10 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 2002
The county gave a green light to the Cook County North Shore Hospital directors’ request to use $2.3 million in the hospital depreciation fund for remodeling part of the upper level of the hospital and completing the lower level. The commissioners also told the directors that a future request for a formal lease of the facility would be looked upon with favor.
On March 29, a harlequin duck was reported in the Grand Marais harbor near the breakwall. The sighting, recorded in the April 4 Minnesota Birding Report, did not indicate if the bird was male or female. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service rates male harlequin ducks as “among the more beautiful sea ducks.” Characteristic of sea ducks, harlequins breed along turbulent rivers and streams.
20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1992
A Japanese exchange student was seriously injured Tuesday when he slipped near the top of Carlton Peak and fell. The 17-year-old was knocked unconscious when he slid and bounced approximately 50 feet, then fell 10 feet. He suffered head and neck injuries in the mishap and was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.
A good-sized turnout helped the library celebrate its fifth anniversary April 4. There were cookies and other goodies to mark the occasion.
A Lions Club proposal for a monopoly to control out-of-doors vendors of food sales during the annual Fisherman’s Picnic was received by the city council last week. City Attorney Dick Johnson said Grand Marais officials might be able to use their peddler’s ordinance to police outdoor food vendors at the picnic. Lions Club representatives said they are making the request because last year the Lions Club spent $20,000 on the Fisherman’s Picnic before it took in a dime. The club depended on raffle ticket sales (where an automobile was the top prize) and the sale of fishburgers at its food stand to pay for expenses.
50 YEARS AGO
APRIL 12, 1962
A moose is a guest in the Herman Mickelson field, apparently enjoying the snow-free grassy area. Mrs. Gale Reynolds of Taconite Harbor also had an unusual guest, a beaver, in her yard for two hours yesterday, much to the delight of Mrs. Reynolds and various children. Last seen he was headed up Cherry Creek.
The Ingrams and Buckmans of Sugar Loaf Landing are having fun making maple syrup during the spring slack time, and the Tord Johnsons enjoyed an evening at the “boiling down” with them. It was a beautiful star-studded night, with an arc of dancing Northern Lights thrown in for good measure. Coffee and cake was enjoyed around the fire.
A 2-year-old Grand Marais boy is thought to have mistaken a can of Drano for candy and a hurried call was placed for medical help Sunday evening. He is at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, under observation, and may be there for a two-week period.
90 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1922
Gunner Olson and Hartvik Sather returned Monday from a trip to Duluth. They stayed about a week at Beaver Crossing on the way home, the clutch of their truck refusing to hold. It required a new lining.
The Misses Babineau of Cascade furnished some very acceptable music at the Princess Theater Saturday night. Their numbers were heartily encored.
Carl Carlson and Axel Carlson of Tofte drove in to Grand Marais Monday with H.O. Engelsen’s truck. They returned the same day with a load of gasoline.
Buy your Easter eggs from Ed Toftey & Co. Four dozen eggs for a dollar – Saturday only!
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