If you know who these gentlemen are and why they are playing music on the harbor, please send that information to history@boreal.org. Please put the men’s names left to right and identify the picture as E799.
Recount for the 3A race between Skraba and Ecklund
When the votes were tallied after the November 5 general election the challenger, Ely Mayor Roger Skraba (R), led incumbent Rob Ecklund (DFL) by 15 votes in the race for the Minnesota House 3A seat. At that time, Skraba was credited with 10,868 votes, while Ecklund had 10,853. Because of the close count, the state mandates a publicly funded recount. […]
What it takes
In America, every four years the word “football” is surprisingly unclear. Americans know the word “football” to mean a sport played with an oblong ball and very little foot. In the rest of the world, the word “football” refers to a sport that is played almost exclusively with a foot. Hence the name of the sport. Why do Americans refer […]
If you ain’t busy cryin’, you ain’t busy being born
Of course, I had to start my newest hobby on the day of the ice storm. It’s like trying to quit drinking on the day you break your kneecap: of all the days in your too-long life to break your kneecap, you break it on the day when you don’t have anything to anesthetize with. I broke my kneecap once […]
Our Democracy at work
It was a quiet day in the Cook County seat. A recount was required by law because the difference in the Ecklund/Skraba State House race was only 15 votes. Fifteen votes separated the two District 3A candidates when more than 21,000 votes were cast in that race. There were no demonstrations, no arguments, and no threats of lawsuits or bodily […]
Most snowmobile trails need more snow and cold temperatures
By statute, the opening date for Minnesota’s snowmobile trails is December 1 but most of the state’s trails need more snow before they can be groomed for use, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Several conditions must be met before trails are groomed and safe: The ground must be frozen. Where trails cross wetlands, 15 inches of ice […]
Gingerbread Decorations
So beloved is the Christmas treat of gingerbread, that even Shakespeare penned a tribute to it in 1598, a character in “Love’s Labour’s Lost” saying, “And I had but one penny in the world, thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.” Gingerbread has had lots of uses and ingredients throughout the centuries and even today it can apply to any […]
Grand Marais Park and Recreation Board
Year-end revenues for the Grand Marais Rec Park exceeded the 2022 budget predictions by nine percent, announced Park Director Dave Tersteeg. That translates into about $100,000 more in revenue than was expected, Tersteeg told the park board who was meeting on Tuesday, December 6. Those “extra” dollars can be used by the Grand Marais City Council to lower the proposed […]
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An owl appears to be getting ready to pluck a mouse off of David Johnson’s head. Luckily there was no mouse on David’s head and the owl flew right by!
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Two bull moose nonchalantly look back to see if there is anything—or anyone—sneaking up on them.