10 YEARS AGO
DEC. 8, 2006
Grand Marais city councilors approved a recreation joint powers agreement last Wednesday, joining forces with Cook County in an effort to promote and improve local facilities. Cook County School District is expected to approve the resolution at its next meeting.
Increased tourism and extended fishing seasons have led to increased marine activity after the Coast Guard’s Labor Day deadline, which has prompted Sen. Norm Coleman to urge the U.S. Coast Guard to extend its operation season at North Superior Station in Grand Marais, at a minimum, through the month of September. Although the local Coast Guard station is a seasonal unit currently operating from about Memorial Day to Labor Day, trout fishing is open until Sept. 30 and salmon fishing runs through October. Sheriff Mark Falk said in a separate letter that two times in the last four years during September, there have been significant search and rescue incidents on Lake Superior.
20 YEARS AGO
DEC. 9, 1996
Residents driving between the county line and the boundaries of Temperance River State Park have probably been wondering why they see a path of wood chips along their route. This rough path is the future Bike & Hike path from Taconite Harbor to Temperance River. Nearly a mile of the planned two-plusmile path has been completed.
Preliminary results of the 1996 deer season confirm expectations of greatly reduced success by hunters. This year only 337 deer were registered at stations in the Cook County, Finland, and Beaver Bay areas. That is down 53 percent from last year’s total of 724.
50 YEARS AGO
DEC. 8, 1966
The Symphonions will sing Christmas carols at the local nursing home Sunday afternoon, in connection with church service held at that time. The local pastors take turns conducting these weekly services.
The grade school “Lost and Found” box is becoming very crowded. If your child has lost anything, please have them check over the articles and take their lost things with them.
The Grand Marais Vikings are 3-0 for the season after trouncing Hermantown 69-48 last Friday on the home court. The win put them tied with Duluth Central at the top of the Big Ten standings and alone on top of the Seaway Division.
90 YEARS AGO
DEC. 9, 1926
P.D. Mold and part of his maintenance crew came through from Two Harbors Tuesday with a rotary snow plow, bound for Pigeon River bridge. It was the trial trip for the new equipment. At Good Harbor Hill and at Carl Sjoberg’s the plow made the rounds, widening the road. The apparatus throws the snow 40 feet away.
Weather permitting there will be a turkey shoot Sunday.
Oliver Anderson shot two wolves last Tuesday. After following the wolves on snowshoes for several miles through deep snow, the wolves finally played out, enabling Mr. Anderson to overtake them. So far he has killed 16 wolves this winter.
The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Backlund broke his collarbone yesterday when he fell off a chair in their home.
In the future the Grand Marais firemen will hold their meetings in the fire hall instead of the village hall.
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