10 Years Ago
July 15, 2005
Hearts will break this Tuesday. The old section of the East Bay Hotel is disappearing into history that day. Gone will be the cozy Viking bar, the dining room overlooking Artist Point, and the funky little hotel rooms with barely enough floor space for a bed. Hope and excitement for the new East Bay are high, as conversion of the old landmark into condominiums was welcomed by the community at large.
Through July 19, night crews will capture and release loons on selected lakes across the Superior National Forest. The project is part of a cooperative effort to determine the amount of mercury in loons throughout the country. There are three goals in the monitoring program: to compare the level of mercury in loons on the forest to other areas of the country; to determine if the level of mercury is high enough to affect the loons’ viability; and to determine if there are any perceptible trends over time based on comparisons to previous studies on the forest.
20 Years Ago
July 17, 1995
Without fanfare and with little discussion, three members of the Cook County school board voted unanimously to accept the resignations of the other two members. The stunning news came as a complete surprise to the public at the regular meeting of the school board July 10, although the letters were submitted June 30. Chris Conlan and Lauri Quarles both apparently resigned out of frustration, saying they had difficulty with the way Superintendent Don Langan ran his administration and his lack of communication with the school board.
The Gunflint Ranger District on the Superior National Forest has started construction on the new administrative site located approximately one mile west of Grand Marais on Highway 61. The new site will allow for a larger visitor information center with increased parking. There will also be two warehouses and a carpentry shop.
50 Years Ago
July 15, 1965
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company has started engineering work on a $68,000 service improvement project along the Gunflint Trail. Twenty-two miles of cable will be placed underground.
The Coast Guard cutter Naugatuck arrived in the local harbor last Friday, its mission being transporting of a crew engaged in geophysical survey of the lake. The ship’s primary mission is search and rescue logistics, but will on occasion assist in other work such as the lake survey.
Jack Goodwin of Wisconsin Rapids hopes to bring his family here soon if he can find housing and wants to live here permanently. He is set up to do septic tank service.
90 Years Ago
July 16, 1925
A fire that destroyed the North Shore Garage, clothing store of J.T. Joynes and grocery store of J.C. Murphy broke out early this morning. The blaze was first noticed by a night watchman at the Midway garage, who turned in the alarm after experiencing some difficulty in getting at the fire bell. Except for a few articles rescued from the Joynes’ store, the loss was entire.
A Standard Oil tank truck arrived here Tuesday and unloaded 1,500 gallons of gasoline.
Under the leadership of Mrs. Jack Scott and Mrs. E.M. Zerbach, the Colvill Sewing Class met at the home of Mrs. Scott. The members were shown how to use the various sewing machine attachments, how to make plackets, buttonholes, different kinds of seams and also how to hemstitch on the sewing machine.
The past week has been a busy one for both the Senior and Junior [baseball] teams of Grand Marais. Both teams have set definite periods for practice and have been working out regularly. The results should be apparent in the coming games.
Ben Byers and party passed through Grand Marais on their way to Duluth after spending a few days at their cottage on Hungry Jack Lake.
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