10 YEARS AGO
AUG. 29, 2003
Due to the dry docking of the gas barge Greenstone, Isle Royale National Park supplies of gas for boaters are low. The Greenstone was put into dry dock after a recent inspection found it was not in compliance with federal law, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, forbidding gas hauling by single-hulled vessels. That act sprang from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. According to the Park Service, the Greenstone showed “hull degradation.”
The Cook County Vikings face the Mesabi East Giants at home in the first game of the season Aug. 29. “I think we’ll have a good game against them,” said Dale Bockovich, head coach for the Vikes. “It’s a good test for us. They’re a senior-laden team and it’s a good game to open with to see what we can do.”
20 YEARS AGO
AUG. 30, 1993
A Blackwell family reunion was held in Grand Marais July 30-Aug. 1, with 98 family members including spouses and children participating. There have been Blackwells in Grand Marais continuously since 1906 when John A. Blackwell and his wife Ruth came to Cook County. He was once the editor and publisher of the News-Herald and she was a teacher in the Grand Marais schools.
Father Mark Hollenhorst Appreciation Day, Aug. 25, was climaxed by the dedication of the St. John’s church hall as “Father Mark Hollenhorst Hall.” A plaque so designating the room was placed on the wall, surmounted by a picture of Father Mark celebrating the eucharist at the table of our Lord.
The Cook County commissioners gave a favorable reaction Aug. 24 to a proposal to designate 40 acres of county land as a school forest. The tract is the north half of an 80-acre parcel on County Road 14. In approving the concept and making the 40 acres available to the school district, the county retains official possession of the land. It also maintains the right to extract gravel.
50 YEARS AGO
AUG. 29, 1963
A car, out of control, came down the Gunflint Trail Friday afternoon, crossed Highway 61 and landed against the retaining wall after hitting the Thomas Eckel house. The driver of the 1949 Buick claimed that his brakes failed as he reached the last hill near the Russell Cabins. With him were his wife and daughter, who were somewhat bruised, but released from the hospital.
We are having a different sort of tourist here at Schroeder. Black bears are moving in. There are various reports of store rooms being raided, tourist guests meeting mamma bear and twin cubs at doorways, garbage cans dumped hither and yon, and of a horse, Duke, who had a delinquent bear slap him in the mouth with a loss of two teeth.
“Where the Gulls Are,” a pictorial feature in last Sunday’s Picture Magazine, was taken locally of Ed Anderson and his fishing boat.
Robert W. Sherer of Grand Portage has enrolled in the Body & Fender Repair course at Gregg Shop Training Inc., Chicago.
90 YEARS AGO
AUG. 30, 1923
Backlund Brothers of the Lake View Dairy are putting up a 22-foot addition to their barn which will make the structure 60 feet long. A concrete floor is being put in to cover the floor space of the entire barn. Their herd will be increased to 25 milking cows this winter, which will mean lots of milk and more cream to be available at all times.
Last Tuesday night lightning cut some pranks at Lutsen near the schoolhouse and at Carl Nelson’s. Six telephone poles were entirely cut off near the ground and the telephone box at Nelson’s was destroyed and the circuit burned out. Mrs. Nelson received quite a nervous shock, but no one was injured. This is the greatest damage from lightning that we have recorded for a long time, and it was unusual at this time of the year to have severe lightning.
John LeSage and some friends from St. Paul will fish the Flutereed for a couple days to wind up the season which ends Friday.
Mrs. Aaron Lince has gone to Duluth to visit her daughter. She was suffering from a felon on her hand when she left here Tuesday.
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