A mama moose and her calf try to “nose” each other out for the last bit of road salt.
Not everything goes as planned
Nothing came to me as a witty opening line for this month’s North Shore Living newsletter, so I decided to unfold the January activity calendar I had in my pocket and use the first thing I saw as the title. Well, the first thing I saw as I gazed upon it is that it unfolded, upside down. That’s how life […]
Committee Addressing Racial Equity (CARE)
Back in November, you read about a small group of our Community Leadership’s work group, CARE, presenting at the 2nd Annual North Eastern Minnesota Equity Summit in Virginia. The group provided a presentation and panel discussion describing their history, work, and evolution right here in Cook County. What have they been up to since then? Well, to continue their year-long […]
Delmore Leo Rosenquist
Delmore Leo Rosenquist (Del), 85, of Jekyll Island, Georgia passed away suddenly on February 1, 2023. Del was born December 24, 1937, at home to Hjalmer Wilhelm Rosenquist and Johanna Victoria Rosenquist (Peterson) in Roseville, MN. After graduating from Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville, Minnesota. Delmore studied Tool and Die at Dunwoody College of Technology. Delmore started work at […]
Darlene Kainz
March 13, 1939 – January 30, 2023 Darlene Bernice Kainz, 83, of Custer, South Dakota, passed away January 30, 2023, at Fountain Springs Health Care in Rapid City, South Dakota. Darlene was born March 13, 1939, in Grand Marais, Minnesota to Walter and Alta Hall Schulte. She loved growing up on the North Shore of Lake Superior. As a child […]
Survey reveals increased wood burning in Minnesota
Every three years the MPCA, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and US Forest Service conduct a survey on the use of wood in Minnesota homes for heating as well as recreational backyard fires. The results of the most recent survey are available on the MPCA’s wood smoke webpage. The MPCA uses this survey to report air emissions from residential wood […]
Peter Robert Walsh
Peter Robert Walsh (68) of Finland, Minnesota passed away on January 19, 2023. He was surrounded by loved ones, the music of Willie Nelson and the caring staff at St. Luke’s hospital. Pete was born in Lewiston, Maine in the summer of 1954. His family moved in the fall of 1956 to the North Shore of Lake Superior where he […]
Historical Reflections
HOUSE MOVING DAY Here’s another view of the Gresczyk house that was moved down main street in Grand Marais after being hauled from Taconite Harbor. Mr. Gresczyk, shown on left, is talking to Highway Patrolman Jim Johnson. Johnson aided in traffic control en route. This picture was taken by M.J. Humphrey from in front of his Photo Art Shop. It […]
