10 Years Ago
May 7, 2004
Two highly visible projects – the downtown streetscape plan and the development of Harbor Park – were sent back to the drawing board for downsizing by Grand Marais city councilors last week after discussion revealed a shortage of money for completion of the original designs.
The Cook County baseball team had a good week, winning two games against Moose Lake and McGregor and then getting a tie versus Two Harbors. A tie? What is this – hockey? But due to darkness, the Vikings and Agates had to suspend play and call the game a tie, which ended 12-12.
As the sun was about to rise, the lights went out Thursday morning, when winds toppled trees and downed transmission lines up and down Highway 61. The outage was system-wide, including the city of Grand Marais, because of trees on a transmission line outside of town. That line is the main line which feeds both Grand Marais and all of Cook County.
20 Years Ago
May 9, 1994
Long-time residents of Cook County lakes were watching closely last week for signs that the ice would be leaving the lakes. But as of Tuesday, progress was slow according to most.
On Saturday, many people in Grand Marais wondered why St. Luke’s Lifelink III helicopter landed in the school parking lot, took off and landed a couple more times. It was all part of a two-day Emergency Services Conference training that had local emergency responders flying the helicopter, diving under the ice at Devil Track Lake and practicing the operation of the Jaws of Life equipment at Floyd Johnson’s salvage yard.
Gunflint Hills Golf Course may be 40 years old, but things keep improving there, according to club manager Mike Kunshier. A new automatic irrigation system should be completed by July and work on it will begin when the frost is out. “The system will improve the course and get rid of some of the less desirable water holes,” Kunshier said.
50 Years Ago
May 7, 1964
A 12-year-old Grand Portage boy who was injured in a bicycle accident last week is still on the critical list at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. In a semi-conscious state he is in the intensive care ward and his parents are with him. No one knows exactly what happened, but it is believed that while riding his bike, the boy was thrown or fell over a bank, his head hitting rocks. He lay there for some time before he was found and was then hurried to Grand Marais and then on to Duluth.
A chunk of concrete was hurled through one of Matt Johnson’s grocery store plate glass windows at about 1:15 a.m. Monday. Mrs. L.G. Lindell, who has her bed directly over the broken window on the second floor, heard three noises. She thought at first it must be the wind rattling her open storm window. She got up to shut it. Another noise followed, less distinct, and then the crash. She got up to see what was happening but saw nothing.
A building owned by Mrs. Anna Speck had been wrecked and was set on fire last Thursday afternoon, and someone evidently became worried about the fire and sounded the alarm about 3 p.m.
90 Years Ago
May 8, 1924
They have started work on the new schoolhouse this week. Ground has been broken and the excavation work is now being done for the basement.
Lake Superior trout has taken a drop in price the last week. It tumbled about 15 cents a pound.
A northeast wind blowing from Monday till Wednesday blocked the Duluth harbor entrance with ice.
Notice! Persons hauling garbage from town have been dumping it too close to the highway. It should be taken in a quarter mile from the road, to the village dump. Any person leaving trash near the road will be arrested if apprehended. And those already guilty are hereby requested to remove the same within 10 days, to save trouble.
— Paul Backlund, supervisor of the Town of Rosebush
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