10 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 19, 2003
Wish lists and harbor maps were unfolded at the Safe Harbor Advisory Committee meeting on Monday as members continued discussions about the possibility of developing a full-service marina in the Grand Marais harbor. Any development of a safe harbor and/or marina will require months, if not years, of work as well as the go-ahead by the city council, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Land Trust.
Definite progress is being made on the new Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais. Phase I and Phase II of the $3.9 million project have already been completed and work is proceeding at a good pace in the longest and most complex portion of the project, said County Engineer Chuck Schmit.
20 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 20, 1993
The Grand Marais Planning and Zoning Commission approved Sept. 13 a request presented by East Bay Hotel that the city sell a lot to the hotel, and vacate a portion of First Avenue East. East Bay Hotel had also requested that the east portion of Wisconsin Street be vacated, but the commissioners took no action on that request. They want to study it further, and intend to act on it at a later date. The approval for vacating the section of First Avenue East and selling the lot will make possible the expansion of Eat Bay Hotel and its parking facilities.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the highway engineer to proceed with the contract for construction of an airport arrival/departure and office building. The low bid was $105,600 – nearly $5,000 lower than the competing bid. Work is expected to begin this fall.
50 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 19, 1963
One of the oldest houses in Croftville was destroyed by fire Friday morning. The five-room, one-story frame building was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott. They were just putting the finishing touches on a re-painting job at the house. Mr. Scott had left the house where he had been working and had gone home for a cup of coffee, when neighbors ran to him to tell him the house was afire. It is not known how the blaze started.
Mrs. Haven Allard came home Monday night and is convalescing from phlebitis.
It would appear that there are an abundance of fox this year as they are frequently seen when driving along the road.
Cindy Cushman has started her nurse’s training at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. She is one of 95 student nurses starting on this new career.
90 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 20, 1923
Through the kind cooperation of the Board of County Commissioners the services of a truck will be available for collecting exhibits for the county fair. This action of the board will facilitate the sending of exhibits and should result in a fair truly representative of all parts of the county. The Fair Board hopes that farmers and gardeners will be interested and that the number of exhibits brought to the fair through this means will fully justify the action of the county board.
Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Mattice of Webster City, Iowa and George Mayhew returned Tuesday from a two weeks’ cruise in the northern wilds of Cook County. Mr. Mattice reports the fishing good and the party enjoyed several fish dinners as a consequence.
Word has been received from Miss Frances Hedstrom at Wellton, Ariz., where she is teaching this year. She wants to receive the News-Herald, which is like a letter from home each week, except that it contains more news than a letter usually does.
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