10 YEARS AGO
MARCH 17, 2006
The gypsy moth has arrived in Cook County – not in huge numbers yet, but enough have been trapped to raise a red flag in offices in St. Paul and Washington, D.C. As a result, both the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources, as well as the U.S. Forest Service, are collaborating on a suppression effort to control and/or eradicate the gypsy moth populations in five areas in the county.
Public Utilities Commission Chairman Ed Bolstad told Grand Marais city councilors that plans to rejuvenate the water tower off the Gunflint Trail are progressing. The tower needs to be refurbished, both inside and out, and a fence will then be installed around its base. Finally, trees and a moose, along with a welcoming message, will be painted on the exterior.
20 YEARS AGO
MARCH 18, 1996
The Grand Marais Art Colony will hold a public forum to gather information and input on the studio space needs of area artists. The forum is being held as part of the Art Colony’s information-gathering process regarding the potential use of Forest Service maintenance buildings. Those buildings will be transferred to the city of Grand Marais when the Forest Service construction is complete later this year. The Art Colony is completing a feasibility study to present to the city council that will propose use of the current buildings as studio space for artists.
Cook County Emergency Management officials are warning that spring flooding is likely, mainly because of the exceptional amount of snowfall all winter. In addition to water damage in basements, there could be highway or road washouts and power outages.
50 YEARS AGO
MARCH 17, 1966
The Grand Marais Vikings were tumbled from contention in the district basketball tourney last week after having advanced to the semifinals – the farthest they had ever attained in any prior season.
One man lost his life, another miraculously escaped Sunday morning when their car went out of control and plunged upside-down in the Cross River at Schroeder. The men, both Duluthians, had spent the day skiing at Lutsen. The deceased man’s body was recovered Sunday afternoon after it was sucked from the wreckage by the surge of the stream and carried under the ice. Sheriff Emerson Morris and several volunteers worked through the night and most of Sunday trying to locate the body, finally finding it under the bridge after the thick ice had been blasted loose. The driver of the car, possibly stunned by the impact, managed to get clear of the car and climbed to the road.
Marie Ludviksen of Pike Lake was the lucky winner in a contest sponsored by a flour company through the Matt Johnson store last week. The prize was an electric range!
90 YEARS AGO
MARCH 18, 1926
Frank, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Roberts, has blood poisoning in his arm.
The fishermen at Grand Portage are having good luck fishing through the ice. The fish is hauled to Mineral Center by team, where it is picked up by trucks and taken to Duluth.
Tuesday afternoon Lucy Caribou’s house caught on fire from the chimney. The fire was checked with snow until the chemical arrived, which soon extinguished the flames. The rear of the house was badly damaged.
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