About Sporto James Marshall Ford, “Sporto,” passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 3, 2023, after an eight-month battle with cancer. Sporto was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1964 to Troy and Helen (Bergstrom) Ford. He moved to Grand Portage when he was around five years old. He spent many hours at Ryden’s Border Store where his […]
Jessica (Jessie) Anderson
Services for Jessica (Jessie) Mary Wolfgang Anderson (7/26/1977-1/8//2023) will be held Wednesday, January 18th, 2023, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 1 p.m. followed by the service at 2 p.m. Full obituary next week.
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Recent warm weather has allowed hoar frost to turn the wilderness into an enchanted crystal forest.
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These two students said this day made the top three days of their whole lives when they discovered an antler set on a class quest for animal evidence! Ms. Silence’s class also documented grouse tracks, rabbit scat, deer scat and a deer bed. Birch Grove Community School students see these things quite often in the woods, however, they don’t often […]
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Lloyd Chase and Deonn Cicak of Schroeder, aka Santa and Mrs. Clause, delighted children with a visit after the Birch Grove Community School musical, A Bear-y, Merry Holiday on the evening of December 20. They gave out bear mementos from the musical and candy canes to those children that waited in line to greet the famous couple. The Santa visit, […]
Backstage Buzz: Alice in Wonderland interest meeting and Spaghetti Feed
January 16, 5:30 p.m.The Grand Marais Playhouse is preparing to open the 2023 theater season with Alice in Wonderland. This production will be the high school community play with roles for grades 6 to adult with high school age primary focus. In order to create this production, we need technical/backstage support as well as enough acting roles to be filled. In order to […]
Pet of the Week
Wigeon was a beautiful dog named after a beautiful duck. His master was a hunter and photographer, a good man that cared deeply about his dog and his family. I did some commercial artwork for their home-based business and Wigeon would keep me company in the basement studio. Wigeon was smart, quiet, gentle, strong, and loyal, truly a man’s best […]
Chamber Kicks off the New Year with Chamber Connect
The crew at Joy & Co. sponsored the first Chamber Connect of 2023. On Thursday, January 5th, a group of local business owners, community leaders, and community members joined in the spirit of networking at Joy & Co. Linda Jurek, Director of the Cook County Chamber of Commerce, commented that the turnout was exceptional with new business owners attending providing […]
Skraba takes the oath of office
Former Ely Mayor Roger Skraba had a hectic first week in his new job as a Minnesota House of Representatives member, where he represents District 3A. Skraba, a Republican who defeated DFL incumbent Rob Ecklund by 15 votes, was sworn in on January 3, 2023, for a two-year term that ends January 7, 2025. Skraba and 133 other state representatives […]
Giants Ridge brings together record number of Nordic Ski teams
Saturday, January 7 brought nearly perfect skiing conditions to Giants Ridge for one of the biggest Nordic ski meets in the Midwest. 57 teams arrived for a full day of classic skiing in the morning and freestyle or “skate” skiing in the afternoons. The North Shore Storm Nordic ski team represented the north shore well. Four girls raced JV: Ava […]