In the early 1980s, I didn’t have a working camera. Howard Sivertson let me borrow his Hasselblad to use for the newspaper for a series of several months. I have never taken pictures with a better camera. Howard laughed when I asked to buy it; I hope one of his family members still has it. That act of kindness, though, […]
Jessica (Jessie) Mary Wolfgang Anderson
Jessica (Jessie) Mary Wolfgang Anderson, age 45 of Grand Marais, MN passed away with her family by her side on Sunday January 8th, 2023, at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN after a stoic battle with cancer. Celebration of life was held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais, MN on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023. The […]
Anna L. (Everson) Speck
Anna L. (Everson) Speck, 96, of Grand Marais, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais. Anna was born April 18, 1926, to Adolph and Celia (Johnson) Everson at the family home on Maple Hill, Grand Maris, Minnesota. She fondly told memories of living on the farm where she helped take care […]
Historical Reflections
FUTURE SLED DOG RACERS OF COOK COUNTY Matt Groth of Grand Marais Sled Dog Adventures is spending the summer raising a new team of sled dog racers. The snow is long gone but local mushers are very busy training their canine athletes.
Record number of Spongy Moths caught in MDA Detection Survey
In a recent news release, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced that the spongy moth (L. dispar; formerly gypsy moth) monitoring program caught 101,763 male moths in 2022. This shattered the record number of 71,258 caught in 2013. Of the moths captured, almost 70 percent were trapped in Cook and Lake counties, which have been quarantined since 2014. Cook […]
Beth Drost resigns as Cook County EDA Director
On January 13, the Cook County Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced that Beth Drost had resigned as Executive Director, effective January 20, 2023. Drost leaves to pursue a new chapter in her career, as Executive Director of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Drost has been in the position since her appointment in August of 2021. During her leadership, […]
Free Health Care Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention online class offered Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The Senior LinkAge Line® will offer two Health Care Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention classes Wednesday, February 8, 2023, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and again from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Attendees will learn how to detect and report potential errors, fraud, and abuse; review potential fraud and scams targeting older adults, learn how to read their Medicare Summary Notice, […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. Ruby’s Pantry will now be at the Cook County High School, near football field. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training and college […]