10 Years Ago
Sept. 27, 2002
The Tofte Town Board met Sept. 19 in a continuation of their Sept. 12 meeting to discuss a resolution from the Lutsen Tofte Tourism Association regarding the collection of the county lodging tax. In his presentation, LTTA vice president Jim Vick emphasized that the LTTA is continuing to meet and make progress with Cook County officials. After considerable discussion, Supervisor Paul James moved to accept the resolution designating Tofte as the collecting agent for the county lodging tax.
On Sept. 9, Joe Foster made wildlife history when he videotaped a lynx kitten crossing a forest road in the Superior National Forest. This is the first time lynx reproduction has been documented in northern Minnesota for at least 20 years. In addition to his initial footage of the lone kitten, the Isabella man then filmed an adult lynx with a kitten for several minutes.
20 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1992
The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board voted last week to grant the city of Grand Marais $200,000 toward the construction of a new fire hall. This means a new fire hall will be built during the spring and summer of 1993. The new building will be 72-by-60 feet and contain space for five vehicles, men’s and women’s bathrooms, office and meeting areas and storage and work areas. It will be built on the site of the old curling club, opposite the hospital on the Gunflint Trail. Estimated cost of the fire hall is $240,750. Conversion of the city hall to off-peak electric heat will cost another $70,000.
In a formal resolution signed Sept. 9, the Town of Schroeder supported a harbor of refuge with protected access to the lakeside location adjacent to Sugar Loaf Cove. The resolution refers to a March 10 resolution passed by residents at the annual town meeting. That resolution supported “the township’s participation and cooperation with the North Shore Management Board and Department of Natural Resources in the identification of a suitable recreational boating harbor in Schroeder Township.” The county board has also expressed support toward the position taken by the Schroeder resolution.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 27, 1962
A number of young people from St. Louis Park spent 20 hours in the woods Saturday night after a rather hectic experience in the Arrowhead River woods. They had been at Hinderlie cabin and were returning to Naniboujou when nightfall overtook them, and they had to spend the night under the skies. When found the next morning by searchers, they were wet from wading the river and mighty tuckered out, but otherwise in good condition.
Max Fiegal, 70, fell between rafters of the motel being constructed by his son Maurice near the rock cut west of here Saturday. The Fiegals are constructing a 10-unit motel. It so happened that Dr. B.J. Cronwell was there at the time, so the injured man was taken care of at once and taken to the local hospital for attention.
The Canadian lynx has moved into this area with force. Since April 1 over 100 have been bountied by the game wardens. Forty-two have been caught by Pete Peterson alone and seven have been shot by the partridge hunters since the season opened. In all of the years that Art Johnson has been a game warden, he cannot remember such an influx of these animals.
90 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1922
The highway surveying party engaged in locating the trunk highway from Grand Marais to Pigeon River under the supervision of the state highway engineer moved from camp yesterday. They came to town last night and this morning left for Forest Lake, where they will work on the highway between Duluth and St. Paul.
The Marais Lumber Company received a hundred-ton shipment of coal Tuesday.
Sunday afternoon a partridge visited the roof of the Motor Inn and caused quite a commotion. Some small boys threw rocks at it and broke a window in the printing office.
Mr. Jessup of Tofte was in town yesterday and says he has planted a lot of grapes on his farm. He hopes to demonstrate the practicability of raising them here.
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