In a case that has drawn national headlines, a 28-year-old local man has been charged with killing a 77-year-old Grand Marais resident. The victim was killed with a shovel and a moose antler. He was suspected of stalking a young girl, the daughter of the attacker. Levi W. Axtell, inebriated and covered in blood, turned himself into authorities after he […]
“Join the Nation … thank a Vietnam veteran!”
The Two Harbors Anderson-Claffy American Legion Post 109 will be hosting an open house on Wednesday, March 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. This community event is open to the public, all veterans, and their family members. A complimentary light lunch and non-alcoholic beverage will be provided […]
Sammie Garrity accepted to a New York Times summer academy
Sammie Garrity of Lutsen has been accepted into the New York Times Academy summer program for a 2-week July intensive journalism workshop covering New York City area. She will live in a Manhattan dormitory near the Times with fellow Academy students from around the world while being mentored by the leading names in multimedia international journalism on the New York […]
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 […]
Wild Pet of the Week
Pet of the Week celebrates pets, past and present. Please share some of your favorite photos with all of us. If you bring a photo to the newspaper office, we can create a quality digital image with the scanner and give the photo right back to you. If you mail a photo to the newspaper office, we are careful to […]
The return of EATs a ravenous success
Entering through the Eagle Doors at the Cook County High School on March 9 from 5 to 7 p.m., visitors were greeted with smells of food wafting through the long hall leading to the varsity gymnasium. School never smelled so good! The hall was filled with 125 happy ticket holders who had paid $30 to attend the EATS fundraiser at […]
Denali Blackwell named All-Conference
Cook County High School Sophomore guard Denali Blackwell had an outstanding year on the basketball court and area coaches noticed, casting their ballots which named him to the 2023 Polar League all-conference team. Denali averaged 19.3 points per game to lead the Vikings in scoring. He ended the season with 385 points which puts him on track to score over […]
International Pickleball tournament held at the YMCA
Okay, so it was just nine folks from Thunder Bay coming to teach and play pickleball at the Grand Marais YMCA on Saturday, March 11, 2023. But still, because of that skinny border at Pigeon River, a headline could fairly say “international” tournament. If you do not know what pickleball is, it is a cross between tennis and ping pong, […]
A look back at people and places that shaped Cook County
Who was Shingibis? Submitted by Pat Zankman Shingibis, born about 1825, died April 1907. The newspaper reporting his death stated “We know there’s not a man, woman, or child in this community – and all of them know this good old Indian – who will not be saddened by this news. Word was brought to town this morning by Nesbota […]