10 Years Ago
Sept. 16, 2005
Chair Paul James announced that Tofte township has submitted an offer to buy the Birch Grove building now owned by ISD 166. The offer, for an undisclosed amount, also came with conditions.
From all reports, more than 50, if not hundreds, of migratory songbirds died in Lake Superior last week, the probable victims of a lake effect wind in the early morning hours of Sept. 7. “Apparently the bird kill was caused by a weather phenomenon,” said Dave Ingebrigtsen of the DNR in Grand Marais.
20 Years Ago
Sept. 18, 1995
A groundbreaking Sept. 23 will kick off the upgrading of Highway 61. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The project is two miles in length, from a quarter mile west of the Good Harbor overlook to just north of the Cascade River State Park entrance. Work will begin this construction season, and is expected to be basically completed by October 1996. The project will cost $2.3 million. The upgrade will create two 12-foot driving lanes and 10-foot paved shoulders on both sides.
The Grand Marais City Council passed a motion to hire a local architect to help in litigation against the county. The lawsuit is over city zoning, county plans to build an addition to the courthouse, and whose right, jurisdictions and ordinances should prevail.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 16, 1965
Timber wolves are on the increase in the county, if recent signs are any indication. Ten wolves were seen on the Caribou Lake Road; guests at Lutsen Resort saw three timber wolves devouring a big buck; and recently a wolf was believed to have killed a dog in East Colvill.
A Monday evening group has been formed by people interested in learning to converse in German. Mrs. Kenneth Drowley will help them with pronunciation and to become familiar with common expressions used when visiting a foreign country.
The possible fire danger at the Hedstrom planer mill Tuesday afternoon called out a large group of volunteers.
90 Years Ago
Sept. 17, 1925
John Kuenzel and Arthur Anderson returned yesterday from a trip on field work, which included sign posting. At Sagnagog they posted signs and cleaned portages. They were also at Devil Fish Lake where they mapped a fire which occurred in July. They were out about 10 days.
Joe Anderson, the chef of Gateway Lodge, came to town today and will relieve Ray Sjoberg, chef at Sjoberg’s restaurant, who will take a vacation.
John Valentine of Ely spent Tuesday in the village.
Boats have been loading pulpwood in the harbor this week for Hughes Brothers.
Several of the high school girls had a wiener roast on the rocks Tuesday night.
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