10 Years Ago
July 12, 2002
About 100 firefighters worked
Monday and Tuesday to mop up the Greenwood Lake fire that saw as many as 220 firefighters respond to a blaze that five days earlier was thought to be 90 percent contained. The fire, which is believed to have been caused by lightning, was discovered July 2 through aerial detection. At first it covered approximately 77 acres, and fire crews seemed to have it under control. But then the heat and wind of July 3 came and the flames jumped the fire breaks.
The county commissioners got an earful from the neighbors of Carroll “Keck” Melby last Tuesday when the subject of his proposed dock/boat ramp channel into Big Bay in Hovland came up for discussion. But discussion was the only thing the board could entertain on the matter, since the state and federal permits for the work have been approved. County jurisdiction goes only as close to Lake Superior as trees, grass and bushes grow.
20 Years Ago
July 13, 1992
What Mayor Walt Mianowski called the “doo-doo” ordinance received first reading approval at the city council meeting. It is actually an amendment to the city ordinance covering “dogs and other animals” and adds a littering section. The amendment provides that animal owners must clean up after their pets who deposit excrement on the property of other persons.
Two 40-year-old Hopkins residents were found dead in their tent at Devil’s Track Campground last Friday. There was no evidence of foul play. It is assumed they were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide when they attempted to heat the tent with a small charcoal kettle grill. Such products carry strong warning against use in an enclosed area.
50 Years Ago
July 12, 1962
The S.H. Backlund grocery store was “taken” for between $1,600 and $2,000 last Saturday evening, according to Vernon Backlund, proprietor. Just how the robbery occurred, no one knows, and it is not known exactly how much was taken. Most of it was in cash. Backlund suggested two possibilities: the money, which was in a cash box, may have been smuggled out in a grocery order; or it may have been taken when the clerk went into a back room for some items.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sloan spent five days at Clearwater Lake, but the weather conditions and no electricity induced them to leave earlier. This was a blessing in disguise because they had to rush their daughter Susan to the hospital that night. She is at home now and feeling well again.
Two pretty ladyslippers are in bloom at the Wild Flower Sanctuary, reports Mrs. A.B. Walker.
90 Years Ago
July 20, 1922
The semi-annual meeting of the county board was held Monday. Various reports were submitted, levies made and wages of men employed on road work fixed. The levy of taxes made this year for general purposes was $25,000; for roads, $28,000. There is a reduction of $5,500 from levies made a year ago. The wages of men employed on county roads were fixed at 40 cents per hour; wages of team and man at 80 cents per hour.
Arthur Ohme of Chicago, who is a tempter of fate, visited this village last week. He was traveling in a 16-foot canoe, being on the last lap of a tour of the Great Lakes. He left Chicago June 5. He is a young man, and if he does not get killed we predict he will have a better job some time soon so that his vacations may be of longer duration and less hazardous.
A heavy rain fell in Grand
Marais and vicinity Friday night. It was almost a deluge between Rosebush Creek west of this village and Devils Track River east. A number of culverts and the concrete bridge over the Devils Track River were destroyed. The North Shore Highway is in splendid condition.
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