We need to know where our leaders stand and what solutions they are pursuing. Pete Stauber has been anything but clear in this regard. Stauber has called the Biden Administration’s Infrastructure Bill “an excuse to advance costly and radical policies that will have negative repercussions on rural districts like ours, and absurd particularly when it comes to transportation;” but in […]
Hospital board approves levy for 2023
After much discussion, the hospital board approved a $1.5 million levy for 2023 at the board’s September 15 meeting. This is up from the $1.3 million levy of 2022. When asked what triggered the levy increase North Shore Health CEO/Director Kimber Wraalstad said two significant factors were, “Our revenue over the last year has been flat, even decreasing, and the […]
Grand Portage Memory Keepers Alzheimer’s Walk a huge success
Grand Portage Memory Keeper Band says, Chi Miigwech to our community for their support, participation and many donations to make our Alzheimer’s Walk For a Cure a wonderful success. It was so nice to see so many families and youngsters participate. Miigwech to Collette Pederson for organizing this event and the support from our Human Services, Health Clinic, ENP plus […]
Quick Paint Plein Air
Hannah C. Heyer was painting under the lights 20 minutes to midnight on Monday, September 12. Hannah was competing in the 2022 Competition Class of the Plein Air Grand Marais Festival of outdoor painting on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The competition ran from August 15 to September 16, 2022. During the competition week, daily paint-outs were held at […]
Gale “Stormy” Drouillard,
1937 – 2022Born on New Year’s Eve in Grand Marais, Minn. during the heavy winds and waves of a 1937 northeaster, Gale Drouillard was the son of Lola and Fred Drouillard. Nicknamed “Stormy” as a child and later known as “Dru,” Gale enlisted in the U.S. army when he was 18 and received an honorable discharge. He relocated to California and worked […]
James Leonard Olson
James Leonard Olson (Grizz, Jimmer) toasts a farewell to his family and friends as he passed away on the evening of September 1, 2022, in his home with Dawn Huskey by his side at the age of 66 years old. Jim spent his career of 50 plus years driving truck and was set to retire from Northland Constructors. His passions […]
Harvey Roy Morck
Harvey Roy Morck, age 97, died peacefully on September 16, 2022 with his family by his side at the Waterview Shores Care Center in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Harvey was born in Superior, Wisconsin on August 22, 1925 to Helga (Karlsen) and Lars Morck, joining his sister Daisy. Helga later married Victor Skoog, and his brother Ken Skoog later joined the […]
George Kenneth Johnson
George Kenneth Johnson, 86 of Grand Marais, Minnesota, died peacefully on September 9, 2022. George grew up in Hovland, Minnesota where he attended grade school until grade 6 and graduated high school in Grand Marais, Minnesota. George loved trapping, fishing, hunting, carving diamond willow walking sticks and spending time with his family. He worked construction most of his life and […]
Historical Reflections
INTERNATIONAL MIXED BONSPIEL B WINNERS In the above picture are the B winners of the recent annual International Mixed Bonspiel. Curlers from the left are Mrs. Carl Hedstrom, Brad Cramblet, Mrs. Gene Erickson, and Gene Erickson.