10 Years Ago · July 9, 2001
A small fire in the Sea Gull Lake area on July 3 was reported by a cabin owner at 2:30 a.m. and quickly contained by the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department and Forest Service crews. It is thought that a spark escaped a chimney and landed in a nearby lichen. The chimney was equipped with a spark arrester, but it only takes one spark to start a fire in these dry conditions, said Fire Chief Dan Baumann.
Weather permitting, the Army Corps of Engineers’ derrick barge the H.J. Schwartz will leave the Grand Marais harbor today for its next project in Michigan. More than 500 tons of core stone was added to the breakwalls during the Corps’ two-week stay in Grand Marais. “We mainly reconnected core stones that have been moved away by wave and ice action,” said John Larson, chief of operations and maintenance out of the Corps office in Duluth. Besides improving the structural integrity of the east and west breakwalls, the Corps’ workers also put in new cable, painted railings and installed new grouting on the breakwall’s walkways. Larson said he conducts a yearly inspection of the harbor.
20 Years Ago · July 8, 1991
A master plan for annexation, which would have more than doubled the size of Grand Marais, has been abandoned according to City Clerk Tom Swenson. He said that instead, the city would proceed to annex on a bit-by-bit, piecemeal basis, as property owners request it. The master plan proposed by a special committee in July 1990 would have extended the Grand Marais city limits from County Road 49 on the west four miles to a point just west of the Croftville Road on the east.
A meeting was held June 27 at City Hall to review guidelines for development of a marina. Doug Gilchrist, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was chairman of the meeting. Tim Kennedy, director of planning and development, said the proposed new comprehensive plan for the city protected a 40-foot strip of shoreline from Sweetheart’s Bluff to the sewer plant. “Any structure for a marina would have to be beyond that 40-foot protected area,” he said.
50 Years Ago · July 6, 1961
The Fourth of July observance in this area was saddened by the drowning of a Duluth family man just north of the border at the end of the Gunflint Trail Monday night. The body of the 32-year-old man, a telephone employee, was recovered at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday from a turbulent pool about 100 feet beyond Silver Falls north of Cache Bay in Canada. The victim and a friend were skin diving when, working in the treacherous currents looking for historic relics, the accident occurred. It is believed the victim’s regulator was somehow pulled from his mouth (it was not in place when the body was found) and he was apparently unable to get it back in place.
Hot pad holders for the ladies and cigars for the men were handed out to all those who attended the recent open house at the Grand Marais Bottle Gas Co. Of course, there was coffee and doughnuts for everyone.
Gateway Lodge is starting a chuck wagon dinner each Saturday night followed by a dance. The music will be furnished by Ike’s Orchestra.
90 Years Ago · July 14, 1921
Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Lloyd of Milwaukee were camping in Cook County several days last week. They drove over to Port Arthur and back while here, and left on their return trip Monday. They had their four children with them Mr. Lloyd deals in oils and greases.Min
The Cook County Automobile Club held their first picnic Sunday at the Pigeon River bridge, and it was a great success. The day was perfect. There was an abundance of ice cream and the supply of lemons was ample, so that refreshments were served throughout the day, all gratis.
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