the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC), Lin Elkins, Grand Marais, received a $1,000 Artist Access Grant. Elkins will use the funds to “support the creation of a series of hybridized wood and fiber containers intended to stimulate one’s senses.” Marybeth Garmoe, Grand Marais, received a $3,375 Individual Artists Project Grant from ARAC. […]
The Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority
The Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) was established by County Board resolution in August, 2021. The HRA Board held its first meeting in November, 2021, and its Executive Director’s first day was April 25, 2022. The mission of the HRA is as follows: The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Cook County catalyzes and advocates for the creation of […]
Boat Business finds new home with Boat Loving Locals
The marine shrink-wrapping, service and storage business previously operated by Eric Brisson and Tyler Smith of North Superior Fishery LLC, is changing hands. Valerie and Pat Eliasen, known as PAL in this venture, are taking over ownership this September and rebranding to Boat PAL Services LLC. “We have both grown up on the waters of Minnesota and have a passion […]
Correction:
CORRECTION FOR HISTORICAL REFLECTION PHOTO CAPTION IN ISSUE 9-17-2022 Ed Hedstrom was doing dishes with Cook County’s first foreign exchange student, Toshio Matsushita from Japan, not Ed’s brother, Howard Hedstrom. The Cook County News Herald regrets this error.
Lost hikers thank kind rescuers
I am in love with Grand Marias. I love the beauty, the food (fresh fish!) and the artist community. My affection was deepened when we were in Grand Marias in August and hiked the Pincushion Overlook Trail. We got there largely due to a nice local woman who told us we would need to walk over a large rock to […]