10 Years Ago • Sept. 10, 2001
A record-setting crowd greatly enjoyed the music and food of the deep south over Labor Day weekend at Grand Portage Lodge & Casino. The 10th anniversary of the Bayou Boogie was held in several large tents, and featured over 30 Cajuns from Louisiana.
Employees at Grand Portage Bay Rest Area/Travel Information Center have been told that they will lose their jobs due to budget cutbacks when the center closes for the winter in mid-October. Opened yearly on the third week of May and closed the second week of October, the staff sees between 45,000 and 50,000 people per season.
20 Years Ago • Sept. 9, 1991
While official figures of the 1990 Census show the population of Cook County dropped from 4,092 in 1980 to 3,868 at the latest count, officials here have difficulty accepting the results. County records show the number of homesteads (for property tax purposes) increased by 110, from 1,132 in 1980 to 1,232 in 1990. The Census figures showed a general decline in population in all organized areas of the county.
Population changes as revealed by the 1990 Census will dictate redistricting four of the five districts for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. If the voter registration figures are an accurate reflection of population shifts, the big gainer since the 1980 Census is District 3, represented by Chet Lindskog. That district, which lies directly west of town, has 200 more registered voters than any of the other four.
50 Years Ago • Sept. 7, 1961
The Grand Marais State Bank has reached its third “million milestone” according to Richard Anderson, president. The bank’s total resources soared past the three million mark on Tuesday of this week.
Silas Anderson of Wisconsin, piloting a Piper Cub plane, chose Highway 61 at Mineral Center for a forced landing last Friday when he realized his gas supply was running low. As he hit the road he lost control and his plane swung into the ditch, hitting a telephone pole. The plane was damaged considerably. This was a new type of highway accident for Patrolman Don Ziesmer to cover. He said he had never had them fall out of the sky before!
Fall took over suddenly on Labor Day when the temperatures dropped from sultry highs to a low of 32 degrees at inland points. Gardens showed the effects of freezing. A freak earlier light frost about two weeks ago nipped the less hardy garden plants on Maple Hill. However, a northeaster Tuesday brought an all-night soaker that favored the dry forests and lawns.
90 Years Ago • Sept. 15, 1921
Supt. Divers has announced the enrollment of the Grand Marais school to be 154, as follows: high school, 26; 1st and 2nd, 40; 3rd and 4th, 36; 5th and 6th, 27; and 7th and 8th, 25.
Jack Wiens, the tire vulcanizer and professional boxer, left Monday for his home near Brainerd. Mr. Wiens has a small farm, and his family have been looking after the crops and livestock while he was out working. He will go into business for himself in Brainerd where he can be near his farm, and be able to go to and from his business each day.
Harry Hummitch of Hovland was here Monday attending to some matters in connection with his homestead.
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