10 Years Ago
May 14, 2004
The Cook County commissioners elected to pass on a vote for or against the proposed county subdivision ordinance when it came before them for its second public hearing May 11. Instead, a committee of commissioners, attorneys, Realtors and zoning officials must first go over the document and revise it before it can come back to the county board for a vote.
Pow-wow season was launched with fanfare at Grand Portage last week when drums rang through the beautiful reservation on the shores of Lake Superior Friday and Saturday. The baseball and softball teams were especially honored when master of ceremonies Sam Mosqua of Black Water Creek, Ontario, called for a special dance to honor them. Teammates circled the sacred drum arm-in-arm, moving in time to the ancient beat, laughing in delight. The pow-wow ended with a spectacular friendship dance where everyone from all the schools danced together in the arena in the warm spring sun.
20 Years Ago
May 16, 1994
The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to deny a request to rezone Lost Lake shoreline property from Forest- Agriculture-Recreation to Forest-Agriculture- Residential. The proposal, if approved, would have developed up to 12 or 13 five-acre building lots on the north and east sides of Lost Lake, with approximately 350 feet of lakeshore per lot.
At its May 10 meeting, the Cook County Economic Development Authority moved to go ahead with a plan to develop a new Business Development Area in Grand Marais just up the Gunflint Trail at the edge of the city limits. The plan is expected to take months to complete and there are several stages to be coordinated. Among the immediate tasks is to get the land surveyed and platted. Two businesses have made a firm commitment to moving into the project and interest is quite high with a number of others, including the city.
50 Years Ago
May 14, 1964
A spilled can of paint near a hot water heater at the Charles Mahlburg home Monday started a fire in their bathroom that gutted its interior and smoked up a freshly painted and scrubbed house Mrs. Mahlburg was on a ladder when the can tipped near the heater. She rushed out to get cloths to wipe it up, but before she returned the flames had engulfed the room.
Of interest this past week were reports of a beaver at Ray Hansen’s and Jack Anderson’s yards in Lutsen. We hope he finally found the creek or pond where he belonged.
C.R. McCoy, instructor here about 13 years ago, is now principal of the high school at Granite Falls.
Word was received last week of the death of Mrs. Hiram D. Woods of Minneapolis, one of the pioneer summer residents of Hovland. Dr. Woods and his brother Dan owned a cabin adjoining the Payson Smith property, “Rusty Rock,” and spent a good part of their summers there.
90 Years Ago
May 15, 1924
Charles J. Johnson spent a few days the first part of the week at Pigeon River Bridge, where he is building a cabin for the use of the Customs and Immigration officers.
Beginning this week the Princess Theater will show pictures Friday and Saturday, the same show both nights. The people of the community are showing their appreciation of the high-class shows being given and arrangements are being made to show oftener each week.
The excavation to the new addition to the school has been completed. The steam shovel and trucks are making quick work of the job. The dirt removed was used to widen out some of the streets of the village.
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