10 Years Ago
May 27, 2005
Grand Marais City Council voted May 11 to go forward with a $288,000 paving project that will cover Second Street between Eighth and 13th avenues west. The schedule calls for bid opening at the end of June, with construction beginning in July.
The Tofte Town Board voted to send a letter to Eva J. Properties thanking the firm for its offer to sell the Casey Tofte commercial site and homestead on Highway 61, a four-acre parcel in the core village with three buildings, for $1.1 million. “We’ll take it under consideration, and poll the interest of the community,” town board chair Paul James said. Supervisors agreed the site might be a draw for wedding parties, a growing local business on the shore.
20 Years Ago
May 29, 1995
The Grand Marais City Council approved award of a contract to an Eveleth firm for $99,900 to construct a new sanitary sewer lift station. The lift station will be behind the city hall building and has needed an overhaul for a couple years. It will be a completely new lift station with a higher capacity than the old one it replaces.
Alan Hedstrom of Grand Marais was elected president of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon board of directors for the 1996 race.
The county commissioners approved expenditure of $4,796 for fire alarm equipment and installation at the county’s law enforcement center in Grand Marais. The purpose of the new fire alarm system is to bring the jail and law enforcement center into compliance with state fire marshal’s requirements and avoid having the facility shut down.
50 Years Ago
May 27, 1965
Bambi, one of a herd of eight deer owned by Milford Humphrey, escaped through a hole in the picket fence Thursday and is still lost. Mr. Humphrey is planning to open a new tourist attraction on the hill in the west end of the village to be called “Deer Fort.”
Raymond L. Nelson, 48, has been appointed superintendent of Grand Portage National Monument. He is presently serving as superintendent at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas. He will succeed Eliot Davis at Grand Portage, who will go to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington.
A recent check by Ohio state patrolmen turned up a motorist who was using a safety belt to secure a case of whiskey on the seat next to him; his own belt was unbuckled.
90 Years Ago
June 4, 1925
Auto drivers are cautioned not to turn in the middle of the block anywhere in the village of Grand Marais; also to keep to right hand side of the street on which they are going; to park on an angle, head on to the sidewalk.
And now another filling station is being built for our thriving village. Ground is being broken today for the new structure which is to be put up by the Standard Oil Company.
When the building is up it will be painted by Aug. J. Johnson.
There were about 30 sailors in the harbor for several days this week loading Forsythe’s pulpwood. And the idea was conceived that a dance should be held to permit them the opportunity of going ashore to work off some of their pent up inclination for revelry. The dance was accordingly given Tuesday night.
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