10 Years Ago · June 4, 2001
Justine Kerfoot died peacefully in her sleep last Wednesday at the Cook County North Shore Care Center. She was 94. She and her husband Bill ran Gunflint Lodge on Gunflint Lake for many years, taking over for Justine’s mother, who acquired the small fishing camp in the late 1920s. Today, a fourth generation of Kerfoots is now involved in the business. Kerfoot wrote a much-beloved weekly column for the Cook County News-Herald for 42 years. Her first column appeared in 1956.
With still no answers from the Legislature as to how much funding the local school district will get next year, anxiety runs high about higher fuel costs and other unmanageable expenses thrust upon administrators. Little help is expected when the special session of the state Legislature finally does hammer out a budget this week.
Citing a need for more time to complete an ordinance governing the construction of communications towers, the county planning director was granted a three-month extension last week to complete the project. Planning Director Tim Nelson said the ordinance is near completion, and he may not need the entire extension period.
20 Years Ago · June 3, 1991
A Caribou Lake family won all the goodies for submitting the name “Superior National at Lutsen” in the name-the-new-golf-course contest. The name committee, chaired by Dennis Rysdahl, pondered 400 entries before selecting the Elvestrom family’s suggestion. “We feel Superior National at Lutsen will be a memorable name,” he said. Of 400 names considered, about three-fourths came from contestants within Cook County.
It will be the first time in the history of Cook County when, on July 16, an election will be conducted by mail to determine the fate of the proposed 2 percent lodging tax for businesses on the Gunflint Trail. Ballots will be mailed to the 293 registered voters for the June 25 election. According to Richard Smith of Gunflint Pines, president of the Gunflint Trail Association, it is the first time in the history of Minnesota the lodging tax has been subjected to such a referendum.
50 Years Ago · June 1, 1961
A 26-year-old Duluth man lost his life in Saganaga Lake Saturday afternoon, when a brisk wind shipped water into a heavily laden craft and sank it. A companion in the 17-foot aluminum canoe survived.
The district ranger for Superior National Forest reported that there have already been four forest fires so far – all of them small, fortunately. These fires indicate the need for constant care while in the woods, which are tinder-dry.
The stone entrance with metal plaque “Maple Hill Cemetery,” was half-completed in time for Memorial Day. Herbert White of Hungry Jack Lake is doing the stone work.
Although the Cook County High School track team did not place in the Regional meet held at Virginia last Saturday, they did set two new school records and tied one. Coach Dave Erholtz said this was the stiffest of competition, with some records made by the leading schools near individual Olympic records.
90 Years Ago · June 2, 1921
A river man, named Isaac Campbell, while trying to open up a jam of logs a few days ago at the chute which conveys the logs around the Pigeon River falls, was taken down the chute and came out of the terrific ride with only a few minor scratches. With wonderful presence of mind he clinched the log, and, as the logs are forced out of the water when they reach the bottom of the chute, he threw himself clear of the log he rode and the numerous logs following closely. He is the first man who has ever come out alive through this chute, and modestly informs his hearers that he did not feel very wet, but that the ride could have gone a bit faster.
The Fourth of July Committee is meeting with encouragement in their canvass for funds to celebrate with. They may have a band, and will surely have a ball game, lots of noise, lemonade, pop, candy, chewing gum and ice cream at the refreshment parlors, a dance, and everything that goes to make a good old-fashioned Fourth.
Charles Boostrom is building an addition to the Motor Inn which will, when completed, make that garage 50 by 120 feet. Twenty feet of one end will be used for a repair shop and 50 by 100 feet of the floor space will be used for storage.
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