Recovery potluck Recovery potluck at The Hub (10 Broadway Ave in Grand Marais) Monday, July 3, Open to all, Eats at 6 pm. Bring a dish or bag of chips to share. Beverages, pie, and ice cream guaranteed. Speaker at 7pm- Vicki B “It’s All About We” Sponsored by Cook County AA More information call 218-370-0682 Ruby’s Pantry Cook County […]
Pet of the Week
Here is beautiful Gracie, a cat that loves to play with simple brown paper, a scratch board, and an assortment of toys. She also likes to play hide-andseek. You won’t find Gracie unless she wants you too! Pet of the Week celebrates pets, past and present. Please share some of your favorite photos with all of us. If you bring […]
Birchbark renovation open house
The Cook County Real Estate Fund (CCREF) has poured a lot of resources, time and money into renovating the former Birchbark Books & Gifts building in downtown Grand Marais and although the building isn’t complete, they held an open house for the public on Monday, June 26. Total cost of the renovation is $1.5 million. When finished the 1st and […]
Lutsen Lutheran Rummage Sale
The sale will take place July 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Submitted by Sandra McHugh This is the sixteenth year of repurposing great stuff at the Lutsen Lutheran Rummage Sale. Located in beautiful downtown Lutsen, the sale is always a fun gathering spot for locals and visitors. We are fortunate to benefit this year from several households which […]
DNR receives mining proposal from Talon Metals
Agency launches website with project informationThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received a proposal from Talon Metals LLC (Proposer) for a new nickel mining project in Aitkin County in central Minnesota. The proposed project, known as the Tamarack Nickel Mine (Project), would involve construction of an underground mine and supporting facilities approximately 1.5 miles north of Tamarack, Minnesota. The Project would have an […]
Will Surbaugh wins Life Times Stages Cycling Lutsen 99er
Will Surbaugh, 21, Grand Marais, won the 2023 Lutsen 99er by a whisker over Dillon McNeill of Papillon, 21, Nebraska, who was credited with the same time as Will, five hours, two minutes and 46 seconds (5:02:46), for the 99-mile course. The two muddied riders averaged 17.02 miles per hour over the grueling course. There were 589 entrants in the […]
Holmen to act as a pacesetter in the Western States
Fresh off of his 5th place finish at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships held June 8 in Innsbruck- Stubai Valley, Austria, Drew Holmen decided not to race the Western States this year. Instead, Holmen, 31, will pace a teammate for the last 20 miles of the 100-mile competition. Holmen called on Thursday, June 22, from Olympia Valley, Washington, […]
Vikings Cook County/Silverbay Legion team beats Cherry
Playing at home, the Cook County/Silverbay Legion baseball team beat Cherry 9-2 on Thursday, June 22. The Vikings led 3-1 after the first inning and tacked on two more in the second, one in the fourth, and three in the fifth. Meanwhile Cherry had bookend runs, one in the first and one in the seventh, otherwise they were held scoreless. […]
Ely takes win over the Senior Legion CC/SB baseball team
For six innings, the game against the Ely Timberwolves Senior Legion baseball team was close. The boys from Cook County/Silver Bay hosted the Ely Timberwolves Legion baseball team here on Tuesday, June 27, and fell behind 3-0 after the first inning. Neither team scored in the second, and CC/SB pushed two runs across the plate in the third while giving […]
The Triangle
Just a stone’s throw from here, right around the corner, is an intersection of note. A smaller road intersects into the larger road on a curve. Because it’s on a curve, instead of standard T-bone, the smaller road diverges into two even smaller roads and looks like more like the letter “Y”. In the middle lives a small patch of […]