An eagle spotted a rodent wiggling through the snow and made a beeline for it.
Northland Foundation awards $796,000 in grants
During the third quarter Northland Foundation awarded 30 grants totaling $796,000 to support people and communities. Seven grants were made in partnership with the State of Minnesota funding to expand childcare in the region, with $95,000 in total going to childcare in Cloquet, Duluth, Ely and Grand Marais. A number of grants went toward school and community based out-of-school programs, […]
2022 Holiday Parade Winners
Visit Cook County named the winners of the 2022 Holiday Parade held on Friday, November 25. With approximately 750-1,000 people lining the streets on a warm night, the parade, led by the American Legion Post 413 Honor Guard, was a small but highly successful holiday event. Once the marchers, vehicles and floats went around the block twice, the Christmas tree […]
You don’t want to miss Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. at the ACA
The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on December 2-4 and 9-11. Friday and Saturday performances at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.. Sunday December 4 is donation at the Door Day, pay any amount for your ticket at the door. Advance tickets are regular price. […]
Operation Family Christmas begins with you
Sometimes the best gifts aren’t the ones you get; they are the ones you give. Operation Family Christmas allows you to donate anonymously to a child or children who might not find anything under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Even a small gift means a lot to someone who would get no gift at all, said Jes Rodne, in […]
Community Thanksgiving a great success
Volunteers fed 150 folks in Cook County this Thanksgiving, said Dr. Jennifer (Jenny) Delfs, one of the many volunteers working on Thanksgiving. Over thirty meals were delivered while the rest were picked up. Because of the flu, COVID-19, and the RSV virus making the rounds, there wasn’t a sit-down meal at the church. Some volunteers arrived at the Congregational Church […]
New study highlights groundwater governance policies and the future of water security in the Great Lakes region
With rivers, lakes, ponds and small streams crisscrossing our county, we shouldn’t have to worry about ground water. However, that isn’t true for other places around the Great Lakes. A recent study indicates that some aquifers are in trouble and the regulations around groundwater in general is a patchwork of rules at best. Below is a synopsis of that report […]