Alzheimer’s disease is expected to impact nearly 13 million Americans by 2050, including 99,000 Minnesotans today, according to the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota. So, as you contemplate your New Year’s resolutions for 2023, consider there are important steps you can take to maintain and improve your brain health. Research has shown lifestyle changes like improving diet and exercising regularly have […]
Pet of the Week
Miss Charlotte (the indoor cat) takes her surveillance work of the bird feeder very seriously. She and the outdoor cat seem to know each other, at least by sight. Miss Charlotte’s favorite toy is a stuffed sock from Joe. This photo was taken near Devil Track Lake. Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell […]
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Grand Marais has a new Mayor. Tracy Benson was sworn in as the new Mayor on Wednesday, January 11. She takes over for Jay DeCoux who opted not to run again. Craig Schulte was appointed acting mayor in case Benson can’t make a meeting. Benjamin (Ben) Peters and Aaron Carlson, two new council members joined returning council members Craig Schulte […]
Champagne Bonspiel “bubbles” over with excitement
The Cook County Curling Club hosted its fifth Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel this past weekend with five out-of-town teams participating in a pool of 12 teams who played a round robin format. Taking first place in the A-Event was the Terrace Bay Curling Club team from Canada Ken and Leslie Blackwood. Zack Anderson and Jared Swanberg from the Fargo […]
Nordic skiers compete well in two cross country ski meets
It was a busy week for the North Shore Storm Nordic Ski Team. On Saturday, January 7th the team traveled to Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik, MN for the Mesabi East Invitational. This is the largest High School Nordic Ski race in the nation – 61 schools participated with 973 skiers competing. Our team did quite well with some of our […]
Girls fall to McGregor
A good come back fell just short last Friday night but the Vikings girls’ varsity basketball team fought hard until the end, leaving everything they had on the court against McGregor. The Cook County Girls’ varsity basketball team got off to a slow start last Friday night at home in a non-conference game against the McGregor Mercs. The Vikings were […]
Boys beat McGregor to take first win of the season
Great outside shooting and pressure from a full-court press went a long way in securing the CCHS boys’ first win of the season as the boys’ basketball team beat the McGregor Mercs 48-42 at home last Friday, January 13. In all, the boys made ten three-point baskets. Sophomore guard Rohan Rude led the way with a team-high 19 points, 15 […]
Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying photos
This picture was taken in 1948 for the class of 1953. If you know who these “kids” are start in the front row and name them from left to right and send you answer to history @boreal.org.
Fowl: A Play
The year is 1911. Newark, New Jersey. Plucky’s Playhouse – a toy making factory. Clarence, 40, enters the factory. He sees Arthur, 30, waiting patiently in the center of the room, standing beside a table. Passing many different toys, dolls, and games in various stages of development, Clarence crosses to Arthur and shakes his hand. Arthur: I’m telling you, Clarence, […]
Former Grand Marais resident Tracy Faud awarded a Literature Fellowship from the NEA
Tracy Faud was recently awarded a $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship: Creative Writing-Literary Art. Tracy applied for the fellowship while living and working in Grand Marais. Tracy is the author of about: blank, a finalist for the National Poetry Series and the winner of the Donald Hall Prize, published in 2021 by the University of Pittsburgh Press. […]