Cascade Lodge owners purchase Lutsen-based Cliff Dweller, Goettl Enterprise properties
It’s been a big year for Thom and Jelena McAleer, the owners of Cascade Lodge. From starting a new commercial laundry business to purchasing two new properties, 2022 has been both busy and exciting for the couple and their team. With several new endeavors underfoot, Boreal met with Thom and Jelena to learn more about their story, including their path […]
Leonard Bernhard Sobanja
Leonard Bernhard Sobanja, age 98, died peacefully Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Leonard was born September 21, 1924, in Hinsdale, Illinois to Bernhard and Elsie (Lange) Sobanja. He graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois. In June of 1943 the family moved to New Ulm, Minnesota. It was there […]
Jeffrey Lynn McCabe
Jeffrey Lynn McCabe passed away of natural causes at his home on the 21st of November, 2022. He was born and raised in Dilworth, Minnesota where he was valedictorian of his High School class. Upon graduation he worked for the Minnesota DNR out of the Grand Marais office. Disabled out of the fisheries, he became a rural route postal carrier […]
CherryRoad owner elected to National Newspaper Association board
In October, Jeremy Gulban, owner of CherryRoad Media family of newspapers, was elected to join the board of the National Newspaper Association (NNA) for a two-year term. Gulban, who has demonstrated over the last two years a commitment to helping small newspapers survive and thrive, has taken on a new role as an active member of the NNA. The NNA […]
PBS documentary Northern Nights, Starry Skies to be shown at the Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage National Monument will be hosting a screening of the film Northern Nights, Starry Skies on Saturday, December 10, 2022, in the classroom of the Heritage Center. Reception with refreshments provided by WDSE/PBS at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. The film will be shown at 7:30 PM Central Standard Time. Northern Nights, Starry Skies is a PBS documentary celebrating […]
Vacation Rental Ordinance recommendations accepted
Cook County Commissioners voted unanimously to accept amendments to the three-year-old Vacation Rental Ordinance proposed by the Vacation Rental Committee at the board’s November 22 meeting. The amended ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Commissioners also entered into an updated agreement with Granicus (Host Compliance), which has a web-based platform used to administer and enforce the Vacation […]
2023 County infrastructure projects
With the 2022 construction season wrapped up at the Highway Department, we have already been working on projects for the 2023 season. Projects are slated all throughout the county, from the Sawbill Trail to Hovland and up to Grand Portage. Beginning on the west end of the county and at the end of the Sawbill Trail we will be replacing […]
What is community? We are losing a lot of it.
Community means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some, First & Second Thrift Store has been a community for many years. They are being forced to move. The building in which they have been housed for the past 14 years has been sold to a for-profit business who wishes to displace them – knowing […]