10 YEARS AGO · MARCH 24, 2002
Schroeder’s top gathering spot, The Cross River Café, burned to the ground March 17. The fire occurred after closing hours and no one was hurt in the blaze. The popular restaurant owned by Chuck VanDoren was a favorite for locals to gather over meals or have coffee. LTV steelworkers and now Minnesota Power employees get overtime meals from the café.
A meeting between area truckers — especially pulpwood haulers — and the Cook County Sheriff ’s Department has been scheduled tonight at the courthouse. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss law enforcement issues as they apply to overweight loads on county roads. Cook County Sheriff Dave Wirt told the county commissioners that because of some newly purchased scales, this is the first year his department could weigh and fine truckers who carried overweight loads. “We now have the ability to enforce these regulations,” he said.
20 YEARS AGO · MARCH 23, 1992
What to do about a proposed harbor of refuge at Horseshoe Bay, Hovland, is scheduled to be discussed again by the county board. The board discussed the proposal last week when it was presented to them by a state DNR water access specialist. He wanted to know whether the commissioners thought the land surrounding Horseshoe Bay should remain in public ownership or sold to the six lease holders on the 4,200 feet of School Trust land surrounding the bay. The DNR has proposed that Horseshoe Bay should be developed as one of a series of nine harbors of refuge between Duluth and the Canadian border on Lake Superior.
While the U.S. Forest Service continues to improve its costs and revenues in northern Minnesota timber sales, it is becoming more and more difficult for sawmill operators to get sawlogs, according to Howard Hedstrom, president of the Hedstrom Lumber Company. “We continue to improve the balance sheet,” said David Filius, supervisor of the Superior National Forest. “The gap is narrowing between timber costs and the value of timber sold.” But, said Hedstrom, “It is making it harder for us to get sawlogs.” He added that the Forest Service has reduced the volume of soft wood saw timber sales by 20 percent.
50 YEARS AGO · MARCH 22, 1962
The Tofte children wish to express their sincere thanks to Mr. Cliff Johnson, who has kept the Tofte skating rink free of snow this winter so that the children could enjoy skating and playing hockey.
A 64-year-old woodsman who was working for George Smith of Lutsen west of Poplar Lake on the Gunflint Trail was pinned under a felled tree yesterday morning and suffered a broken right leg. He is in the local hospital.
Sawbill Lodge, owned and managed by Jean and Dick Raiken for many years, will change hands May 1. The new owners and managers are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Madeja and Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Chicago. The sale involves the main lodge building and 16 units located in the heart of the wilderness canoe country on Sawbill Lake. The Raikens plan to stay with the new owners until July 1 and in this way help them get started, as they are new in the resort business. Frank and Mary Alice Hansen, who operate the Sawbill Outfitters near the public campground on Sawbill Lake, will operate that business independently now.
90 YEARS AGO · MARCH 23, 1922
The dyeing of cotton and woolen goods has been the chief interest of the chemistry class the first few days of this week. Not only did the goods become dyed, but also their hands.
Capt. John Waroe, who has been running small boats from Duluth up the North Shore for a number of years, is now with one of the big steel company boats sailing down the lakes during the navigation period. He was in Grand Marais today with a truck, and will haul fish to Duluth over land, until lake navigation opens.
Fred Croft brought in a wolf scalp Saturday last.
C.O. Johnson is having his house in the town of Rosebush wired for electric lights. He will install an electric generator.
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