10 Years Ago
March 28, 2003
As of March 24, more than 40 students had applied to attend Great Expectations School for the 2003-04 school year. The school will continue to accept applications for students in kindergarten through eighth grade until the enrollment limit of 51 is reached.
The Schroeder Area Historical Society is seeking $2,000 in contributions to pay for a plaque honoring those who have served in the armed forces of the United States. The plaque will stand as the very first monument on Highway 61. It will rest on a rock from Carlton Peak placed in front of the new flag pole next to the highway. It is hoped another $1,000 will be raised for a spotlight for nighttime illumination.
20 Years Ago
March 29, 1993
The chip mill owned by the Grand Portage Reservation was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, March 22. Foreman Duane Lhotka said the fire must have started sometime after 1 a.m. Fire was spotted by Jim Johnson at about 5 a.m. when he came over the hill and approached the mill. There were no injuries in the fire, which destroyed the chip plant itself and the maintenance building. The plant had been built only two years ago in April, and employed six people fulltime. The employees will be kept working cleaning up the debris from the fire. Plans are under way to rebuild, and maybe even expand the operation.
Bruce Martinson’s application for a $30,000 loan from Cook County’s Revolving Loan Fund was approved March 15 by the county board. The funds will be used in the construction of Superior Ridge Resort, a 12-unit resort-motel in Schroeder on the upper side of Highway 61.
50 Years Ago
March 28, 1963
Two Wisconsin men had a narrow escape last Saturday when their semi truck went out of control on the Caribou Lake Road and they failed to make the turn on Highway 61. The truck tipped over on the lower side of the road, one of the men reportedly having jumped before they landed. They were taken to the local hospital, and after first aid were released.
Frank Libro’s brother, Cosmo, 39, was fatally injured when the shotgun he was carrying discharged as he slipped on some ice near his home in Chisholm.
Two shelves full of about 100 books fell on Miss Olga Soderberg in the Grand Marais Elementary School library last Thursday. The corner of a book cut an L-shaped gash in her left hand necessitating doctors’ attention. Several stitches had to be taken to close the wound. Miss Soderberg was alone in the library at the time. Teachers in the nearby rooms heard the crash and came to her aid. Some of the shelves are warped which may have caused them to give way. The library shelves are to be fixed this summer.
90 Years Ago
March 29, 1923
George Bayle, who is working at Scott Bros.camp, is in town this week with a sore shoulder.
The mail bus coming from Duluth Monday tipped over on its side about three miles east of Tofte. The bus was going slow through a bad piece of road when it ran up on one of the banks and rolled over. Three windows were broken but no other damage was done. Andrew Tofte, who was cutting wood about a mile west of where the bus tipped over, brought his men over to the bus and with a block and line soon had the bus upright and on its way. Besides the driver, there were six passengers.
One dollar brings 48 eggs to your door if you order from Ed Toftey & Co.
Alfred Stone of Hovland and his brother, recently from Norway, were in Grand Marais Monday.
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