10 Years Ago
Oct. 29, 2004
The Cook County commissioners voted Tuesday to appoint Chief Deputy Mark Falk as the new sheriff beginning Feb. 1, 2005, after Sheriff Dave Wirt retires.
Singer/songwriter Michael Monroe of Hovland was awarded a regional Emmy for his musical composition for the documentary “Soaring On Mended Wings” produced by KSTP’s Jason Davis. The documentary is about the University of Minnesota Raptor Center. The program also received an Emmy for the Best Documentary category.
Grand Portage made a strong impression on more than 100 Minnesota weavers and fiber artists last weekend as they met at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino for their annual convention. The group, called the Weaving Federation of Weaver’s Guilds and Fiber Artists, spent two days learning from each other and exploring a wide variety of skills and crafts that reflect life on the North Shore.
20 Years Ago
Oct. 31, 1994
At their meeting on Oct. 25, the Cook County commissioners moved to support county participation, along with the townships of Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder, in the ongoing maintenance of the proposed airport in Tofte. The proposed design for a paved, year around landing strip is expected to cost a total of about $8,000 per year to maintain. The state will pay approximately $5,500 of the cost and the rest will be split among the three townships and the county.
Deer prospects are said to be “about average” according to the DNR. “We’ve been up and down since we had the big snowstorm back in 1991. That resulted in a record deer harvest and was followed by a fairly hard winter,” said Bill Peterson, area wildlife supervisor. “The department became worried about overabundant deer population and allowed even more antlerless permits in ’92…that turned out to be overoptimistic.”
50 Years Ago
Oct. 29, 1964
The final week of campaigning finds candidates slugging away at their opponents, with election day coming up Tuesday. This could be one of the hottest elections in years.
The Singing Moms of Silver Bay, who sing because they love to sing, and who were so well-liked here in their Fisherman’s Picnic concert in August, will again be in Grand Marais Monday evening.
Next Sunday starts a week set aside for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of First Baptist Church. The church was organized with 13 charter members Dec. 16, 1924.
John Young of Little Marais is the new butcher at the North Shore Co-op Store.
Anyone seeing a stray dog in the south shore area of Devil’s Track Lake, please call Sid Backlund.
90 Years Ago
Oct. 30, 1924
The logs which have been in the bay for a couple of months are now loaded and shipped and the loading crew left yesterday for Pigeon Bay to load the remaining logs there. This will clean up the pulpwood for shipment by Hughes Brothers this season.
Election printing has delayed us in news gathering this week, but we must mention the beautiful new brick front being built by the Motor Inn; the enlargement of the Midway Garage into a structure twice its present size, to be of brick; and the new building of the Grand Marais Bakery which Mr. Cherry informs us will be ready for occupancy on the first. With the Joynes building recently completed and the new schoolhouse under construction and about ready for occupancy, it is plainly to be seen that the village is growing.
Chas. Taylor has moved his residence north to Highway No. 1, on the north side of the road.
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