10 YEARS AGO
OCT. 26, 2007
Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, is “exploring the possibility” of running for governor in 2010. “I will make a final decision sometime next summer. But yes, I’m considering it,” the chairman of the Senate Tax Committee said.
Members of the Grand Marais City Council and Cook County Board of Commissioners got together Tuesday afternoon to talk about the future of the city’s municipal swimming pool. Although the group came up with no answers surrounding the issue, county officials agreed to discuss the matter further at an upcoming county board meeting. The purpose of the get-together was to determine whether the county board is willing and/or able to lend support to the struggling facility, and if so, if it preferred siting a new building at the Community Center or elsewhere in the city.
20 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1997
Nationally famous Native American artist George Morrison of Grand Portage has been honored by inclusion of his work in an upcoming White House Art Exhibit in Washington, D.C. His piece, a large Totem column similar to the one stat stands in the atrium entrance at the North Shore Hospital, is part of an exhibit of works by several noted Native American artists.
Swayed by the owner’s pleas for more time, the county board of commissioners resisted a recommendation by their zoning department staff and gave Lazy Lane Campgrounds until the spring to shape up. County zoning officials said the rationale for their recommendation are based on campground owner Daren Luedtke’s failure to comply with most of the items in his conditional use permit, plus a fresh batch of irregularities. They include installation of a trailer with no permit for such a dwelling or sewage treatment; junk vehicles scattered about the property; no evidence of camping; and an unpermitted addition to Luedtke’s house.
50 YEARS AGO
OCT. 26, 1967
The three Anderson boys, Jim, Tim and Jon accompanied their father, James Anderson, to Silver Bay Tuesday evening. They saw the wrestling matches.
Mrs. Hugh Ridgway was re-elected president of the County Fair Board at the annual meeting of the County Agricultural Society last Tuesday. The dates for the 1968 county fair were set for Aug. 20-23.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Community Action Program are combining efforts in Grand Portage to construct five low-rent houses for Indian use. The Bureau is furnishing $23,000 worth of materials, and the CAP is contributing $40,000 in labor which includes on-the-job carpentry training with Ernest Olson Jr. as supervisor. The buildings are located in the triangle at the new entrance to Grand Portage near Highway 61.
90 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1927
A deer jumped out of the woods near Lutsen last night in front of I. Hanson’s car, and in trying to avoid colliding with the animal Mr. Hanson turned out. However, he struck the deer and his Dodge car turned over. The car was badly damaged but Mr. Hanson was not injured.
Thirty-six Masons and about 10 or 12 members of the Eastern Star from Fort William visited Grand Marais last Saturday. A special meeting of the Grand Marais Lodge was held. After the meeting all present went to the Tourist Hotel where the members of the Northern Light Chapter had prepared an appetizing lunch of biscuit, salad, olives, ice cream and cake.
Backlund Brothers announce that milk will be 13 cents a quart after November first.
The Grand Marais Public Library will have a tea next Tuesday afternoon. Brown bread and beans will be served.
The Campbell-Shields Company has closed its railroad construction camp for the winter. The road bed is finished to the Canadian boundary and considerable steel is laid.
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