When an uber isn’t available…
Although they can swim and walk when they are first born, baby loons spend a lot of time riding on their parents’ backs the first few days of their lives. This helps protect them from underwater predators and allows them to regulate their body temperature.
2023 Wooden Boat Show: It takes a community to host a community event
After a smokey start to the week on the North Shore, the skies cleared, and the sun came out to kick off the 26th annual Wooden Boat Show at North House Folk School. “What a joy it was to see the commons filled with boats and craft demonstrators once again and to have so many friends and neighbors on campus,” […]
Cook County Community Center Summer 2023
By: Sarah Waddle, Community Center/Extension Educator and Leanne Avery, Community Center Assistant The Cook County Community Center is a community gathering place that promotes well-being and social connection for all ages. The campus includes the main Community Center building and historic Log Cabin building as well as the ice rinks and warming house, skate park and playgrounds. In addition, the […]
It’s not about hate
A Letter to The Editor a few weeks ago written by concerned parents and taxpayers about Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) held at a publicly owned entity has caused, what seems to be, some pretty unfair responses. The signers simply think that the use and promotion of DQSH in/by a government owned facility isn’t the best use of public funds. […]
Spice Lake Fire largely contained
On Tuesday, June 20 thirteen firefighters were busy mopping up hot spots left by the 22-acre Spice Lake fire that started in the BWCA. The Spice Lake wildfire was detected on June 13th between Spice Lake and Ogishkemuncie Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) on the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. The fire was […]
Birchwood apartments to be sold
Beth Ann Johnson, Duluth, the Council Program Coordinator for Arrowhead Regional Quality Council, a program of The Arc, was in town on Tuesday, June 20, to meet with folks from Birchwood Apartments, and she had some news to share. “One Roof Community Housing will be the new owner of Birchwood Apartments at the end of this month,” said Johnson. One […]
Memorandum of Understanding between the Superior National Forest and three northern Minnesota Bands is now available on-line
The MOU between the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Superior National Forest document and FAQs are now available U.S. Forest news release The Superior National Forest has uploaded the Memorandum of Understanding to our website Tribal Relations page, along with a Frequently Asked […]
North Shore Health Named Top Critical Access Hospital
North Shore Health (NSH) was recently named one of the country’s top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for patient satisfaction. NSH scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, based on data compiled in the Chartis Rural Health Performance INDEX™, specifically the patient satisfaction domain. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health […]
